Exploring the Life, Educational, and Career Experiences of Chinese Academics with an International PhD Working at High-tier Universities in China

Abstract

In the twenty-first century, international students from China have been the largest mobile intellectual population in the world (Henze & Zhu, 2012). Concurrently, the number of Chinese academics with an international PhD has increased.

This study looks at the experiences of Chinese academics with an international PhD from a young age perspective. Based on Bourdieu’s (1986) theory and data from 34 semi-structured interviews, it presents how field, habitus and capital are interconnected to shape their educational and professional trajectories, which provides an understanding of how academic elites are reproduced in China.

Date of Award	6 Dec 2022
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Bristol
Supervisor	Lisa Lucas (Supervisor) & Bruce J Macfarlane (Supervisor)