Chinese Educational Institutions Research Articles

Evaluation of preventive, supportive and awareness building measures among international students in China in response to COVID-19: a structural equation modeling approach

BackgroundEducation institutions promptly implemented a set of steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among international Chinese students, such as restrictive physical exercise, mask wear, daily health reporting, etc. Success of such behavioral change campaigns largely depends on awareness building, satisfaction and trust on the authorities. The purpose of this current study is to assess the preventive, supportive and awareness-building steps taken during the COVID-19 pandemic for international students in China, that will be useful for planning such a behavioral change campaign in the potential pandemic situation in other parts of the world.MethodsWe conducted an online-based e-questionnaire survey among 467 international students in China through WeChat. The data collection duration was from February 20, 2020 to March 10, 2020 and we focused on their level of awareness, satisfaction, and trust in authorities regarding pandemic measures. Simple bivariate statistics was used to describe the background characteristics of the respondents along with adoption of the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) as the final model to demonstrate the relationship between the variables.ResultsIn our study, the leading group of the respondents were within 31 to 35 years’ age group (39.82%), male (61.88%), living single (58.24%) and doctoral level students (39.8%). The preventive and supportive measures taken by students and/or provided by the respective institution or authorities were positively related to students’ satisfaction and had an acceptable strength (β = 0.611, t = 9.679, p < 0.001). The trust gained in authorities also showed an acceptable strength (β = 0.381, t = 5.653, p < 0.001) with a positive direction. Again, the personnel awareness building related to both students’ satisfaction (β = 0.295, t = 2.719, p < 0.001) and trust gain (β = 0.131, t = 1.986, p < 0.05) in authorities had a positive and acceptable intensity. Therefore, our study clearly demonstrates the great impact of preventive and supportive measures in the development of students’ satisfaction (R2 = 0.507 indicating moderate relationship). The satisfied students possessed a strong influence which eventually helped in building sufficient trust on their institutions (R2 = 0.797 indicating above substantial relationship).ConclusionsThe worldwide student group is one of the most affected and vulnerable communities in this situation. So, there is a profound ground of research on how different states or authorities handle such situation. In this study, we have depicted the types and magnitude of care taken by Chinese government and educational institutions towards international students to relieve the panic of pandemic situation. Further research and such initiatives should be taken in to consideration for future emerging conditions.

A Study on the Construction of Informal Learning Spaces (ILSs) on University Campuses in China

The main research object of this paper is informal learning spaces (ILSs) on Chinese university campuses. Due to the traditional educational system, Chinese dominated pedagogy is examination-oriented and talent training, which restrict students’ abilities of self-learning and group collaboration, so students lack reasonable and effective independent and cooperative learning opportunities and awareness. Additionally, because of the influence of national government will, most of Chinese university campuses construction process lack the consideration of the main users of them-students. They are hard to meet the students’ rich daily lives, lacking the construction of ILSs. The students’ learning and life on the campus are fixed on the three points of “classroom-dining hall-dormitory”. Lacking the construction of spatial layers and atmosphere, public spaces on campuses are difficult to attract students to stay, to carry out various activities and to meet the diverse learning patterns of contemporary university students. According to the problems above, this paper puts forward the construction strategy of ILSs on university campuses by means of interviews and questionnaire. On the basis of this theory, this paper analyses the various environmental factors on the campuses based on the survey questionnaire, and further puts forward the conceptive ILSs unit model, which is suitable for outdoor and indoor spaces on campuses. Finally, according to the classification of external space and internal space, the six sorts of campus spaces which are square, landscape, pedestrian, architectural entrance, architectural transport and architectural atrium, are discussed respectively, and the construction strategies and theoretical models of ILSs which are suitable for these spaces are summarised. With the reforming of China’s education, the pedagogy of higher education is changing gradually. The proportion of formal learning and informal learning will be balanced. Thus, the strategies and models this paper points out will help to advance this trend and the development of informal learning in Chinese higher educational institutions. However, the limitation is obvious, lacking of real cases to verify the validity of the results, so they are still theoretical.

Transnational Educational and Cultural Interaction Before and During the May Fourth Era: The Chinese Francophile Lobby and the Sino-French Connection

This article highlights the significance of an ambitious transnational project orchestrated by a group of Chinese Francophile intellectuals active in France from the turn of the twentieth century to the early 1920s (the Chinese Francophile lobby) who aimed to enhance Sino-French educational and cultural interaction, in the process effecting a fundamental moral transformation of both Chinese workers and students symbolized by the agenda of work-study that they promoted in Chinese-language journals published in France. These initiatives have tended to be overlooked by historians of the Fourth period, who primarily focus on key Fourth journals and newspapers published in China, a small coterie of intellectuals (both radical and conservative) based in elite Chinese educational institutions such as Peking University, student/worker demonstrations and strikes in Chinese urban centers and treaty ports, and intellectual and student networks and organizations within China itself. Illuminating the significance of the Chinese Francophile lobby widens the scope of the so-called May Fourth era both temporally and spatially.

