Standing
Graduate (Masters)
Type of Proposal
Oral Presentation
Faculty
Faculty of Education
Proposal
With the aim to understand how political participation enhances Chinese international students’ social integration, this study explores the benefits of political participation received by participants who take a leadership role or student representative seat at a Canadian university through election or nomination. It is driven by the finding that Chinese groups in Canada across generations have a lower level of participation in Canadian political groups, and the additional finding that Chinese international students’ absence from student government association executive teams at Ontario universities. A narrative research design will be employed to collect participants’ perception of the benefits they received from participating in political activities by using semi-structured one-on-one interviews. An analysis in the dimension of language proficiency and a sense of belonging generated through political participation which refers to Chinese international students’ social integration will report.
Location
southwindsor
Grand Challenges
Understanding Borders
Special Considerations
this is an ongoing thesis paper, not finished yet. may still need to modify and correct some of the content and citation.
Enhancing Social Integration in Canadian Post-secondary Educational Institution for Students of Chinese Origin through Political Participation
southwindsor
With the aim to understand how political participation enhances Chinese international students’ social integration, this study explores the benefits of political participation received by participants who take a leadership role or student representative seat at a Canadian university through election or nomination. It is driven by the finding that Chinese groups in Canada across generations have a lower level of participation in Canadian political groups, and the additional finding that Chinese international students’ absence from student government association executive teams at Ontario universities. A narrative research design will be employed to collect participants’ perception of the benefits they received from participating in political activities by using semi-structured one-on-one interviews. An analysis in the dimension of language proficiency and a sense of belonging generated through political participation which refers to Chinese international students’ social integration will report.