(Re)writing the Future - Creating Chinese International Students At Home

Since the implementation of the Open Door policy, studying abroad, or Chinese Liuxue, has undergone significant transitions. This book reveals how Chinese students prepare for Western universities through international schooling. It explores their motivations and strategies within China's evolving educational landscape.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 (Re)writing the Future
Chapter 3 The Field of International Schooling in China
Chapter 4 Understanding International Schooling through Bourdieu
Chapter 5 Leaving a Dream Behind, Seeking a Dream Beyond
Chapter 6 Changing Habitus to Fit into the Field of International Schooling
Chapter 7 The Multiplayer Game of Creating Chinese International Students
Chapter 8 Mobility Myths in a Time of Crisis

About the author

Xiaoyuan Li is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, City University of Macau. Her research interests include international education, intercultural communication, and cultural studies.
Kun Dai is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests are international education, higher education, and education policy.

Product details

• Authors: Kun Dai, Xiaoyuan Dai Li, Li Xiaoyuan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2025
• EAN: 9781041139621
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4113962-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Bourdieu and Education of Asia Pacific
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, EDUCATION / Administration / Elementary & Secondary, EDUCATION / Comparative, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Moral & social purpose of education