{"title":"Enterprising Academics: Heterarchical Policy Networks for Artificial Intelligence in British Higher Education","authors":"D. Gellai","doi":"10.1177/20965311221143798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221143798","url":null,"abstract":"There is limited scholarship on artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education governance, though AI-powered technologies are becoming prevalent in many fields, and education is no exception. However, the technology is still nascent and has not reached its full potential, thus ideas and arguments abound, championing or cautioning against the use of these technologies. To fill this gap in studies of policy networks of AI in British higher education, this article employs network ethnography and discourse analysis to study how ideas about AI-powered technologies in higher education circulate in policy networks in the United Kingdom. The findings evidence a policy network showing signs of a heterarchy that is permeated by neoliberal rationales, and policy actors are actively promoting artificial intelligence technologies to be used in education. This paper expands on existing research by looking at the university and not-for-profit sectors, in addition to the governmental and educational technology, and employs network ethnography, which allows for an expanded understanding of the policy actors involved, and a critical analysis of the ideas circulating.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44673751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
You You (由由), Nali Jia (贾娜丽), Ana Xie (谢阿娜), Weimin Wang (王维民)
{"title":"China Medical Education College Survey, 2013–2018","authors":"You You (由由), Nali Jia (贾娜丽), Ana Xie (谢阿娜), Weimin Wang (王维民)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221143797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221143797","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose China recently proposed a series of important policies intended to reform and improve the quality of medical education on the national level. This paper presents the findings of a national survey of China's medical schools conducted to review the development of undergraduate medical education over a five-year period (2013–2018). Design/Approach/Methods The National Center for Health Professions Education Development implemented the China Medical Education College Survey. Approximately 64% of the targeted medical schools participated in the survey, constituting a representative sample of higher education institutions offering educational programs in clinical medicine in China. Findings Following new policy orientations, medical schools showed positive developments in terms of the types of medical education programs offered, teaching and assessment methods, medical education resources, participation in accreditation, and quality of incoming students. However, the survey also revealed several worrying trends, including the coexistence of various types of education programs, significant regional differences in educational resources, dominance of traditional teaching and assessment methods, inconsistencies in quality, and an increase in graduates seeking employment in professions outside healthcare. Originality/Value Findings of the first national survey of China's medical schools show that there is still a long way to go to ensure high quality and efficient medical education on a national level.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"294 - 317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43004481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wing Kin Cheng (郑永健), Oi-Lam Ng (吴蔼蓝), Yujing Ni (倪玉菁)
{"title":"Enhancing Student Authorship and Broadening Personal Latitude in the Mathematics Classroom With Rich Dialogic Discourse","authors":"Wing Kin Cheng (郑永健), Oi-Lam Ng (吴蔼蓝), Yujing Ni (倪玉菁)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221142887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221142887","url":null,"abstract":"In this article, we explore how student authorship may be enhanced among learners in mathematics classrooms in a Hong Kong primary school through rich dialogue discourse. Using qualitative methods, that is, coding and discourse analysis, we examine the relationship between student authorship and personal latitude through a case study of two Grade 4 mathematics lessons taught by two primary mathematics teachers, respectively. We discuss the study's findings in relation to how teachers can engage themselves and their students in dialogic discourse to offer student choices and opportunities and generate original voices. Personal latitude was found when the students were given the choice to use their original voices. The learners assumed the role of author; consequently, authorship was enhanced in ensuing rich dialogic discourse.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49054438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Making Sense of Interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum Design: Case Study of Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong","authors":"Adrian Man-Ho Lam (林文灏)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221142888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221142888","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose This research is an interview-based study that captures the academics’ perspectives toward the planning and design of an interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum for undergraduate students in the Chinese context, using the Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong as a case study. Design/Approach/Methods A total of 28 academics with various levels of academic ranking, disciplinary context, proven teaching excellence, and research productivities were individually invited for and consented to a semi-structured and face-to-face interview. Findings This article suggests four fundamental and interrelated dimensions for consideration when structuring an interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum, namely, how to design, what is worth learning, how to learn and teach, and how to know students have learned. It is suggested that the ideal curriculum should remain coherent and coordinated, broad and balanced, as well as open and flexible, ensuring the capture of knowledge, skills, and attitudes, with the facilitation of active, authentic, and contextualized pedagogies and assessments. Originality/Value This article has the potential of providing insight for policymakers and educators around the world to better structure an interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum by creating an overall springboard for future discussion. They can also integrate these evidence-based elements and strategies into their everyday practices.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"410 - 432"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42449087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Would Preservice Teachers With Deeper Reflection Emerge as Teacher Leaders?","authors":"Ye Wang (王烨), James Ko (高裕安), Haiyan Qian (钱海燕)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221142892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221142892","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose This study aimed to identify the potential attributes of teacher leadership among preservice teachers with higher levels of reflection, especially in the Chinese context. Design/Approach/Methods A mixed research method was adopted in this study. First, a quantitative research method was conducted to examine preservice teachers’ reflection depth. The top 10% of the preservice teachers with higher levels of reflection were selected as the target respondents for comparison. Second, qualitative data analysis was conducted to identify potential attributes of emergent teacher leadership in these preservice teachers. Findings This study identified five potential attributes of emergent teacher leadership among preservice teachers who showed deeper reflection depth. Additionally, this study identified how the unique attributes fit into preservice teachers’ professional development in the Chinese context. Originality/Value This study proposes a new development model to develop preservice teachers that emphasizes the role of continuous reflections in context for professional growth. This study holds implications for understanding the potential attributes of emergent teacher leadership among Chinese preservice teachers. Additionally, this study appeals to the importance of cultivating preservice teachers to practice teacher leadership during the teacher training stage to support them to become outstanding future teachers.