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Daisy Binfang Wu – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
This article presents an ethnographic case study of pre-service teachers' transformative learning in a Culture-Writing course at a Chinese university. In recounting three stories with fieldwork data gleaned from moments of students' pre-class discussions, reflective writings, and reports on term-paper projects, this study showcases how a group of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Transformative Learning, Writing (Composition)
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Lu, Minghui; Wang, Rong; Zou, Yuqing; Pang, Feifan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This study investigated whether negative stereotypes are responsible for the effect of ASD knowledge on social distance from individuals with ASD among college students. A sample of 869 neurotypical Chinese college students completed a cross-sectional survey to assess social distance, ASD knowledge, and negative stereotypes. Pearson correlation…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Negative Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Martinez, Maria L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This in-country grounded theory study examined the lived experiences of 24 Chinese returnees who completed advanced degrees in the United States. The study found that the four types of organizations in mainland China determine the social context of the application of Western education of the Chinese returnees. Returnees working in multinational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Experience, Social Environment
Zhang, Yi (Leaf) – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The purpose of this research study was to explore the influence of Confucian-heritage culture on Chinese learners' online learning and engagement in online discussion in U.S. higher education. More specifically, this research studied Chinese learners' perceptions of power distance and its impact on their interactions with instructors and peers in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Students, Student Experience, Online Courses
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Smart, John C., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (MS), 2009
Features of this book include: (1) Authoritative in the field of higher education; (2) Provides state-of-the-art reviews on a wide range of topics in the study of higher education; (3) Attracts annual contributions from distinguished scholars around the world; and (4) Chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals. Published…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Student Financial Aid, Educational Attainment