Revisiting Chinese Cultural Issues in Peer Feedback in EFL Writing: Insights from a Multiple Case StudyThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 25 - Trang 295-304 - 2015
Shulin Yu, Icy Lee, Pauline Mak
The present case study aims to revisit the role of Chinese traditional cultural issues in group peer feedback by examining how Chinese EFL students respond to several typical Chinese cultural issues that have emerged from the literature—“collectivism and group harmony,” “face-saving,” and “power distance” and what factors have shaped their beliefs and practices regarding these cultural issues. Mul...... hiện toàn bộ
Challenges Encountered in a Chinese Immersion Program in the United StatesThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 26 - Trang 163-170 - 2017
Ya-Ling Chen, Ting-An Yang, Hsiuling Lydia Chen
The rapid rise of Asian economies has increased the popularity of learning Chinese language worldwide. Although CIP have become popular in the United States, research into these programs is scant. This study explores the practices and challenges of one such Chinese immersion program by using a case study methodology to gain in-depth insights. The case school is a state-funded nonprofit organizatio...... hiện toàn bộ
Under Construction: The Development of Multicultural Curriculum in Hong Kong and TaiwanThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 23 - Trang 885-893 - 2014
Liz Jackson
This paper examines the development of multicultural curriculum in Hong Kong and Taiwan over the last two few decades. Though both societies are broadly Chinese cultural contexts, differences in their political histories, cultures, and demographics nonetheless reflect disparate approaches to the development of multiculturalism in curriculum content. At the same time, Hong Kong and Taiwan both face...... hiện toàn bộ
Trajectories of Developing Computational Thinking Competencies: Case Portraits of Korean Gifted GirlsThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 29 - Trang 85-100 - 2019
Hyo-Jeong So, Dongsim Kim, Dahyeon Ryoo
From a learning ecology perspective, this paper aims to better understand how girls become gifted in CT competencies and how CT competencies were manifested through the co-influence of multiple factors in the developmental trajectory. A life-narrative approach using interviews was taken to unpack the significant factors that facilitate or limit the development of CT competencies. Three portraits o...... hiện toàn bộ
Examining Changing Assessment Practices in Online Teaching: A Multiple-Case Study of EFL School Teachers in ChinaThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 30 - Trang 553-561 - 2021
Shi Pu, Hao Xu
This paper reports on the results from a multiple-case study of how EFL school teachers in China coped with online assessment for 10 weeks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. We looked into the online assessment practices of seven teachers from seven regions of China, through individual interview, teachers’ journals, instructional designs for online teaching, and online classroom observation. The fin...... hiện toàn bộ
The Impact of Financial Education for Children: Evidence from an Experiment in ChinaThe Asia-Pacific Education Researcher - Tập 33 - Trang 157-169 - 2023
Jinyan Zhou, Siche Feng, Lihuan Wu, Sheng Wang
Financial education for children has drawn considerable attention and has recently been advocated in schools; however, its impact still needs to be examined with a more comprehensive evaluation framework. This study carries out a paired-design experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of the Aflatoun Child Social & Financial Education program, which is initiated by the International Children's Savi...... hiện toàn bộ