Introduction: Chinese Students and UK Higher Education
    1.1  My Own Story
    1.2  Globalisation and International Education
    1.3  The China Market -- Chinese Students and UK Education
    1.4  Research Questions
    1.5  Book Structure
    1.6  Conclusion
    Sources and Methods
    2.1  Introduction -- Sources
    2.2  Methodology and Research Methods
    2.3  Quantitative Data -- Closed Questions
    2.4  Qualitative Data
    2.5  Access and Ethics
    2.6  Conclusion
3  Studying Abroad: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives
    3.1  Introduction
    3.2  Bourdieu, Cultural Capital and Education
    3.3  The Bourdieusian Movement in Educational Analysis
    3.4  International Education, Acculturation and Cultural Capital
           Formation
    3.5  Conclusion
4  Motives, Mechanisms and Choices
    4.1  Introduction
    4. 2  Reasons and Motives for Chinese to Undertake International
          Education
    4.3  The "Structuring Structures"- Family and Education
    4.4  Programmes in UK Higher Education
    4.5  Sources of Funding and Channels to UK Higher Education
    4.6  Conclusion
5  Cultural Adaptation and Capital Formation: The Educational Dimension .
    5.1  Introduction
    5.2  Culture Shock, Acculturation and Cultural Capital
    5.3  Language Barrier
    5.4  British Teaching and Learning Styles
    5.5  Cultural Adaptation and Capital Formation: The Educational
           Dimension
    5.6  Conclusion
    Cultural Adaptation and Capital Formation: The Social Dimension
    6.1  Introduction
    6.2  Living in the New Culture
    6.3  Communication and Friend-making
    6.4  Financial Matters and Part-time Jobs
    6.5  Cultural Adaptation and Capital Formation: The Social Dimension
7  Education, Capital Formation and Career Development
    7.1  Introduction
    7.2  Education, Capital and Careers
    7.3  The Career Trajectories of First-wave Students
    7.4  The Career Expectations of Current Students
    7.5  Transformation, Capital Formation and Career Development
    7.6  Conclusion
8  Conclusion: Education and Capital Formation in China
    8.1  Introduction
    8.2  International Education for the Chinese People
    8.3  Capital Formation and the Shaping of Talents in China
    8.4  Implications of the Research
    8.5  Questions Raised and Areas for Further Research
    8.6  Conclusion
Appendices
   Appendix 1  Job History and UK Experiences of Past Students
   Appendix 2  Significant Chinese Government Policies Affecting Chinese
                    People Receiving International Education (1977- 2006)
   Appendix 3  Results of Statistical Tests
   Appendix 4  Research Design
   Appendix 5  Summary of Sample Demographics
Bibliography
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