International Education and the Chinese Learner

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Index academic rationalist (see models of education) ranking (see universities and OECD) skills (see student competencies and skills) acculturation 121. See also identity and identity: affiliated affiliated identity. See identity: affiliated American studies 11, 101, 152, 162, 164, 165 Analects. See Confucius Andersen, Hans Christian 8, 114–116, 174n10 applied linguistics 41, 56, 112, 126, 133 assertiveness 96 autonomy. See learner autonomy best teaching practices. See teaching: best practices biculturalism 135 bilingualism 32, 69–70, 86, 135, 171 biliteracy. See literacy Biggs, John 39–40, 45–46, 47–48, 53, 93, 95, 156, 175n20 binaries 42–43, 53, 55, 134–135, 151 binary thinking 53 boarding schools 24, 26–28 Danish folk high schools 115 Buddhism. See religion Bourdieu, Pierre 8, 132–133, 142–144 Cantonese. See language: Cantonese child-centered. See models of education Chinese Communist Party 48 Culture Connection 45 cultures of learning 3, 47, 53 education reform 161, 170 (see also curriculum: reform and two basics) learner 2–12, 15, 17, 24, 26–32, 36, 37–39, 41, 45–47, 60–72, 87–88, 89, 92–97, 101–102, 104–108, 112–113, 116–117, 136, 146, 156, 161–164, 170–171 paradox of the Chinese learner 47 pedagogy (see pedagogy: Chinese) Chineseness 36, 40, 44, 144, 146 Christian. See religion CIRIUS 173n1–3 citizenship 29, 31, 76, 94, 97, 100–101, 135 education 92 global 31, 99 civic education 31, 94 participation 94 values 93 clash of civilizations 56, 165 classroom cross-cultural (see cross-cultural) dialogical 100 group work 10, 123–124, 157–158, 166–168, 171 lectures 12, 118, 123, 160, 161, 166– 167, 169–171 multinational 30, 164–165, 168 participation 93–94, 121–122, 124, 157, 159–161, 168 technology 167 Ch12 Index(P.197-207).indd 197 08/07/2010 12:16 PM 198 Index collaboration 12, 52, 55, 120, 123, 157, 167, 169–170 collectivist 3, 45, 50, 93, 118, 122 colonial education 18, 26–28, 43, 59, 95, 107 communicative language teaching 54 communitarianism 48 community business 62, 64, 91 ethic 92–94 global 35, 61 international 61, 71, 74 participation 7, 94 service 7, 11, 33, 101–103, 105, 163, 165–168 Confucian 43, 54, 126 Analects 54 educational values 42–43, 47–49, 54, 93, 117 embedded self 7, 93 ethic 92, 94 heritage culture 2, 3, 7–8, 38–41, 43, 48, 94, 113, 156 (see also Hofstede) institutes 48 kinship relations 117 morality 93, 117 philosophy 113, 117 values 42, 47, 48, 93, 114 work dynamism 45 Confucianism 48–49, 93, 114 Confucius 45, 48–49, 126 constructivist theory. See models of education creativity 34, 53, 89, 90, 92, 95, 156, 167 critical thinking (see student competencies and skills) cross-cultural 153, 168 classrooms 10, 19, 33, 52, 55, 149–160, 163, 165, 170 contexts 52, 54, 55, 87 dynamics 85 encounter 123, 157, 161 exchanges 7, 9, 37, 149, 160 cultural. See also cross-cultural and intercultural absolutes 10, 46 affinities 119 baggage 41, 44, 49, 55, 88 barriers 170 beliefs 30, 33, 41, 43, 55, 76, 97, 120, 153, 155, 165 betwixtness 76 biases 42 boundaries 40, 83 cartography 46 code 124, 125, 154, 156 consent and descent 154 context 7, 52, 54–55, 126, 131, 133 curriculum 159 debate 11, 38–41, 47, 54, 130, 150, 164 deficit (see stereotype) dichotomies 122, 151 diversity 6, 19, 51, 78–79, 83, 119, 131, 133, 136, 147 divide 6, 52, 55, 64, 82, 87, 143 elite 6, 31, 38, 94, 107 encounter 123, 157 exchange 149–160 foundations (see cultural beliefs) global flows 37, 39, 56, 74, 129 groups 73–74, 82, 83, 154 heritage 44 identities 30, 46, 84, 104, 126, 131, 134, 154, 174n5 imperialism 4, 10, 24, 51, 150 knowledge 51, 55, 76, 120, 123, 153 markers 174n5 meta-cultural sensitivity 4, 52 proficiency theories 47 revolution 94, 96 socio 93, 95, 100, 113, 131–133 stereotypes 3–4, 8, 21, 35, 39–42, 45–46, 50, 52–53, 56, 112–113, 151, 155–156 studies 11, 149, 150 systems 56 transformation 48, 53, 103 values 43 culture/s 6, 8, 17, 44–47, 52–56, 79–84, 113, 114, 116, 131, 135, 149–153, 155, 157, 159–161 Ch12 Index(P.197-207).indd 198 08/07/2010 12:16 PM 199 Index academic 157, 158, 165 American 10–11, 40, 155, 162–164 and education 3, 53...