How Does National Culture Affect the Teaching Style in Higher Education and What Are the Implications for the Student Experience?

Autor/inn/en	Hecht, Julia; Kahrens, Marion
Titel	How Does National Culture Affect the Teaching Style in Higher Education and What Are the Implications for the Student Experience?
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 27 (2021) 2, S.107-127 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kahrens, Marion)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1007/s11233-021-09068-2
Schlagwörter	Cultural Influences; Cultural Background; Cultural Differences; Teaching Styles; Teaching Methods; Student Centered Learning; Higher Education; Teacher Background; College Faculty; College Students; Student Experience; Correlation; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Germany; United Kingdom (Great Britain) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Kultureller Unterschied; Lehrstil; Unterrichtsstil; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Studienerfahrung; Korrelation; Globales Denken; Ausland; Deutschland
Abstract	One of the effects of globalization in Higher Education is that teachers in institutions and faculties increasingly come from diverse cultural backgrounds. This study provides insights into implications of cultural differences in the Higher Education sector in Great Britain. A case study approach was applied in order to analyze the impact of culture on teaching styles and methods at a Higher Education institution with a focus on British and German students and teachers. The findings from three data collection methods revealed that German tutors are more likely to apply teacher-centered styles than British tutors, which confirmed Hofstede's cultural differences particularly in terms of the dimensions uncertainty avoidance, power distance and individualism. Moreover, it was shown that cultural differences are not the sole determinant of teaching style and the authors were able to compile a framework of input factors which influence teaching style. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01