Research article

Developing Global Citizenship: the Effect of Studying Abroad

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Abstract

This study is designed as preliminary research into the relationship between developing global citizenship and studying abroad by investigating the perceptions of Chinese students who studied in a UK university in 2006. Through the lens of Oxfam's perspective of global citizenship, findings that are based on questionnaires and in-depth interviews show that Chinese students have a particular understanding of global citizenship and do not commonly accept the global citizen identity. Studying abroad is deemed to have a positive effect on the development of some elements of global citizenship but a comprehensive sense of global citizenship seems not to be developed explicitly as a result of studying abroad.

Keywords: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, STUDYING ABROAD, CHINESE STUDENTS, UK UNIVERSITY

How to Cite:

(2010) “Developing Global Citizenship: the Effect of Studying Abroad”, International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 3(3), 45–64. doi: https://doi.org/10.18546/IJDEGL.03.3.04