Understanding Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students in U.S. Institutions A personal epistemology perspective /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Zhu, Jiabin (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education,
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This book uses a mixed-method approach to address the topic of personal epistemology among Chinese engineering doctoral students from U.S. institutions. It presents a broad view of the epistemological development among Chinese engineering students from five U.S. Midwestern doctoral programs. At the...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Influx of International Talents in the United States: An Introduction
• 2. Epistemological Developmental Theories
• 3. Measurement on Personal Epistemological Development
• 4. Personal Epistemology in Application
• Chapter 5. Developing a Valid Survey for Personal Epistemology
• 6. A Mixed-Method Research Design
• 7. Overall Profiles of Epistemological Development
• 8. Factors Related to Epistemological Development
• 9. Stories of Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students’ Epistemological Thinking Styles
• 10. Factors Associated with Advanced Epistemological Thinking
• 11. Lessons Learned and Future Directions.