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Podcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 17: The urbanization of people_Interview with Dr Eli Friedman on migrant schools in BeijingIn this episode, The NRCEM (Dr Cora Xu) spoke with Dr Eli Friedman (Cornell University, US) about his new book 'The Urbanization of People' (Columbia University Press). Eli discussed his incidental journey into researching educational inequalities and urbanization issues in China as a labour scholar. He explained what he meant by the 'just in time' urbanisation and what he argued to the an 'inverse welfare state' approach towards educational resource allocation in China's mega cities such as Beijing. He also commented on how the most recent relaxation of the birth control policy may, to a limited extent, reduce the...2022-09-0956 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 16: Class consciousness construction of rural migrant children in China_Interview with Dr Jiaxin ChenIn this episode, the NRCEM (Miss Tong Meng) interviewed Dr Jiaxin Chen (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) about her latest book: Class consciousness construction of rural migrant children in China (2022, Routledge). You can find the related articles here (British Journal of Sociology of Education) and here (China Quarterly).  (1) 00:00:45 Jiaxin's self-introduction (2) 00:03:35 Research motivation  (3) 00:10:30 Key findings (4) 00:17:35 Anecdotes: a teacher who provides "service of chatting" (5) 00:26:20 Using Paulo Freire's theory (6) 00:36:00 Working with teachers, parents and children (7) 00:40:54 To stimulate the children's critical consciousness (8) 00:52:35 Publication process (Routledge) (9) 00:59:25 Future research plan2022-08-021h 04Podcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 15: Benefits of Studying in China-International Students from Top-tier Chinese Universities ‘Spill the Beans'_Interview with Dr. Jasvir SinghIn this episode, the NRCEM (co-hosts Miss Tong Meng and Miss Lisa Bian) spoke with Dr. Jasvir Nachatar Singh (La Trobe University) about her latest article: "Benefits of studying in China: International students from top-tier Chinese universities ‘spill the beans'" published in Journal of Further and Higher Education. Jasvir introduced her research motivation and experiences. She told anecdotes during her field research and offered some intriguing insights into writing/publishing. As an international academic staff, Jasvir also shared her own journey working outside of home country (Malaysia) and provided invaluable job-hunting advice for early-career international academics. You can read Ja...2022-05-3045 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 14: Dreams of Flight-The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West_Interview with A/P Fran MartinIn this episode, the NRCEM (co-hosts Dr Cora Xu and Miss Tong Meng) spoke with A/P Fran Martin (University of Melbourne) about her latest book: Dreams of Flight: The Lives of Chinese Women Students in the West published by Duke University Press. Fran introduced her motivation and experiences for researching the intimate lived experiences of Chinese women students in Australia. She also shared fascinating anecdotes during her field research and great advice on approaching university press publishers. You can read an introduction to Fran's book here, listen to her share her main findings in Chinese here, and listen...2022-03-1650 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 13_rural Chinese students studying abroad & precarity of white teachers in China_Dr Shanshan LanIn this episode, the NRCEM interviewed Dr Shanshan Lan (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) about her latest articles published in Pacific Affairs and in American Anthropologist on rural Chinese students studying abroad in Korea and the precarity of white teachers in China’s English language teaching scene respectively. Shanshan shares important research insights into the 'migration' life trajectories of her research projects and the publication processes of her articles. She provides some excellent advice in academic writing as a craft as well. Read an introduction to her article in Pacific Affairs here and her article in American Anthropologist here. 2022-01-2447 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 12: Rural-urban migration and the argo-technological change in China_Interview with Dr Lena KaufmannIn this episode, the NRCEM interviewed Dr Lena Kaufmann (University of Zurich, Switzerland) about her latest book on Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China (2021, Amsterdam University Press). Lena shares important research insights into this book’s main findings and intriguing anecdotes during her fieldwork, as well as useful advice about turning a PhD thesis into a research monograph. Download this open access book here. Read an introduction to this book here. Watch this interview on YouTube here.2021-12-0238 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 11: Educational Hopes and Ambitions of Left-Behind Children in Rural China_Interview with Dr Yang HONGIn this episode, the NRCEM interviewed Dr Yang HONG (Shaanxi Normal University, China) about her latest book on The Educational Hopes and Ambitions of Left-Behind Children in Rural China (2021, Routledge). Yang shares important research insights into this book's main findings and intriguing anecdotes during her fieldwork, as well as useful advice about responding to reviewer comments during the book review process.  You can find the introduction to this book here. Watch this interview on YouTube here. 2021-11-1518 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 10: Fragile Elite: The Dilemmas of China's Top University Students_Interview with Dr Susanne BregnbækIn this episode, the NRCEM (co-hosts Dr Cora Xu and Miss Zhiyun Lisa Bian) spoke with Dr Susanne Bregnbæk (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) about her impactful book: Fragile Elite: The Dilemmas of China's Top University Students' published by Stanford University Press. Susanne introduced her destined 'fate' to research China and how she chanced upon this important research topic when she was in China. She also shared deeply emotional anecdotes during her fieldwork and the incredible impacts of her book on contemporary Chinese young people which she discovered by chance. 2021-10-2626 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 9: International School Teachers' Lived Experiences_Interview with Dr Adam PooleIn this episode, the NRCEM spoke with Dr Adam Poole, Director of Research in the Institute of Impact Studies in Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), China. Adam introduced his newly published book: 'International Teachers' Lived Experiences' with Palgrave Macmillan. Adam also shared anecdotes during his fieldwork and his tips for publishing both (many) peer-reviewed journal articles and a monograph based on his doctoral work. He provided a sneak preview into his newer research projects.  Watch a lecture by Adam on the same topic and read an introduction to one of his articles. Watch the video of this interview. 2021-07-2748 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 8: The Children of China's Great Migration: Interview with Prof Rachel Murphy (Oxford University)In Episode 8, The NRCEM spoke with Professor Rachel Murphy (Oxford University) about her latest book (Cambridge University Press) 'The Children of China's Great Migration'. Rachel shared her motivation for conducting this longitudinal research on left-behind children in rural China, the key findings of her book, and shared fascinating anecdotes when she conducted her fieldwork. Rachel also spoke about how she proposed her book to Cambridge University Press, and provided tips on applying for research funding as well as advice on fostering and sustaining long-term research collaborations. Rachel briefly discussed her future research projects based on this book. You can...2021-06-2437 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 7: Meritocracy and Gaokao in China by Dr Zachary HowlettIn Episode 7, Dr Zachary Howlett (Yale-NUS College) shared his latest research published in his recent Cornell University Press book Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China. He introduces main findings of his book, and shared intriguing anecdotes about his two-year-long fieldwork in three different high schools in Fujian Province. He also disclosed valuable tips for turning a PhD thesis into a book, such as organising book workshops to gain feedback from experts in the field and strengthen the book manuscript before sending it out for peer review. Zach also provided a sneak preview...2021-05-2039 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 6: Cross-boundary Schooling by Prof Johanna Waters & Dr Maggi LeungIn Episode 6, Prof Johanna Waters and Dr Maggi Leung shared their latest research findings based on their recent articles published in Population, Space and Place and in Geography. Jo and Maggi discussed their motivations for researching everyday cross-border mobilities of younger children across the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border, their main findings about the flows and rhythms and familial dynamics within these cross-boundary school children's daily routines and in their families. They animated an interview with a former cross-boundary schooling student which shaped the conception of their Population, Space and Place article. They also disclosed the 'secrets' to their admirable long-term...2021-05-1742 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 5: Jinting Wu: Rural Ethnic and Disability Education in ChinaIn this episode, Jinting revealed her journey to conducting and writing her award-winning PhD research and monograph 'Fabricating an Educational Miracle' (SUNY Press) as well as her recent article 'From Researcher to Human Being: Fieldwork as Moral Laboratories' and chapter 'Erasure and Renewal in (Post)socialist China: My Mother’s Long Journey'. Jinting shared fascinating anecdotes during her fieldwork in China's Southwestern Guizhou Province. She also provided helpful tips on how the publication process of turning a PhD thesis into a monograph. To read a detailed summary of this episode, click here. 2020-12-101h 08Podcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 3: Yeow-Tong Chia and Zhenzhou Zhao: Citizenship and Education in ChinaIn this episode, guest editors Dr Yeow-Tong Chia (University of Sydney) and Dr Zhenzhou Zhao (Education University of Hong Kong) discuss their new special issue on 'Citizenship and Education in China' published in Chinese Education & Society. They discuss how they conceived of this special issue, invited authors to contribute and reviewers to peer-review the submitted manuscripts. They note the gaps in literature on Civic Education in and of China and thank the contributors and peer reviewers for making great contribution to scholarship.2020-05-2622 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesInterview with Ben Mulvey (Episode 4): International student mobility between Africa and ChinaIn Episode 4 of 'Meet the Author' Podcast, we are delighted to have Ben Mulvey from the Education University of Hong Kong with us to discuss his latest research on international student mobility between Africa and China. This is based on his two latest articles published in Higher Education Policy and Higher Education. Ben discusses his motivation for conducting research in this area, based on his previous experiences of studying and working in various parts of China. He also reveals some tips for publishing as a PhD candidate and reflects on the 'publish or perish' cultural context in Hong Kong...2020-05-2619 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education Mobilities在台陆生访谈:新冠疫情下“两岸政治示威的牺牲品”?