Chinese students speak about their favourite teachers and university reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11423907 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Boshier (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 210-229 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02601370.2017.1268810 |
| OpenAlex | W2566676815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
China is trying to develop better outcomes for students, build world-class institutions and ascend global university rankings. Beijing also wants to jettison the notion it is the workshop of the world and embrace a culture of innovation. Peter Jarvis thinks the world would be a better place if ordinary people were given convivial spaces wherein they can learn and play together. But discourse constructing Chinese universities hardly ever concerns day-to-day life as experienced by students and conviviality is not a priority. This study was a modest attempt to rectify this problem. Students at Chinese universities were asked about their favourite teachers and ideas for university reform. Data were collected in Yangtze Delta universities and in the Beijing region. Students mostly recall their favourite teacher as warm and kind-hearted. Regarding university reform, they want fundamental structural adjustment, democratisation, internationalisation and better integration with society. Chinese government efforts to develop universities are almost entirely located in functionalist notions of globalisation (with ‘socialist characteristics’). In contrast, student preoccupations are nested in humanist and radical humanist paradigms. Tsinghua and Peking universities are now in the ‘top-100’ on Shanghai Jiatong global rankings. However, there is a political chill in China and not much chance of student preoccupations being heard
Beijing · China · Democracy · Democratization · Favourite · Globalization · Government (linguistics · Humanism · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |