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'Students as partners rather than followers but ... ': understanding academics' conceptions of changing learner-teacher relationships in Chinese higher education

Higher education research and development, 2023-08, Vol.42 (6), p.1362-1376 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2022 ;ISSN: 0729-4360 ;EISSN: 1469-8366 ;DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2022.2135690

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'Students as partners rather than followers but ... ': understanding academics' conceptions of changing learner-teacher relationships in Chinese higher education
Author: Dai, Kun ; Matthews, Kelly E.
Subjects: Academic staff attitudes ; Academics ; Chinese ; Chinese culture ; Chinese higher education ; Chinese students ; College Faculty ; Confucianism ; Cultural Influences ; Foreign Countries ; Higher Education ; Interviews ; learner-teacher relationships ; Partnerships in education ; pedagogical practices ; Student Centered Learning ; Student Role ; Student teacher relationship ; students as partners ; Teacher Attitudes ; Teacher Student Relationship ; Thematic approach ; University students ; University teaching
Is Part Of: Higher education research and development, 2023-08, Vol.42 (6), p.1362-1376
Description: Students as partners (SaP) is gaining attention in higher education (HE) as universities worldwide rethink pedagogical practices through a relationship-rich lens. Many studies have examined partnership practices, conceptions of learner-teacher partnerships and its application in various (mainly anglophone) contexts. However, relatively few studies have explored SaP issues in non-anglophone contexts (e.g., China). In this study, we interviewed 20 lecturers at a Chinese university to understand how they perceived the role of students in teaching and learning. Our reflexive thematic analysis found that many lecturers were open to, and some already practising forms of, partnership practices. But pragmatic, structural and cultural issues caused hesitation, particularly the cultural heritage of Confucian education and global HE competition drivers rewarding research outputs over teaching practices. This study is an initial step in exploring academics' perceptions of SaP in a changing Chinese HE system with a strong policy focus on student-centred approaches.
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0729-4360
EISSN: 1469-8366
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2022.2135690
Source: Taylor & Francis (Open access)

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'Students as partners rather than followers but ... ': understanding academics' conceptions of changing learner-teacher relationships in Chinese higher education

2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group 2022 ;ISSN: 0729-4360 ;EISSN: 1469-8366 ;DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2022.2135690

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