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The interplay between ethnic and academic identity construction among South Asian students in Hong Kong tertiary education

Higher education, 2019-12, Vol.78 (6), p.1109-1127 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
The interplay between ethnic and academic identity construction among South Asian students in Hong Kong tertiary education
Author: Gu, Mingyue Michelle ; Guo, Xiaoyan Grace ; Lee, John Chi-Kin
Subjects: Academic Achievement ; Asian students ; College Students ; Community ; Cultural heritage ; Cultural identity ; Cultural Influences ; Education ; Educational attainment ; Ethnic groups ; Ethnic identity ; Ethnicity ; Foreign Countries ; Group identity ; Higher Education ; Holding ; Identification (Psychology) ; Identity formation ; Learning ; Learning Motivation ; Minorities ; Minority & ethnic groups ; Minority Group Students ; Minority groups ; Minority students ; Motivation ; Postsecondary Education ; Qualitative research ; Racial Identification ; Self Actualization ; Social aspects ; Social image ; Social Influences ; Social networks ; Socialization ; Student Attitudes ; Student Motivation
Is Part Of: Higher education, 2019-12, Vol.78 (6), p.1109-1127
Description: This qualitative study investigates the interplay between the ethnic and academic identity construction of a group of university students with South Asian backgrounds in Hong Kong. The findings indicate that ethnic identity and ethnic socialization have protective and facilitative effects on learning motivation and academic achievement. It is found that these ethnic minority students receiving tertiary education, holding congruent views of ethnic and academic identity, display a sense of agency and critical reflectivity of both the host society and their heritage communities and see facilitating community uplift and developing a more positive social image of ethnic minorities as their generation's responsibility. Reconstructing an ethnic identity and developing new social images therefore motivate them to pursue academic success. The findings indicate that the South Asian students figured out ways in which to interact with the outer world and set up new roles and spaces (i.e., a heritage community with more positive social image). The findings shed light on how to provide better opportunities for and assistance to ethnic minority students when they pursue higher education.
Publisher: Dordrecht: Springer
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0018-1560
EISSN: 1573-174X
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-019-00391-7
Source: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
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The interplay between ethnic and academic identity construction among South Asian students in Hong Kong tertiary education

Springer Nature B.V. 2019 ;COPYRIGHT 2019 Springer ;Higher Education is a copyright of Springer, (2019). All Rights Reserved. ;ISSN: 0018-1560 ;EISSN: 1573-174X ;DOI: 10.1007/s10734-019-00391-7

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