Abstract
International students at universities away from their home context experience a significant change to the way they engage with the world, as they think, reflect and act in response to the new context. Drawing on Archer’s concept of reflexivity (2003; 2007; 2012), this paper demonstrates that international students are compelled into reflexive deliberation, which precipitates a change in agency. This paper provides empirical evidence of specific generative mechanisms of the international student experience, which contribute to the conditioning of agency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 265-278 |
Journal | Journal of Research in International Education |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Structure
- Agency
- Reflexivity
- Social networks
- International students