Competitors take note: how China manages its tech skills resources

Purpose The research article looks at how well China is managing its tech skills resources in major industries. Design/methodology/approach The IBM Institute for Business Value in collaboration with Oxford Economics recently conducted a specific survey of more than 5,600 global business, government and education leaders on the topic of global workforce skills. More than 400 of the 5,600 executives surveyed were from China, representing 18 specific industries from across all major regions. The insights and opinions of these 400-plus Chinese executives inform this report about tech skills resources in China. Findings Seventy-one percent of corporate recruiters in China, say they cannot find applicants with sufficient practical experience, and 72 percent of the Chinese industry leaders surveyed report that gaps evidenced in the core skills of newly recruited employees is the single most significant business challenge they face. Research limitations/implications The interviews were performed in 2016 and the data analyzed in 2017 and 2018. Practical implications Seventy-one percent of Chinese executives believe that individuals should bear significant personal responsibility in developing and maintaining work skills. Originality/value This is a large sample of executives in major Chinese corporations and some representatives of Chinese educational institutions. Their insights about China’s talent gaps and what it is doing on many fronts to modernize its talent resources should be of interest to players in all competitive economies.

Социальная миссия университетов КНР в условиях модернизации

The paper discusses the social mission of universities in China, the unique nature and specific characteristics determined by historical trends, mentality, and culture of the Chinese nation, the importance of reform policy and being an open university. The author repeatedly emphasizes that the government focuses on the transforming values of the youth, which is responsible for growing capacity of the country, enhances the prestige of university as the cultural and ideological segments of the state and society. New trends and principles in the higher education system, the theory of practical morality, spiritual and moral education have become the top priority for higher education. The important and prompt activities resulted in the huge leap forward in one generation when a semi-feudal state had been transformed into a powerful country, a leader competing successfully in the global community and forming a unique nature of Chinese educational institutions.

Sustainability in Chinese Higher Educational Institutions’ Social Science Research: A Performance Interface toward Efficiency

Sustainability issues in higher educational institutions’ (HEIs) research, especially in the social science field, have attracted increasing levels of attention in higher education administration in recent decades as HEIs are confronted with a growing pressure worldwide to increase the efficiency of their research activities under a limited volume and relatively equitable division of public funding resources. This paper introduces a theoretical analysis framework based on a data envelopment analysis, separating the social science research process into a foundation stage and a construction stage, and then projecting each HEI into certain quadrants to form several clusters according to their overall and stage efficiencies and corresponding Malmquist Productivity Indices. Furthermore, the interfaces are formed in each cluster as feasible potential improvement directions. The empirical results in detail are demonstrated from a data set of Chinese HEIs in Jiangsu Province over the Twelfth Five-Year period as offering a closer approximation to the “China social science research best practice”.

The impact of social capitals on service quality of Chinese educational institutions: A multilevel analysis

SummaryMost of the existed researches of educational service quality are concentrated on the definition of service quality in education, measurement methods and the establishment of scales, or on student perception of service quality and its implication, while researches on the causes of educational service quality are quite scarce. In this study, the discussion on the causes of educational service quality was complemented from the perspective of social network, especially through analysis at the team level. A total of 478 copies of social network questionnaires were collected from 15 educational teams. Meanwhile, targeting at the educational institutions' customers, the service quality survey was conducted with 1,487 copies of valid samples in total. The results indicate that individual‐level social capital in the form of trust relations positively influences educational service quality. Among the group level factors, group centrality and number of cliques have a significant impact on group members' service quality, which also moderate the effect of trust on service quality.

Design, Development and Evaluation of Academic Oral English Curriculum Reform

The postgraduate students’ oral English proficiency has long been considered to be unsatisfactory in tailoring ever-increasing global engagement and international academic cooperation. Numerous Chinese universities are currently undergoing English curriculum reform for enhancing postgraduate students’ pragmatic communicative capacity especially in involving in global professional interaction and articulating at international academic settings. To assess the effect of the curriculum innovation, a 670-postgraduate-student questionnaire was surveyed at Southeast University to evaluate its pilot reform encompassing teaching, learning and assessment, namely, “Collaborative Teaching Mode and Interactive Learning Model”, “Major-related Teaching Content” and “Formative Assessment System Integrated in Summative Assessment System”. The data showcases that the teaching content merged by Simulated International Conference on major-relevant themes has been popularly acknowledged by students. The Sino-foreign collaborative teaching mode and multiple interactive learning model have proven to boost students’ enthusiasm and confidence in improving oral English proficiency. The formative assessment system can significantly propel teamwork spirit and arouse students’ earnest to practice oral English. The research provides viable modes for oral English curriculum reform in Chinese tertiary educational institutions.

