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Academic Career Development of Chinese Returnees With Overseas Ph.D. Degrees: A Bioecological Development Perspective

Liu, Dan; Xu, Yuwei; Zhao, Tongtong; Che, Siqi

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Dan Liu

Tongtong Zhao

Siqi Che



Abstract

This study uses the bioecological model of human development to understand the academic career development of Chinese returnees with overseas Ph.D. degrees (CROPs). Focuses are placed on how CROPs engaged in this process through interactions with contexts, which lead to their differentiated and similar career development in Chinese higher education. Using a qualitative approach of semi-structured interviews with 31 CROPs, our findings reveal that CROPs’ academic career development is co-shaped by personal characteristics and multi-layered environmental contexts. The study highlights the dysfunctionality of Chinese higher education system in the context of China’s ambition to build First-class Universities and First-class Subjects (Double First-class), which constrains CROPs’ academic career development. The paper offers important implications for potential CROPs, policy, and future research studies.

Citation

Liu, D., Xu, Y., Zhao, T., & Che, S. (2022). Academic Career Development of Chinese Returnees With Overseas Ph.D. Degrees: A Bioecological Development Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 859240. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859240

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 22, 2022
Online Publication Date Apr 18, 2022
Publication Date Apr 18, 2022
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN 1664-1078
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Article Number 859240
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859240
Keywords General Psychology
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7644933
Publisher URL https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859240/full

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