Diversity in the Chinese Classroom in Changing Contexts

Autor:	Grace C. L. Mak
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Typology Social reality media_common.quotation_subject International comparisons Social environment Context (language use) Education Epistemology Currency Pedagogy East Asia Sociology Diversity (politics) media_common
Zdroj:	Evaluation & Research in Education. 21:252-266
ISSN:	1747-7514 0950-0790
DOI:	10.1080/09500790802485252
Popis:	International comparisons in educational achievement and economic performance have spurred studies on the East Asian learner. In this context the cultural perspective on the Chinese learner has gained currency. This paper examines how the interaction of cultural, social and structural forces shape the changing patterns of diversity among Chinese learners. I will argue that the cultural explanation is powerful as an inter-cultural typology, where the salient features of a culture are highlighted for comparison at the system level. However, it becomes limited as one's attention shifts to daily practice, where sharp individual differences present a major challenge to teachers. It is necessary to study the Chinese learner also as an intra-cultural typology. A probe into possible causes of individual differences in the changing social reality supports a social explanation to complement the cultural one. Educational policy initiatives, notably mass education, reduction of streaming and additional suppo...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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