International Mobility and Knowledge Exchange Between China and the West: A Study of Chinese Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars  

作　　者：Yuting Shen 沈裕挺(The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,China)

机构地区：[1]The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,China

出　　处：《ECNU Review of Education》2024年第4期905-925,共21页华东师大教育评论(英文)

摘　　要：Purpose:This study examines the impact of international academic mobility on knowledge exchange between China and the West,including its potential benefits and risks,specifically in the humanities and social sciences(HSS)fields.Design/Approach/Methods:This study employed qualitative research methods;specifically,data were collected through interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis.Findings:With increasing knowledge flows in global academia,Chinese HsS scholars are bene-fiting from international academic mobility.They engage in various activities,such as international visits,conferences,and research collaborations,and praise the role of mobility in building an understanding of Western culture and knowledge,including research dynamics,embodied and encultured knowledge,and location-specific textual materials.However,international mobility has inadvertently exacerbated global knowledge asymmetries,with some Chinese scholars uncrit-ically adopting Western paradigms.Nonetheless,pioneering Chinese HSS scholars aim to promote a two-way knowledge exchange between China and the West by fostering cultural reflexivity and enhancing their global visibility.Originality/Value:Chinese HsS scholars serve as an illuminating example in the context of glo-bal knowledge asymmetries dominated by the Anglo-American West.These findings have theor-etical and practical implications for fostering equitable and inclusive knowledge exchange between Western and non-Western societies through international academic mobility.

关 键 词：Chinese and Western cultures and knowledge global knowledge asymmetries international academic mobility internationalization of higher education knowledge exchange 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]