International Teaching and Learning at Universities: Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy

ISBN-13: 9781137475138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 199 str.

Gordon E. Slethaug; Jane Vinther

Opis

International Teaching and Learning at Universities investigates both the positive and the more problematic aspects of the internationalization of education. The flow of students to universities is no longer unidirectional from East to West but truly global with a diminishing difference between the two major educational centers. Slethaug and Vinther explain how liberal education, the movement of students across the globe, autonomy for students and teachers, and internationalization of education influence each other in constructing a new educational reality. These elements are vital to the continued development of learning, economic growth, and the democratic process of our societies in the East and West.

Recenzje

"This edited collection provides a balanced and authoritative account of teaching and learning in internationalized higher education contexts. It offers a critical analysis and a truly international and cross-cultural set of perspectives on current practice and on some of the stereotypes in operation. The agenda it sets out for the internationalization of pedagogy at universities will be of great value to all who are concerned with making teaching and learning more inclusive and creative in supporting mobility and global citizenship. Everyone who works in higher education should share these concerns." - Michele Schweisfurth, Professor of Comparative and International Education and Co-Director of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, University of Glasgow, UK

"The lucid and informative essays in this book are written by some of the best scholars researching the teaching and learning of international students, in both the East and West. The book provides nuanced discussions on the theories connected with international education as well as its practical manifestations in schools and universities. Educators involved in this rapidly growing field will find the collection highly readable and instructive." - Kam Louie, Honorary Professor, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, and Adjunct Professor, The University of New South Wales, Australia

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Gordon E. Slethaug 2. Examining Liberal Education, its Place and Importance in Transnational Education: How to Develop and Maintain Teacher and Learner Autonomy; Jane Vinther 3. Introducing English-language Liberal Education in China; Chang Chenguang 4. Transcultural Teaching and Learning: Possibilities for the Generation of New Ideas and Knowledge across Western and Chinese Knowledge Systems; Janette Ryan 5. The Experiences of International Students in the Classroom and in the University; Tricia Coverdale-Jones 6. Building Community through International Students' Holistic Assessments of Their Teaching and Learning Environment; Gordon E. Slethaug 7. Personal Experience and Cultural Awareness as Resources in Teaching Intercultural Communication: A Hong Kong Case Study; Hans J. Ladegaard 8. International Postgraduate Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Peer Assessment in a UK University: A Case Study; Meng Fan, Sue Robson, and David Leat 9. Conclusion: International Teaching and Learning at Universities Achieving Equilibrium with Local Culture and Pedagogy; Gordon E. Slethaug ?

O autorze

Chenguang Chang, Sun Yat-sen University, China Tricia Coverdale-Jones, University of Portsmouth, UK Meng Fan, Newcastle University, UK Hans J. Ladegaard, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong David Leat, Newcastle University, UK Sue Robson, Newcastle University, UK Janette Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK