Reflections of International Chinese Postgraduates' Conceptualisation of Critical Thinking, taking one UK university as a case study.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Some literature often highlights Chinese international students’ challenges in conceptualising critical thinking, contributing to a partial and stereotypical representation of them as deficient (Lomer & Mittelmeier, 2021; Moosavi, 2022). There is limited research on how Chinese international students conceptualise and develop their CT over time. The study aims to explore Chinese international students’ conceptualisation, development, and application of critical thinking at the master’s level at a UK university over time. Nineteen participants in the MA International Education program at a UK university are taken as an example. The participants are interviewed in three rounds, using their drawings and draft assignments as prompts. This longitudinal study can be an example for many global higher education institutes to strengthen their understanding of the largest international student group: Chinese students in a host institute.
DOI: 10.32674/3azpvv29
Author: Luman Zhou
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4411943081