Power of Myth-Understandings - Critical Skills for Effective Intercultural Doctoral Supervision of

The book addresses the misunderstandings and implicit stereotypes that continue to arise in and influence the intercultural encounters of staff and international doctoral students.

List of contents

1 General introduction 2 Fear and joy, contentment and anguish: Reconciling neglected emotions of international doctoral students 3 "I don't believe you": Misunderstandings between a Chinese doctoral student and a Dutch supervisor 4 Asking a "stupid" question? Fostering independence within the zone of proximal development 5 Bridging the operational gap: Decoding and operationalizing the implicit complex intercultural knowledge in practice 6 Problems or promises? Intercultural differences as catalysts for mutual learning 7 A practical guide: How to celebrate intercultural differences and effectively address misunderstandings

About the author

Yanjuan Hu is an associate professor in Higher Education at the Faculty of Education, Southwest University. She obtained her PhD from Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching, the Netherlands. Her current research interests include transcultural teaching and learning, virtual internationalization, supervision of student research, and teacher professional development.

Summary

The book addresses the misunderstandings and implicit stereotypes that continue to arise in and influence the intercultural encounters of staff and international doctoral students.

Product details

• Authors: Yanjuan Hu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041006503
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100650-3
• No. of pages: 130
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, Communication Studies, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher