1st Edition

Examining the Use of Online Social Networks by Korean Graduate Students Navigating Intercultural Academic Experiences

By Joong-Hwan Oh Copyright 2019
182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

182 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines how former, current and prospective Korean graduate students navigate American universities, especially with regard to the student-advisor relationship. Based on extensive case study research conducted around Vivid Journal —an online social network for many domestic and international Korean graduate students—this volume highlights issues regarding access to various academic... Read more

Chapter 1 – Introduction: Mediated Accounts of Graduate Education and Advising Relationships among US Korean Graduate Students



Chapter 2 – Mediated Accounts of Institutional Matters upon Advising Relationships



Chapter 3 – Mediated Accounts of Academic Matters upon Advising Relationships



Chapter 4 – Mediated Accounts of Cultural Matters upon Advising Relationships



Chapter 5 – Mediated Accounts of Social Matters upon Advising Relationships



Chapter 6 – Conclusions and Implications



Notes



Bibliography



Index

Biography

Joong-Hwan Oh is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College of The City University of New York, USA.