Crossing Borders

Dongxiao Qin, Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. She has been published in Feminism & Psychology, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, Encyclopedia of Women and Gender, and Diversity and Development.

• Part 1 Part I: IntroductionPart 2 Background and SignificancePart 3 Theoretical GroundingPart 4 The InquiryPart 5 Part II: A Critical Review of Traditional Models of Self DevelopmentPart 6 Self in Western PyschologyPart 7 Self in Chinese PsychologyPart 8 Self in Anthropology and Cultural PsychologyPart 9 Self in Phenomenology, Symbolic Interaction and Sociocultural TheoriesPart 10 Self in Cultural Feminist TheoriesPart 11 Voices from Critical Feminist TheoriesPart 12 Deconstructing Self from Postmodern Feminist TheoristsPart 13 Toward a Critical and Local Interpretation of Culture and SelfPart 14 Chinese Students in the United StatesPart 15 OverviewPart 16 Part III: Grounded Theory ApproachPart 17 MethodologyPart 18 Theoretical and Epistemological UnderpiningsPart 19 Participants and SamplingPart 20 InterviewPart 21 Data AnalysisPart 22 Identifying Processes and PhasesPart 23 Validity IssuesPart 24 Part IV: Reweaving a Fragmented Self in Cross-Cultural ContextsPart 25 Major Process: Reweaving a Fragmented Web of SelfPart 26 Being Women Students in One's Homeland: Weaving SelfPart 27 Becoming International Women Graduates in a New Land: Fragmenting SelfPart 28 Reweaving SelfPart 29 Summary of Processes and VariationsPart 30 Part V:Theoretical ImplicationsPart 31 Weaving Self in Socio-Cultural ContextsPart 32 Fragmenting Self by Deconstructing Ways of Being in Cultural ContextsPart 33 Reweaving Multiple Selves through Critical Cultural ElementsPart 34 Implications for Theory BuildingPart 35 Implications to American Higher EducationPart 36 Assisting International Women Students in U.S. UniversitiesPart 37 Specific Suggestions to Faculty and Administrators in U.S. UniversitiesPart 38 Advice to Prospective International Women StudentsPart 39 Implications to Help International Women Students in American Higher EducationPart 40 Conclusion

Crossing Borders: International Women Students in American Higher Education is a compelling example of qualitative research that illuminates a concept, transitions in the sense of self, and describes the experiences of a particular group. . . . While the voices of the interviewed women are compelling and interesting in their own right, the theoretical contribution of this book is in its argument that a critical and local interpretation of cultures and self is an important conceptual framework. . . . In addition to the theoretical contribution and illustration of meaningful cultural differences, Qin offers advice for both American hosts and Chinese students, bringing her conclusions to a practical level. For that reason, I recommend this book for people who work with international students.