China's Higher Education Reform and Internationalisation

Abstract

Introduction - Janette Ryan Part I: Internationalisation and reform of China's higher education: Structures and policies 1. Enter the Dragon: The internationalisation of China's higher education system - Anthony Welch and Hongxing Cai 2. Chinese ways of thinking in the transformation of China's higher education system - Rui Yang 3. Reform and development of teaching assessment in China's higher education institutions - Fang Hongqin Part II: Reform and internationalisation: Programmes and pedagogies 4. Preparing for the 21st Century: Liberal Education and undergraduate educational reform at Sun Yat-sen University - Leslie Stone 5. Cross cultural team teaching in China: A retrospective view - Gordon Slethaug 6. Transition in Chinese -- British Higher Education articulation programmes: Closing the gap between East and West? - Jinxia Hou, Catherine Montgomery and Liz McDowell Part III: International education: Experiences and expectations 7. Understanding Chinese international students at a Canadian university: Perspectives, expectations, and experiences - Zuochen Zhang and George Zhou 8. Studying in a foreign context: Chinese students' experiences in British higher education - Qing Gu 9. Chinese international students in Australia: Creating new knowledge and identities - Janette Ryan and Rosemary Viete Part IV: Intercultural education: Values and motivations 10. Overcoming the cultural challenges in supervising Chinese research students in Australia - Mona Chung and Richard Ingleby 11. The hidden curriculum: A critical analysis of tertiary English teaching in China - Phiona Stanley 12. Costs and benefits of international education: Chinese Masters students at the University of Oxford - Zhou Tinghua 13. Chinese students studying abroad: The role of parents' investment in their children's education - Wang Shaohua Notes on Contributors Index