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"237 - 260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46590867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning From the United States?: Policy Transfer and the Development of Chinese Higher Education Since 1978","authors":"Wenqin Shen (沈文钦)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221142889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221142889","url":null,"abstract":"The paper tries to analyze the impact of the American higher education model on China's higher education since the reform and opening-up, enriching the research on policy learning in comparative education by adding a Sino-U.S. case. This study focuses on three cases of policy learning: undergraduate education reform, the transformation of polytechnic universities into comprehensive ones, and the introduction of the tenure-track system, using academic archives, oral interviews, and policy texts. This study identifies several characteristics of policy learning. First, while the influence of the United States remains dominant, other countries such as Germany, the United Kingdom, and France have also become learning targets. Second, policy learning from the United States reflects the characteristics of selective adoption, suggesting that the foreign model is partially copied and reinterpreted in the Chinese context. Policy transfer is a classic theme of comparative education research. Although the Western model—and the U.S. model in particular—has had a profound impact on China's higher education reform, research on the impact of the U.S. model since 1978 is limited. This study addresses this gap.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47007367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence-Based Effective Pedagogy in Primary Schools","authors":"Hui Li (李辉)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221143139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221143139","url":null,"abstract":"This book is the fi rst and most systematic report of the key fi ndings from the world-class and world-known massive research program — The Effective Provision of Preschool, Primary & Secondary Education (EPPSE). As the most comprehensive and far-reaching study of the longitudinal effects of preschool, primary","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"498 - 500"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43766784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianlin Hou (侯建林), Kaiju Liao (廖凯举), Peng Liao (廖鹏), Weimin Wang (王维民), Ana Xie (谢阿娜), Yang Ke (柯杨)
{"title":"Should China Expand Its Medical Education Scale? Evidence From Comparative Research","authors":"Jianlin Hou (侯建林), Kaiju Liao (廖凯举), Peng Liao (廖鹏), Weimin Wang (王维民), Ana Xie (谢阿娜), Yang Ke (柯杨)","doi":"10.1177/20965311221141450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221141450","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose This study compares doctor staffing level and the scale of medical education in China with those of other countries and proposes policy recommendations for future adjustments to the scale of China's medical education. Design/Approach/Methods This study employs a literature review and descriptive analysis. Findings China had 1.98 medical doctors per 1,000 people in 2018, ranking 85th out of the 193 member-states of the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2017, China had 1.99 practicing doctors per 1,000 people, only ranking above Turkey (1.88) in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. China had only 10.28 medical graduates per 100,000 people—placing in the bottom third of OECD countries. China's provision of 1.4 medical schools per 10 million people was also significantly lower than the global average (3.9). However, the average number of students enrolled in medical schools (509) in China was significantly higher than the global average (160). Originality/Value Although the scale of admission in undergraduate medical education must be expanded in China, this needs to be achieved while controlling the average number of medical students per school and reducing enrollment in low-quality medical schools. Furthermore, it is necessary to establish new medical schools while improving the operating level of existing ones.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"280 - 293"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47444230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Compiling Life-Oriented Moral Education Textbooks for Elementary Schools in China: The Mimetic Approach in Morality and Law","authors":"Yan Tang (唐燕)","doi":"10.1177/2096531120982961","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531120982961","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study explores a novel approach to compiling life-oriented moral textbooks for elementary schools in China, specifically focusing on Morality and Law. Design/Approach/Methods: Adopting Aristotle’s Poetics as its theoretical perspective, this study illustrates and analyzes the mimetic approach used in compiling the life-oriented moral education textbook, Morality and Law. Findings: The mimetic approach involves imitating children's real activities, thoughts, and feelings in textbooks. The mimetic approach to compiling life-oriented moral textbooks comprises three strategies: constructing children's life events as building blocks for textbook compilation, designing an intricate textual device exposing the wholeness of children's life actions, and designing inward learning activities leading to children's inner worlds. Originality/Value: From the perspective of Aristotle's Poetics, the approach to compilation in Morality and Law can be defined as mimetic. And the compilation activity in the life-oriented moral education textbook also can be described as a process of mimesis. So this article presents a new approach to compile moral education textbooks and an innovative way to understand the nature of one compiling activity.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"720 - 740"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2096531120982961","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65512766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Motivation Perspective on College Admission Reform in Shanghai: The Effect of Providing More Choices and Multiple Evaluation Criteria","authors":"Jing Wang (汪靖)","doi":"10.1177/2096531120940327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531120940327","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study offered insights into how Chinese college admission reform brought about school changes and influenced students’ motivation and learning behaviors. Design/Approach/Methods: Four classes in one public high school in the Shanghai Municipality were observed in their homeroom activities and during class breaks. Students and teachers were purposively selected and interviewed. Findings: Due to the more choices on national college entrance examination-examined subjects, career development courses and internships were offered to give students guidance on subject selection. A class shifting system was adopted. In response to the comprehensive evaluation criteria, more free time and club activities were offered so that students can develop their own interests in nonacademic areas. While the reform promoted some students’ intrinsic motivation and mastery goals—that is, students reported their intention to develop interests and improve competences—some students made strategic decisions (e.g., avoiding choosing Physics, intensive preparation, and extracurricular academic tutoring) to maximize college admission possibilities at the cost of ignoring their personal interests. Originality/Value: This is a timely study that provides insights into school changes and impacts on students’ learning in a changing educational context. Implications for future research and practices are discussed.","PeriodicalId":33103,"journal":{"name":"ECNU Review of Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"741 - 760"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2096531120940327","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47532928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}