自COVID-19疫情爆发以来,台湾和大陆相继出台影响陆生就学的政策,先是台湾以防疫为由对陆生采取基于身份的区别对待,无限期暂缓陆生返台 ,之后大陆以保障陆生就学权为由暂停大陆毕业生申请台湾高校升学读书。 海峡两岸自2011年开放大陆学生申请台湾高校升读至今,在两岸之间漂流过的大陆留学生约1.8万。这个群体在庞大的中国留学生中是一朵小浪花,但是ta们的经验却是难得的,独特的。疫情中的ta们,看到了两岸特殊关系下生长出来的人情、文化、社会、政治。 本期节目,我们请到三位在台就学的陆生kk、萝卜汤和熊,聊聊ta们在台学习的经验,疫情中的感受以及对两岸关系的所思所想。 Kk目前博士在读,在台生活已八年,因为疫情ta被困在北京的家里。对ta来说,台湾比北京更像家,“我的女朋友、猫、朋友、习惯的生活方式都在台湾,我突然被从熟悉的生活扔出来了,很像坐监狱,生活变成了空的”。 硕士在读的萝卜汤在台生活已超过五年,很多人不能理解,两岸关系紧张,台湾又不发达,重点高中实验班毕业的萝卜汤为什么选择台湾留学而非欧美。萝卜汤说他厌倦了国内竞争高压的应试教育,觉得自己能享受到的菁英教育资源而很多人不能,这很不公平,他抱着逃离的心态申请了台湾的大学,试试看台湾有没有另外一种可能性。 同样硕士在读的熊在台生活一年多,一直以来感受到身边台湾人的善意。但是在这次疫情中网络上泛起对陆生陆配的仇视敌意,让ta感到的温暖和善意消失殆尽。 开放陆生来台后,台湾有些福利政策将陆生排除在外。三位都提到,这次疫情中对陆生的排除隔离获得了更大量的民意支持,台湾人变得难以对话。而大陆方面,以往一直没有协助陆生应对台湾的政策性歧视,这次面对台湾暂缓陆生入境,却“积极”采取措施,致使大批陆生失去上学的机会。陆生成了两岸政治示威的牺牲品,这让包括三位在内的很多陆生感到失望,两岸的沟通理解、文化教育交流是比政治对立、人民相互攻击仇恨更重要的东西。 阅读更多相关陆生在台资讯,请点击这儿。2020-05-261h 00Podcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 2: Shuning Liu -- New 'Elite' Schooling in ChinaIn this episode, Dr Shuning Liu (Ball State University, US) discusses key findings, empirical experiences and future plans about her latest book ‘Neoliberalism, Globalization, and "Elite" Education in China’. She also reveals anecdotes when conducting her fieldwork in a public high school in China, relating to her insider/outsider positionality and her habit of wearing a back pack. Shuning also looks forward to her upcoming articles and a second book based on follow-up research conducted in relation to this research project.  Read the summary of this podcast. Read an introduction to the book.2020-04-2823 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 5: Xuemeng Cao--Life as an international student amid COVID 19In this episode, we speak with Ms Xuemeng Cao, a PhD student at Warwick University (UK). Xuemeng discussed how she had spent the first few months of 2020 in quarantine and self-isolation due to COVID 19, first in her hometown when she spent her Chinese New Year holiday after submitting her PhD thesis, then in the UK when she came back to the UK to prepare for her PhD viva. To her, COVID 19 has pushed her to substantially re-adjust her work patterns, i.e. from being used to working in a formal setting within the university to working completely at home.  C...2020-04-0125 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 4: Jenny — Life as an international scholar amid COVID 19In this episode, we speak with Jenny, an assistant professor in a country in Central Asia. In January 2020, she was about to conclude her maternity leave in Hungary, where her husband’s family is based. This unique life trajectory has enabled Jenny to share her observations on the contrasting and evolving beliefs, behaviour and coping strategies of peoples across national borders amid the COVID 19 global pandemic.2020-03-2917 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 3: Lilia – Life as an international student amid COVID 19In this Episode 3, we speak with Lilia (a pseudonym) who is a second year PhD student in a university in the North Eastern pat of England UK. Lilia discloses her emotional experiences amid the current COVID 19 global pandemic, especially in relation to how it has impacted on her ongoing PhD research. 2020-03-2719 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 2: Jiexiu Chen — Life as an international student amid COVID 19In this episode, we speak with Ms Jiexiu Chen, a final year PhD student at University College London’s Institute of Education (UK). Jiexiu’s experiences during this COVID 19 global pandemic could be characterised by these key words: sense of loss, danger vs safety, anxiety and uncertainty. She found the phrase ‘fighting a full battle’ (打全场) fitting in depicting Chinese international students like herself. She explained that the initial outbreaks in China had got her really worried, and now that the pandemic has been spread across the world, she experienced an overload of information. She was struggling to orient herself amid constant...2020-03-2717 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 1: Yitian Ren–Life as an international student amid COVID 19In this episode, we speak with Miss Yitian REN, a first year PhD student at The University of Manchester (UK), originally from Xi’an, Shaanxi, China. Yitian shared her experiences as a Chinese international student amid the current COVID-19 Global Pandemic. She reflected on her emotional journey throughout different stages and different regional outbreaks.2020-03-2725 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesEpisode 1: Jamie Coates--Chinese students in JapanIn this inaugural episode, the Network for Research into Chinese Education Mobilities (NRCEM) has invited Dr Jamie Coates to discuss the key findings of his documentary film ‘Tokyo Pengyou‘ and his recent journal article ‘The Cruel Optimism of Mobility‘ in positions journal. He reveals anecdotes and key challenges in making the film and publishing the article. He also looks forward to his book and grant application based on this research project.2020-03-0319 minPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education MobilitiesPodcasts by Network for Research into Chinese Education Mobilities (Trailer)2020-03-0200 min