Students’ views on general education: insights gained from the narratives of Chinese students in Hong Kong

D. Shek, Florence K. Y. Wu, W. Chai
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Abstract The General University Requirements (GUR) is a component of the new 4-year undergraduate program at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). This study examined students’ views and experiences of the GUR using a qualitative methodology. Written comments of 240 freshmen, sophomores, and senior-year students with reference to open-ended questions on their memorable experiences in the GUR study were collected. The qualitative findings suggested that students generally had positive views on the GUR in terms of its widely adopted active and experiential learning pedagogy, useful and attractive contents, caring teaching staff, and rich learning outcomes. Challenges were also identified for further improvement of the GUR.
学生对通识教育的看法:从香港中国学生的叙述中获得的见解
摘要香港理工大学(理大)新开设的四年制本科课程是《大学一般要求》(GUR)的一个组成部分。本研究采用定性方法研究了学生对GUR的看法和经历。收集了240名大一、大二和大四学生关于他们在GUR研究中难忘经历的开放式问题的书面评论。定性研究结果表明,学生普遍对GUR持积极看法,认为其广泛采用的积极和体验式学习方法、有用和有吸引力的内容、关爱的教职员工以及丰富的学习成果。还发现了进一步改进GUR的挑战。
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