The Research of Effectiveness of Ideological Political and Theories Curriculum Teaching (IPTCT) in China: Development and Problems

&lt;p class="apa"&gt;Researchers have long been interested in how to improve the effectiveness of IPTCT courses in Chinese educational institutions. This article provides a framework for understanding the research undertaken into the effectiveness of IPTCT in China’s higher education system over the past ten years, from 2006 to 2015. It begins with a discussion of the special position held by IPTCT in China and the importance of undertaking effective studies into IPTCT. After reviewing the research on effective teaching theory within IPTCT research, describing the current research development in China, in the next section, the reasons for the use of historical and document methodology used in this paper are also examined. Next, a literature review and analysis of data collected from over a ten-year period publications in this field of study is undertaken. Then, the review highlights the six main areas identified by researchers to determine the effectiveness of IPTCT courses, including concept research; class teaching; teaching method; practice teaching; discipline innovation as well as student engagement. Furthermore, three research problems are examined which highlight the complexity of undertaking research into the effectiveness of IPTCT. The article concludes by exploring implications for future research into the effectiveness and suggestions for IPTCT teachers.&lt;/p&gt;

A new conservation strategy for China-A model starting with primates.

Although the evolutionary history of primates in China dates to the Eocene, and includes major radiations of lorisids, hominoids, cercopithecines, and colobines during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene, extensive human-induced habitat change and deforestation over the past few centuries has resulted in 22 of 25 extant species listed as threatened or endangered, and two species of gibbons extirpated in the last few years. This commentary briefly reviews factors that have contributed to the decline of primates in China over the past 400 years, and in particular how major social events and economic development in modern China have resulted in unsustainable environmental change. In response, we describe our efforts to develop a strategic scientific, educational and conservation partnership in China, focusing on primates, in which GIS technology will be used to integrate geographical profiles, climatic information, and changes in land use patterns and human and nonhuman primate distributions to highlight issues of immediate concern and to develop priority-based conservation solutions. Our goal is to evaluate how human-induced environmental change has impacted primates over time and to predict the likelihood of primate population extinctions in the near future. This model represents an early warning system that will be widely available to the Chinese government, public, educational institutions, researchers, and NGOs through social media and educational videos in order to arouse public awareness and promote wildlife conservation. We encourage colleagues across a broad range of academic disciplines, political ideologies, and the public to help move this strategy into reality, the sooner the better. Am. J. Primatol. 78:1137-1148, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

A Comparative Study of E-learning Platform in Reading and Translating Course for Engineering Students

Web-based learning environments are being more widely used in higher education to support face to face teaching activities. Universities in Europe, the United States, and other developed countries extensively use e-learning platforms; however, this is still in the trial stage in Chinese universities and educational institutions. Moodle has been considered as an interactive e-learning tool to motivate students and involve them in resolving both individual and collaborative tasks. In order to improve class attendance and homework assignments submission, an e-course was developed via Moodle and proved to be a positive teaching/learning experience. Following this study, a series of conclusions can be drawn concerning its benefits in terms of stimulating students’ interest in homework tasks and increasing their frequency of interaction with teachers and among colleagues.

Chinese Educational Traditions and their Impact on the Process of Learning Russian

This article analyzes the problems which are faced by university teachers of Russian as a foreign language, as well as the experts who train Chinese students on technical disciplines in Russian language. Recently there has been an increase in number of those students who learn Russian in order to continue education in Russia on technical specialties. However the level of preparation of Chinese students in their country is rather low. This problem is acknowledged both by Russian and Chinese teachers. The authors of the article analyze the reasons of the arising difficulties. The article compares modern Chinese and Russian approaches to training of Russian as a foreign language. Basing on the empirical data and the published Chinese sources the authors explain the difficulties in training Chinese students. In the conclusion there are given recommendations both for teachers of Russian and for teachers of technical disciplines, which present a more effective way of training Chinese students in a foreign language. At the same time the authors take into consideration the features of the teaching technique that has been historically developed in the People's Republic of China, as well as the specifics of interpersonal communications in Chinese higher educational institutions.

Interpersonal Relationship and Credit System in Chinese Higher Educational Institutions: A Case Study at Shantou University

Interpersonal Relationship and Credit System in Chinese Higher Educational Institutions: A Case Study at Shantou University

Physics education in China: some basic facts

To many teachers and educationalists China is still a mystery, and the Chinese education system can still only be learned about secondhand, by reading. However on the basis of visits to different Chinese educational institutions and constant connections with physics educationalists there,the author tries to present a concise picture of physics teaching in China. Whilst he does not attempt an in-depth analysis he hopes to construct a reliable framework for further investigations.

Women and leadership in the Chinese Communist movement, 1921–1945

A prominent issue in recent literature on the women's movement in China is the relationship between feminism and the revolutionary process. Discussion and debate are still ongoing concerning the legitimacy and compatibility of feminist goals such as equal social, economic and political rights for women as an interest group in relation to the political and economic objectives of the People's Republic of China. Much work remains to be done to explain the role of women in the Chinese Communist movement. This essay will examine the involvement of women in the Chinese Communist Party's major educational institutions for leadership personnel prior to 1945. A focus on the leadership question should not obscure the fact that feminist issues were often much more directly confronted at the grassroots level of Chinese society. Yet studies of the participation of women in responsible positions of authority are one indicator of the progress of female emancipation within the Chinese Communist movement.

A History of Chinese Educational Institutions. Vol. I, To the End of the Five Dynasties.

A History of Chinese Educational Institutions. Vol. I, To the End of the Five Dynasties.