Jia-Fen Wu
Biographic Data
| ID | 644226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jia-Fen Wu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jia-Fen |
| FAMILY NAME | Wu |
| SIGNATURE | WU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yulin Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1097-221X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Investigating the mediating role of attitude to seniors and professional identity in English teachers’ gerontology knowledge and willingness to teach
This study investigated the complex interrelationships between gerontology knowledge (GK), attitudes toward seniors, professional identity (PI), and willingness to teach (WT) among 194 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Within the context of China’s demographic challenges of population aging and declining birth rates, the research examined English teachers’ potential transition to teaching se…
Exploring English teachers’ willingness to engage in geriatric education in the context of ageing and low birthrate
This study explores the willingness of English teachers to engage in elderly education within the context of an aging population and declining birthrate. Using K-means clustering and decision tree analysis, teachers were categorized based on professional identity, attitudes toward seniors, and willingness to teach elderly learners. Results showed most teachers had low willingness to teach seniors, due to unfamiliar career paths and lack of aging …
Profiling Chinese EFL teachers’ willingness to teach the older adults English through a Q methodology
This study extends our understanding of Chinese secondary school English teachers’ motivation and willingness to teach seniors English using Q methodology. Four distinct teacher profiles were identified, focusing on career attractiveness and social value, teaching significance and personal adaptability, social demand and professional value, and teaching practice and social significance. The findings indicate that teachers are motivated by career …
Research trends in English as a medium of instruction
This study reviews 105 articles concerning English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) taken from the Web of Science database (2005–2021). The growth trajectory, the productivity, co-citation analysis, and bibliographic coupling were performed to present the procedural change, the ‘hotspot’ themes, influential publications, authors, countries, sources, and knowledge domains. The trajectory development of EMI increased steadily from 2018 onwards. The…
Art Therapy as an Intervention for Children
This bibliometric study analyzed characteristics of publications related to art therapy for children from 1990 to 2020, based on the datasets taken from Web of Science (WoS) core collections. The results indicate that the USA, Israel, Germany, UK, Australia, and Canada were six leading countries in this field of research interest. The Top 5 most influential journals were identified by the number of publications, TLCS, TGCS and by their impact fac…
Teaching university students cultural diversity by means of multi-cultural picture books in Taiwan
In a pluralistic society, learning about foreign cultures is an important goal in the kind of multi-cultural education that will lead to cultural competency. This study adopted a qualitative dominant mixed-method approach to examine the effectiveness of the multi-cultural picture books on: (1) students’ achieving awareness towards cultural diversity; (2) students’ perceptions of both the foreign language culture and their own; and, (3) students’ …
Research trends in English as a medium of instruction
This study reviews 105 articles concerning English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) taken from the Web of Science database (2005–2021). The growth trajectory, the productivity, co-citation analysis, and bibliographic coupling were performed to present the procedural change, the ‘hotspot’ themes, influential publications, authors, countries, sources, and knowledge domains. The trajectory development of EMI increased steadily from 2018 onwards. The…
Teaching university students cultural diversity by means of multi-cultural picture books in Taiwan
In a pluralistic society, learning about foreign cultures is an important goal in the kind of multi-cultural education that will lead to cultural competency. This study adopted a qualitative dominant mixed-method approach to examine the effectiveness of the multi-cultural picture books on: (1) students’ achieving awareness towards cultural diversity; (2) students’ perceptions of both the foreign language culture and their own; and, (3) students’ …
Art Therapy as an Intervention for Children
This bibliometric study analyzed characteristics of publications related to art therapy for children from 1990 to 2020, based on the datasets taken from Web of Science (WoS) core collections. The results indicate that the USA, Israel, Germany, UK, Australia, and Canada were six leading countries in this field of research interest. The Top 5 most influential journals were identified by the number of publications, TLCS, TGCS and by their impact fac…
Research trends in English as a medium of instruction
This study reviews 105 articles concerning English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) taken from the Web of Science database (2005–2021). The growth trajectory, the productivity, co-citation analysis, and bibliographic coupling were performed to present the procedural change, the ‘hotspot’ themes, influential publications, authors, countries, sources, and knowledge domains. The trajectory development of EMI increased steadily from 2018 onwards. The…
Profiling Chinese EFL teachers’ willingness to teach the older adults English through a Q methodology
This study extends our understanding of Chinese secondary school English teachers’ motivation and willingness to teach seniors English using Q methodology. Four distinct teacher profiles were identified, focusing on career attractiveness and social value, teaching significance and personal adaptability, social demand and professional value, and teaching practice and social significance. The findings indicate that teachers are motivated by career …
Investigating the mediating role of attitude to seniors and professional identity in English teachers’ gerontology knowledge and willingness to teach
This study investigated the complex interrelationships between gerontology knowledge (GK), attitudes toward seniors, professional identity (PI), and willingness to teach (WT) among 194 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Within the context of China’s demographic challenges of population aging and declining birth rates, the research examined English teachers’ potential transition to teaching se…
Exploring English teachers’ willingness to engage in geriatric education in the context of ageing and low birthrate
This study explores the willingness of English teachers to engage in elderly education within the context of an aging population and declining birthrate. Using K-means clustering and decision tree analysis, teachers were categorized based on professional identity, attitudes toward seniors, and willingness to teach elderly learners. Results showed most teachers had low willingness to teach seniors, due to unfamiliar career paths and lack of aging …
Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Library science (2 works) · Willingness to communicate (2 works) · Ageing (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work)