Student Autonomy and Awareness: Vocational Education and Student-Centred Learning in China

Autor/inn/en	Hua, Zhong; Harris, Ann; Ollin, Ros
Titel	Student Autonomy and Awareness: Vocational Education and Student-Centred Learning in China
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 63 (2011) 2, S.191-203 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-6820
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Communication Skills; Pilot Projects; Case Studies; Classroom Observation Techniques; Interviews; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Innovation; Curriculum Development; Learner Controlled Instruction; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Kommunikationsstil; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	This article reports on research into Chinese students' perceptions of a pilot key skills' communication course introduced in three vocational education institutions in China. The course was based on key skills' criteria formulated in 2004 by China's Vocational Qualification Appraisal Committee and produced in response to the changing demands of employers operating in a global environment of growth and competition. Intrinsic to the initiative, was the use of student-centred learning as opposed to the more didactic methods traditionally used in Chinese education. Through institutional case studies, focus groups, class observations and interviews, data was gathered to reveal views and underlying perceptions of the new course. The findings reported here focus on Chinese students' understanding of communication key skills and their changing attitudes to student-centred learning. The development of the students' self-awareness and self-confidence as a result of the new programme is examined and analysed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10