| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER ONE | 第18-24页 |
| 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL BACKGROUND | 第18-21页 |
| 1.2 RESEARCH PURPOSE | 第21页 |
| 1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES | 第21页 |
| 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第21-22页 |
| 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH | 第22页 |
| 1.6 ORGANISATION OF THE RESEARCH | 第22页 |
| 1.7 SCOPE AND STUDY LIMITATIONS | 第22-24页 |
| CHAPTER TWO:LITERATURE REVIEW | 第24-62页 |
| 2.0 INTRODUCTION | 第24页 |
| 2.1 IMMIGRANT ASSOCIATIONS | 第24-28页 |
| 2.1.1 Why are Immigrant Associations Formed? | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2 EMBEDDEDNESS OF THE "CONTINENTAL AFRICAN NATIONAL STUDENTASSOCIATION OR UNION" | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 WUHAN:A BRIEF CITY PROFILE | 第30页 |
| 2.4 CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE "AFRICAN STUDENT." | 第30-31页 |
| 2.5 CHALLENGES FACED BY INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN STUDENTS | 第31-33页 |
| 2.6 ADJUSTMENT AND ADAPTATION OF INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN STUDENTS | 第33-36页 |
| 2.7 CONTINENTAL AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS | 第36-52页 |
| 2.7.1 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in the US Context | 第37-38页 |
| 2.7.2 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in the UK | 第38-39页 |
| 2.7.3 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in France | 第39-43页 |
| 2.7.4 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in former USSR and Russia | 第43-48页 |
| 2.7.4.1 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in former USSR | 第43-46页 |
| 2.7.4.2 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in Russia | 第46-48页 |
| 2.7.5 Continental African Student Associations/Unions in China | 第48-52页 |
| 2.8 THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE STUDY OF GROUPS | 第52-62页 |
| CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY | 第62-76页 |
| 3.0 INTRODUCTION | 第62-63页 |
| 3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN | 第63-68页 |
| 3.1.1 Study Population and Sampling Methods | 第64页 |
| 3.1.2 Description of the Study Population | 第64页 |
| 3.1.3 Description of the Study Sampling Procedures | 第64-68页 |
| 3.1.4 Criteria for Selection of Participants for In-Depth Individual Interviews andSurvey Administration | 第68页 |
| 3.2 PERMISSION AND CONSENT | 第68页 |
| 3.3 DATA SOURCES AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES | 第68-73页 |
| 3.3.1 Individual In-depth Interviewing | 第69-70页 |
| 3.3.2 Survey Administration | 第70页 |
| 3.3.3 Examination of Documents | 第70页 |
| 3.3.4 Description of the Data Collection Tools | 第70-71页 |
| 3.3.5 Description of Research Variables | 第71页 |
| 3.3.6 Relating Variables and Research Objectives | 第71-73页 |
| 3.4 DATA ANALYSIS | 第73-76页 |
| 3.4.1 Treatment of Qualitative Data | 第73-74页 |
| 3.4.2 Treatment of Quantitative Data | 第74-76页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS | 第76-122页 |
| 4.0 INTRODUCTION | 第76-122页 |
| 4.1. ASSOCIATION FORMATION PULL FACTORS, TYPOLOGY AND ASSOCIATION PROFILES | 第76-119页 |
| 4.1.1 The National Union of Ghana Students(NUGS-WUHAN) | 第76-79页 |
| 4.1.2 Wuhan Tanzania Students Association (WUTASA) | 第79-83页 |
| 4.1.3 The Botswana Students Association in China (BOSAC-Wuhan Chapter) | 第83-85页 |
| 4.1.4 Union of Cameroonians in Wuhan (ACW), formerly Association des etudiantsCamerounais de Wuhan(AECC) | 第85-119页 |
| 4.2. AN ANALYSIS OF THE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM OF THE AFRICAN STUDENTASSOCIATION/ UNIONS SAMPLED | 第119-122页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE:CONCLUSIONS | 第122-127页 |
| 5.1 DISCUSSION | 第122-124页 |
| 5.2 STUDY IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 第124-125页 |
| 5.3 STUDY LIMITATIONS | 第125-127页 |
| APPENDICES | 第127-154页 |
| APPENDIX 1. RESEARCH INTRODUCTION LETTER | 第127-128页 |
| APPENDIX 2. STUDENT ASSOCIATION/ UNION OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST | 第128-129页 |
| APPENDIX 3: RESEARCH INTERVIEW GUIDE | 第129-134页 |
| APPENDIX 4 RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE | 第134-151页 |
| APPENDIX 5 LIST OF AFRICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS/UNIONS IN WUHAN (AS ATDECEMBER 2017) | 第151-154页 |
| REFERENCES | 第154-162页 |
