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Chuang, Szu-Fang – Online Submission, 2007
This paper reviews the literature on Confucian philosophy in general and explores its influences on adult learners who come from Confucian-influenced societies. The Confucian philosophy is reviewed to four principles and found to have a strong influence on Confucian adults in learning. The implication of findings and recommendations are discussed.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Confucianism, Philosophy
Peng, Aihui – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2007
"Lesson explaining" has been developed in China from an evaluative resource to an effective form of teacher professional development with the value of emphasizing teacher reflective practice. This paper begins with a general description of lesson explaining. Then an example of "explaining" a mathematics lesson for teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Probability, Professional Development
Ruhe, John; Lee, Monle – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2008
Implicit in most comparative ethical studies is the assumption that cultural and religious differences between countries are the major reasons behind the variations in ethical beliefs and business practice across nations. This article examines research on the international ethical issues and the common moral concerns that permeate differing…
Descriptors: International Trade, Christianity, Ethics, Teaching Methods
Gan, Zhengdong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2009
Although cultural stereotypes of Asian students as being prone to rote learning, passive and teacher-dependent have been under criticism, the issue of the extent to which Asian heritage culture impacts on Asian students' learning attitudes and behaviour warrants further investigation. This paper reports on an empirical study which compares…
Descriptors: Asians, Student Attitudes, Stereotypes, Rote Learning
Grimshaw, Trevor – Educational Studies, 2007
Large numbers of students from the Chinese-speaking world are nowadays enrolled in Western universities, prompting the need for awareness of their educational beliefs and practices. Although an established literature seeks to characterize "the Chinese learner", much of this research results in stereotypical representations of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnography, Asian Culture, Stereotypes
Kim, Ki-Seok; Kim, Sung Sik – Comparative Education, 2008
It is not yet well known that there has been a selective bias in writing the "world" history of higher education. Western hegemony prevails in this academic endeavour. To recover one of the many lost traditions of higher education, this paper will make a historical comparison of the two distinctive academic traditions representing the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Confucianism, Western Civilization, Foreign Countries
Wang, Hongbin; Ma, Hong – Online Submission, 2006
Confucius has been eminent throughout histories in terms of his profound educational concepts. In this paper the author attempts to investigate the contributions Confucius had made in promoting the popularization of education at that time. The ultimate goal of this paper is to demonstrate the realistic significance of Confucius' educational…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Educational Philosophy, Educational History, Foreign Countries
Morrison, Keith – Education Journal, 2006
This article suggests that attempts to date to unravel the paradox of the Chinese learner are incomplete and inadequately modeled, and that the complexities of the paradox have not yet been fittingly operationalized or alternative explanations of research data investigated. It contends that attempts either to state or to unravel the paradox are…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Confucianism, Ideology, Asian Culture
Jiang, Yongmei – International Education Studies, 2009
After a brief introduction, this paper dwells on the merits of group work, and then suggested the evaluation methods of group work. The author also mentioned the Demerits of group work and how to avoid them.
Descriptors: College Students, Skill Development, Oral Language, English (Second Language)
Sagara-Rosemeyer, Miharu; Davies, Betty – Death Studies, 2007
Open and public discussion of death, particularly among children, remains one of the greatest Japanese societal taboos; therefore, little is known about Japanese children's perceptions of death. To explore Japanese children's notions of life and death, 16 healthy children (7 girls and 9 boys, mean age 8.9) were each interviewed 3 times and asked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Christianity, Childrens Art, Young Children
Chiu, Yiching Jean – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2009
Holistic education is a popular trend in the midst of various educational reforms, yet little systematic research has been done to consider its application in the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL) for Asian Chinese learners. According to the New Zealand Ministry of Education, holistic education…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Qualitative Research, Holistic Approach, Educational Change
Van Auken, Stuart; Wells, Ludmilla G.; Borgia, Daniel – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2009
This research presents a case study of a joint business degree program between an Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB-I) accredited business school in the United States and a Chinese PhD granting partner university. The case investigates the impact of a U.S.-based curriculum, taught by U.S. instructors and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies
Ryan, Janette; Louie, Kam – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2007
Discourses of "internationalisation" of the curriculum of Western universities often describe the philosophies and paradigms of "Western" and "Eastern" scholarship in binary terms, such as "deep/surface", "adversarial/harmonious", and "independent/dependent". In practice, such dichotomies…
Descriptors: Confucianism, Western Civilization, Political Divisions (Geographic), Educational Philosophy
Wang, Victor; Farmer, Lesley – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
Drawing from Bloom's 1956 Taxonomy and Western theories on adult learning, the authors argue that adult teaching methods in China feature a teacher-centered, information-based and test-driven instructional format. An author-designed survey instrument called Lower-Order Thinking Skills and Higher-Order Thinking Skills (LOTSHOTS) was used to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Taxonomy, Learning Theories, Western Civilization
Kim, Kyung Hee – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2007
According to Csikszentmihalyi (1988), creativity is a very complex interaction among a person, a field, and a culture. In keeping with this approach, a look at Asian culture in relation to its impact on creativity is in order. While people may vary in their native capacity for creativity, it is in the individual's interaction with the macrocosm…
Descriptors: Creativity, Asian Culture, Creative Activities, Confucianism