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Cultural Foundations of Learning : East and West.

Describes fundamental differences in learning beliefs between the Western mind model and the East Asian virtue model of learning.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Li, Jin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Faust and the Birth of a Research Agenda; ENCOUNTERING FAUST; SHOCK IN AMERICA; FISH DISCOVERING WATER; CHINESE CULTURE AND FAUST AGAIN; 2 Learning to Master the Universe and to Transform Self; WESTERN INTELLECTUAL TRADITION; Know the World; Certainty of Knowledge; Mind and Its Wonders; Examined Life; The Western Learner; CONFUCIAN LEARNING TRADITION; Perfect Self; Take the World Upon Oneself; Learning Virtues; Action Is Better Than Words; The Chinese Learner; 3 Time Past and Time Present.
  • CHANGED CURRICULUM AND INCREASED COMPETITIONEXAMINATION HELL; EXPLAINING ASIAN STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT IN EARLIER RESEARCH; THE PARADOXICAL CHINESE LEARNER; Learning Beliefs; Learning Processes; FURTHER RESEARCH: DIGGING INTO CULTURAL LEARNING BELIEFS; Mapping Cultural Learning Models; European-American Learning Model; Purpose of Learning; Agentic Process of Learning; Kinds of Achievement; Affect; European-American Learning Model Echoes Western Intellectual Tradition; Chinese Learning Model; Purpose of Learning; Agentic Process of Learning; Kinds of Achievement; Affect.
  • Chinese Model and Its Confucian Lineageculture-level versus individual-level beliefs; 4 Mind-Oriented and Virtue-Oriented Learning Processes; KINDS OF HUMAN LEARNING; LEARNING PROCESS IN WESTERN AND CHINESE CULTURES; Mind-Oriented Learning Process in the West; Active Engagement; Exploration and Inquiry; Thinking and Critical Thinking; Self-Expression and Communication; Virtue-Oriented Learning Process in China/East Asia; Earnestness/Sincerity (./.); Diligence/Self-Exertion (./.); Familiarizing Oneself (shu, .); Practicing (lianxi, .); Achieving Refined/Perfected Mastery (jing, .).
  • Endurance of Hardship (.)Perseverance (.); Concentration (.); 5 Curiosity Begets Inquiry and Heart Begets Dedication; EMOTION IN GENERAL; Positive and Negative Affect in Learning; CULTURAL VARIATION IN LEARNING-RELATED AFFECT; Learning-Related Affect in Western Learners; Prior to Learning; During Learning; Post-Learning; Learning-Related Affect in Chinese/East Asian Learners; Prior to Learning; During Learning; Respect
  • An Important Affect in East Asian Learners; Post-Learning; Lower Pride but Higher Humility; 6 Nerd's Hell and Nerd's Haven; THE WESTERN LEARNER IN THE EYE OF THE PEERS.
  • Nerd's HellIs It Human Nature to Harass Nerds?; Inescapable Dooming of Nerds in the West; THE EAST ASIAN LEARNER IN THE EYE OF THE PEERS; Significance of Learning Peers; Nerd's Haven; Peer Supported Learning in School and Community; Peers as Role Models through Parents; Children Seek Peer-Supported Learning on Their Own; Deep Roots for Honoring High Achievers in East Asia; Asian-American Children as the "Nerd" Group; 7 Socratic and Confucian Tutors at Home; MOST WILLING AND EFFECTIVE EXECUTORS OF CULTURAL PRESCRIPTIONS; CAPTURE THE FLOW OF SOCIALIZATION.
  • Structural Analysis: Elements of Mother-Child Talk.