Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education

Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education
ISBN-10
0231184581
ISBN-13
9780231184588
Category
Education
Pages
288
Language
English
Published
2020-01-07
Author
Yingyi Ma

Description

Yingyi Ma offers a multifaceted analysis of the wave of Chinese students across American higher-education based on research in both Chinese high schools and U.S. institutions. Ma argues that their experiences embody the duality of ambition and anxiety that arises from transformative social changes in China.

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