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A Comparative Study of Pre-Service Education for Preschool Teachers in China and the United States
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Gong, Xin; Wang, Pengcheng – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2017
This study provides a comparative analysis of the pre-service education system for preschool educators in China and the United States. Based on collected data and materials (literature, policy documents, and statistical data), we compare two areas of pre-service training: (1) the formal system; (2) the informal system. In the formal system, most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
Cultural Capital at Work: How Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills Are Taught, Trained and Rewarded in a Chinese Technical College. WCER Working Paper No. 2017-02
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Hora, Matthew T.; Blackburn Cohen, Chelsea A. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2017
The employability of college students is one of postsecondary education's most pressing concerns in the United States and China, especially when it comes to the possible over-production of bachelor's trained students and "skills gaps" where jobs go unfilled due to inadequately prepared graduates. In response, policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Capital, Technical Institutes, Employment Potential
Challenging the Western Stereotype: Do Chinese International Foundation Students Learn by Rote?
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Mathias, Jinhua; Bruce, Megan; Newton, Douglas P. – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
The dissonance between Eastern and Western learning approaches is regarded as an obstacle for Chinese students in adjusting to Western education environments, and one of the reasons is the lack of an understanding of Chinese learning approaches, that is, Chinese learners are uncritically perceived as rote learners. This paper investigates Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Two Year College Students, Asians
A Study of Workforce Training Challenges Faced by a US Community College and a Comparable Chinese Institution
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Hou, Harry; Oliver, Diane E. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2012
This qualitative comparative case study examines the workforce training programs offered in a US community college and the vocational and technical programs offered in a comparable Chinese postsecondary institution. The study sought to identify transferable qualities and characteristics that could contribute to improving the workforce training…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Comparative Analysis
A Comparison of the Career and Technical Education Programs in a US Community College and a Chinese Institution
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Hou, Harry – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research study explores and compares the career and technical education programs offered in a US community college and the vocational/career and technology education programs offered in a comparable Chinese postsecondary institution. The study sought to find positive transferable characteristics of the career and technical education programs…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, College Programs, Global Approach
Transformation in Higher Education: A Case Study of Successful Organization Change and Rebirth
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Kirby, Janet A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This history and case study of the transformation of a private Catholic junior college to a branch campus of a private Catholic university system is one of successful organization change achieved through entrepreneurial leadership, resilient culture, teleological change processes, and sound business strategies. The use of the term…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges