Understanding bilingual education: an overview of key notions in the literature and the implications for Chinese university EFL education     

Wang Ping 《Cambridge Journal of Education》2017,47(1):85-102

This article starts with a review of definitions of bilingualism. It then discusses the definition of bilingual education with its focus on the analysis of bilingual competence. It is subsequently suggested that a theoretical hard nut to be cracked in today’s bilingual research is to establish the scope of discussion of bilingualism models meeting the specific needs in a specific context instead of simple acceptance of the current EFL teaching models learned from other countries or regions.  相似文献   

How to facilitate freshmen learning and support their transition to a university study environment     

Jari Kangas  Elisa Rantanen  Lauri Kettunen 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2017,42(6):668-683

Most freshmen enter universities with high expectations and with good motivation, but too many are driven into performing instead of true learning. The issues are not only related to the challenge of comprehending the substance, social and other factors have an impact as well. All these multifaceted needs should be accounted for to facilitate student learning. Learning is an individual process and remarkable improvement in the learning practices is possible, if proper actions are addressed early enough. We motivate and describe a study of the experience obtained from a set of tailor-made courses that were given alongside standard curriculum. The courses aimed to provide a ‘safe community’ to address the multifaceted needs. Such support was integrated into regular coursework where active learning techniques, e.g. interactive small groups were incorporated. To assess impact of the courses we employ the feedback obtained during the courses and longitudinal statistical data about students' success.  相似文献   

Studying parental involvement and university access and choice: An ‘interacting multiple capitals’ model          下载免费PDF全文

Fang Gao  Jacky Chi Kit Ng 《British Educational Research Journal》2017,43(6):1206-1224

Capital‐embedded parental involvement in education is essential in enhancing university enrolment and maximising the educational potentials for equality and excellence. Previous studies in this field have mainly utilised Perna's ( 2000 , 2006 ) model, which defines parental involvement as social capital and identifies the additive influences of different types of capital (including social, economic and cultural capital) on university access and choice. Yet, little research to date theorises and disaggregates the interplay among various types of capital as well as the multiplicative capital effects on enrolment. This study addressed this gap. We proposed an ‘interacting multiple capitals’ (IMC) model and hypothesised that parental social capital could moderate the effects of cultural and economic capital on entry to university. To validate the model, a pilot survey was administered to 216 university students of Korean ethnicity in China and investigated the models of involvement adopted by Korean parents in the context of the increasing labour mobility of the Korean adult population. Moderated multiple regression analysis was employed and the results confirmed the hypothesis that capital effects upon university access and choice were multiplicative in nature, with social capital moderating the cultural capital influence on students’ educational aspirations. The study findings show that the interaction of various types of capital variables is sufficiently statistically significant to warrant future research and policy and practical discussion of how to promote parental involvement in university preparation and planning.  相似文献   

You can’t ignore us: what role does family play in student engagement and alienation in a Ghanaian university?     

Samuel Asare  Helen Nicholson  Sarah Stein 《Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management》2017,39(6):593-606

Much of the existing literature on student engagement focuses on what happens within the higher education environment or what the institution has direct control over, restricting understanding of how issues outside of the institution affect engagement. This paper argues that efforts to improve student engagement should be broadened to incorporate issues relating to the family. It employed a case study design in order to develop a broad and more in-depth understanding of how family influences the amount of time and effort students invest in their learning in a large public university in Ghana. It was established that engagement is influenced by family expectation, financial and social support, as well as monitoring of students’ academic performance. The unique contribution of the study is that it broadens current understandings of engagement because it adds an aspect that has not been highlighted in current work on engagement, making a case for institutions to work more with families to get a broader understanding of challenges students face in order to provide comprehensive support.  相似文献   

Challenges of adopting constructive alignment in action learning education     

Björn Remneland Wikhamn 《Action Learning: Research and Practice》2017,14(1):18-28

This paper will critically examine how the two influential pedagogical approaches of action-based learning and constructive alignment relate to each other, and how they may differ in focus and basic assumptions. From the outset, they are based on similar underpinnings, with the student and the learning outcomes in the center. Drawing from experiences of developing an action-based master program in management with the integration of constructive alignment in its curriculum, the purpose is to reflect on what difficulties emerge when adopting both perspectives simultaneously. Constructive alignment works under the premises that the learning goals can and should be decided beforehand in order to align them with learning activities and examination forms. This view brings a challenge for programs where the means of the learning process is provided, while it is much up to the students’ own responsibilities to drive the learning toward some self-governing and internalized learning outcomes.  相似文献   

Beyond ‘export education’: aspiring to put students at the heart of a university’s internationalisation strategy     

Nigel M Healey 《Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education》2017,21(4):119-128

For many universities around the world, internationalisation means the recruitment of fee-paying international students (so-called export education) for primarily commercial reasons. For UK universities, international (non-European Union) students account for approximately 13% of their annual revenues, making them highly dependent on international student recruitment. This paper discusses the attempt by one UK university to change direction and develop a new approach to internationalisation which puts an international learning experience for all students at the heart of its new strategic plan. It discusses the obstacles to changing direction in this way and shares some of the lessons learned about how to roll out an alternative university-wide internationalisation strategy.  相似文献   

Quality,pedagogy and governance in private Higher Education Institutions in Egypt     

Ghada Barsoum 《Africa Education Review》2017,14(1):193-211

Building on a mixed method research approach, this article reports on an analysis of the difference between public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Egypt in terms of teaching methods, quality assessment approaches and alumni engagement. An analysis of the survey data compared the experiences of 1 713 graduates of both private and public HEIs. Qualitative case study data seeks to explain the noted differences and similarities. The analysis showed that both types of institutions fall short of providing student-activating teaching methods; engaging students in quality assessment; or supporting graduates through job placement services. The analysis related the similarity between the two types of institutions to the state governance approach and its focus on education inputs, recommending a shift to an accountability regime that is focused on education outcomes and performance.  相似文献   

Quality Improvement in University Counseling Centers     

Cara S. Maffini  Paul L. Toth 《Journal of College Student Psychotherapy》2017,31(1):43-58

University Counseling Centers (UCCs) experience high clinical demands and severe client presentations leaving counselors with limited time and resources to evaluate delivery of services. In this article, we present clinician-friendly quality improvement (QI) strategies used at a large Midwestern university and provide recommendations for implementing QI programs at other UCCs even as their resources may vary. With counselor-led efforts examining and evaluating services, UCCs can use QI programs to inform and improve counseling practices as well as advise university administrators about the positive outcomes of the center’s work.  相似文献   

接受美学视域中的高校思想政治教育     

薛铁军  李高君 《湖南城市学院学报》2007,28(1):101-103

西方接受美学理论对加强大学生思想政治教育接受效果具有借鉴作用。把期待视野、审美经验、读者参与、第二文本等接受美学概念引入思想政治教育,能增强思想政治教育的接受效果。特别应该注意的是教育者必须是合格的、坚定的马克思主义者,在施教过程中要正确引导大学生的“第二文本”。  相似文献   

大学体育公共服务体系平台的构建摭探     

丁鼎 《成才之路》2020,(8):18-19

为提高大学体育资源配置效率和构建良好的体育公共服务体系,文章运用文献调研、问卷调查、比较分析等方法展开调研,对建立高校体育公共服务体系的可行性及优化高校体育资源配置的途径进行研究。大学体育融入全民健身计划的关键是提高体育教师的服务意识及强化服务内涵,进而促进社会体育的发展和人力资源的培养。  相似文献