Chapter OneTransnational Academic Mobility: Chinese and British
Academics in Transnational Academic Space
Introduction: Transnational Encounters Across Space and Time
1Background of the Study
2Theoretical Framework
3Purpose Statement and Research Questions
4Significance of the Project
5Structure of the Thesis
Chapter TwoInternationalisation and Transnational
Academic Mobility
Introduction
1The Process of Internationalisation of Higher Education in
Chinese and British National Contexts
2Transnationalism, Academic Mobility and Practices
3Conceptual Tools—Connecting Pierre Bourdieus Theory
of Practice, the Notion of Place,and Transitional
Academic Migration
Conclusion: Research Agenda of the Study
Chapter ThreeResearching Transnational Academic Mobility
1Site Selection
2Participant Selection
3Research Methods for Data Collection
4Positionality
5Data Analysis
6Ethical Issues
Conclusion: Reflections after Fieldwork
Chapter FourSwitching Places: Offshore Working Challenges,
Opportunities and Reasons for‘Moving’
Introduction
1Cultivating Transnational Capital form ‘Above’: Importance
of Policy and Capital Exchange in Directing
Academic Migration
2Negotiating Restrictions from ‘Below’: How is Academic
Mobility Influenced by the Reproduction of Academic
(Dis)advantage in Professional Practice?
Conclusion
Chapter FiveAcademic Challenges and Adjustments in Transnational
Teaching Space: a Recreation of Pedagogies
Introduction
1The Emergence of ‘Transnational’ Teaching and Assessment
Methods
2TeacherStudent Relations in the Transnational Classroom
Chapter SixChinese and British Academic Migrants’ Working
Experience in Transnational University Space Introduction
1Workplace—Office
2Social Place
3Residence
Chapter SevenConclusion
1Academic Mobility, Capital Exchange and Grounded Working
Experience
2Transnational Teaching: Challenges, Adjustments, and
Creativeness
3Transnational Practice and University Space
4Final Conceptual Structure of the Thesis
5Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Future Study
6Significance of the Study
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