The COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically changed all spheres of humans and caused the interruption of educational settings around the globe. It necessitated the rapid transition of virtual supervision and online service delivery internationally. The present study constructed a model using equity theory and the D&M (DeLone and McLean) model to…

Purpose -- This study aimed to examine the boundary conditions under which teaching??-research conflict influences university teachers'??? job burnout. Methods -- Data from 487 teachers of three universities in China were analyzed with structural equation modeling and other statistical approaches.? Findings -- (a) Teaching-research conflict was…

Despite the burgeoning research on feedback, we know little about the ways in which students engage with supervisory feedback in doctoral writing -- a crucial element for understanding students' feedback uptake. To address this issue, this study uses text analysis and semi-structured interviews to explore Chinese international doctoral students'…

Data from a PhD quality survey and related interview materials are used to analyze the preferences of Chinese PhD students for different supervision methods, and the differences between disciplines of the satisfaction of PhD students under single-advisor model and joint supervision model toward their academic supervision are compared. The research…

The paper explores the perceptions of graduate students and supervisors on the effectiveness of Chinese EFL academic socialization through an interview study from the perspective of Discourse System (DS) proposed by Scollon and Scollon (2000). The investigation, which was conducted in one leading Chinese university of foreign studies in 2010, was…

The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…

This article presents an interview with Professor Gui Shichun, a well-known figure in the academic field in China. Professor Shichun is credited with being the first scholar who introduced applied linguistics studies into China. He has established several other records of "the first in China," hence has long been called "the brave…

This book explores the wide range of contexts in which research into creating connections in learning and teaching may take place. Creating connections can encompass making links, crossing divides, forming relationships, building frameworks, and generating new knowledge. The cognitive, cultural, social, emotional and/or physical aspects of…