ABSTRACT
In this contribution to Part II, concerned with research on international students’ transition experiences, we discuss the experiences of Chinese students whose transition to higher education takes them to other countries. Our focus is on their perceptions of their teaching–learning environment and the approaches to studying that they adopt in that environment. We begin by reviewing the evidence about approaches to learning in higher education, especially evidence that has been obtained through the use of questionnaires. We then discuss some stereotypes about ethnically Chinese learners before considering the experience of Chinese students studying in mainland China itself. That provides the necessary background to evaluate the research evidence about the experience of Chinese students in other countries.
