International Student Mobility and Transnational Friendships / by Başak Bilecen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bilecen, Başak., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography.

Education, Higher.

Migration.

Human Geography.

Higher Education.

Sociology of Education.

Sociology, general.

Local Subjects:

Human Geography.

Higher Education.

Sociology of Education.

Sociology, general.

Migration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Friends play a crucial role in international students' lives. This book explores the characteristics of the friendship networks of international doctoral students by analysing the relationships between these students and their friends, both in the country of education and across several national borders.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Transnational Friendships and Supportive Practices: An Introduction; A relational approach; International student mobility; Internationalisation in Germany; 'Co'-relations in international student networks; Friendship networks through a transnational lens; Who is considered as transnational?; Structure of the book; 2 The Contemporary Meaning of Friendship; Friendship in late modernity; The influence of social networking sites on friendship relations; Redefining 'friendship'; Changed boundaries; Does proximity matter?

ICTs, mobility and friendships of international doctoral studentsConclusion; 3 Friendship as 'Emotional Work'; Types of social supportive practices; Emotional practices; Emotional practices with friends across borders; The comfort of the native language; Strength of relationships in emotional practices; Example 1: Natasha and her network; Example 2: Osakwe and his network; Conclusion; 4 Friendship as Trust and Reciprocity; Financial supportive practices: are exchanges uncommon between friends?; Instrumental supportive practices; Practising instrumental support in and around the living space

Sharing information about the country as instrumental support practiceSharing information about academic experiences as instrumental support; Instrumental support practices with the host students; Conclusion; 5 Friendship as Solidarity; Solidarity and companionship: is co-presence decisive?; Forming an international student group; Solidarity and academic identification; The significance of education abroad and the institutional context; Becoming an academic: an empowering or a disempowering process?; Developing independence; Experiencing isolation - 'a journey everyone goes through alone'

The supervisor as role model and gatekeeperExternal factors leading to solidarity and academic identification; Conclusion; 6 Conclusion: A Relational Examination of Distance, Meanings and Practices; Importance of supportive practices and their meaning in friendships; Importance of nationality in friendships; Importance of geographical distance in friendships; Outlook; Appendix: Research Design and Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349487677

1349487678

9781137405265

1137405260

9781137405258

1137405252