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1 online resource (257 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Research in Asian Education |
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Routledge research in Asian education.
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| Contents |
General education and global citizenship : a comparative study in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China / XING Jun and NG Pak-sheung -- Globalization and higher education in greater China : trends and challenges / HUANG Chun-Chieh -- The implications of university culture development for general education / SONG Shanggui -- From liberal education to general education : change and continuity in the philosophy of university education / LEUNG Mei Yee -- Meaning and methods : the role of general education and its curriculum designing / HU Xianzhang and CAO, Li -- The relationship between general education and whole-person education / LIN Mei Chin -- Case studies of mainland China : general education in higher education institutions / LI Manli and SHI Jinghuan -- Various curricular designs at UGC-supported universities in Hong Kong / FREAKE Hedley -- Science, the first humanity (shifting his focus to liberal studies in general?) / BABSON John Freeman -- How to teach science as general education courses with an emphasis on Chinese medicine / FAN Ka Wai -- General education mathematics at the university level : courses and pedagogical approaches / WANG Lixia -- How to train faculty to teach general education curricula / WANG Lin-Wen and LIANG Jia-Chi -- A personal view of the evaluation of the humanities and social sciences in higher education / HUANG Chun-Chieh -- Learning outcomes of general education course with service-learning component : a case for academic and student affairs collaboration in Hong Kong / LAI Kwok Hung and XU Hui Xuan -- Current situation and improvement strategies for general education assessment at mainland Chinese universities / FENG Huimin |
| Summary |
General Education has taken center stage in the greater China area (Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China) because of a number of important developments. First, globalization has created both opportunities and challenges for college students. When they graduate and enter the real world, they must have the cultural sensitivities and social skills, in addition to their professional training, to compete in a knowledge-based global economy. Equally significant for institutions of higher education, pressing global problems challenge traditional disciplines and demand new forms of learning that resha |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
General education -- China -- Hong Kong
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General education -- Taiwan
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General education -- China
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Education, Higher -- China -- Hong Kong
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Education, Higher -- Taiwan
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Education, Higher -- China
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Education, Higher
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General education
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China
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China -- Hong Kong
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Taiwan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ng, Pak-Sheung
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Cheng, Chloe
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| ISBN |
9781136183294 |
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1136183299 |
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