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Graduate Education in China
Globally, graduate educationGraduate education has been an integral part of national strategic planningStrategic planning, drawing heavy investment,...
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The politics of university rankings in China
Over the past decade, universities in the People’s Republic of China have notably progressed in international rankings. Most of the existing...
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Quality, Global Ranking, and the Rise of China
In 1998–1999 the World Bank had saidWorld Bank in its Report that it wasn’t capital but knowledge that could ensure sustained economic growth and...
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‘All things are in flux’: China in global science
Since 1990, a large and dynamic global science system has evolved, based on grass roots collaboration, and resting on the resources, infrastructure...
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Language learning environments and reading achievement among students in China: evidence from PISA 2018 data
In this study, we examined relationships between learning environment characteristics (disciplinary climate, teacher support, and teacher feedback)...
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Macro-lens of IHE: National Rationales, Objectives and Strategic Priorities in Australia and China
This chapter offers the macro-lens of IHE in two countries. It mainly documents and analyses national rationales, objectives and strategic priorities...
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Policy decoupling in strategic response to the double world-class project: evidence from elite universities in China
Creating world-class universities (WCUs) has recently become a significant policy and practice in higher education in China under the Double...
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Perceptions of education quality and influence of language barrier: graduation survey of international medical students at four universities in China
BackgroundAs the number of Asian and African students studying medicine in China increases, it is imperative to evaluate the educational experiences...
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A Plurality of Measures: From Scale to Modality: Map** Changes in Assessment and Its Implications for Learning Analytics
Over the last 2000 years assessment has been dominated by improvements of scale—the number of students who can be assessed. From the first widely...
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Washback of the Reformed College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) in English Learning and Teaching in China, and Possible Solutions
This chapter reviews the key research on the washback of the College English Test Band 4 Test (CET-4), a compulsory high-stakes, large-scale, and...
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Neoliberalism, Consumerism and Internationalisation: Chinese Higher Education Institution Leaders Attending the U.K. Leadership Development Programmes
This chapter examines the impact of the overseas leadership development programmes delivered in the U.K. From 2012 to 2018, 233 Chinese HEI leaders...
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Typical Practical Cases in Blended Learning
This chapter presents 16 practical cases from 11 countries, including China, Australia, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Serbia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the...
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Multiple voices and multiple interests: students’ lived experiences and understanding of university internationalization
With internationalization of higher education (HE) a worldwide trend in the past decades, a bulk of research has investigated various related issues,...
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Comparative Education in Asia: Reflections on an Intellectual Field
Comparative education in Asia is a century old. University courses and books in the field existed in Japan and China since the 1920s. Institutional...
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Concluding Chapter-Working Towards a Unified Measure of the Student Experience in Higher Education: Asian Perspectives
Asian higher education is now the world’s largest. There has been a rapid expansion of higher education among the different higher education systems...
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From Global Thinker to Innovative Mind: An Equity and Quality Roadmap Through Personalized Learning and Assessment
Every year, thousands of young graduates leave university without having a clear idea for their future employment/career pathways. Higher education’s...
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What Is the Utility of Posters? Qualitative Study of Participants at a Regional Primary Healthcare Conference in Asia
BackgroundPosters are used extensively as a mode of presentation at scientific conferences, but little is documented about their value to presenters...
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The SSCI Syndrome in Taiwan’s Academia
With the global expansion of higher education in the last two decades, the maintenance of academic quality to meet requirements for international...
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Green Supply Chain Management Practices—A Case Study from the Mauritian Textile Industry
The textile industry has faced relentless criticism from various stakeholder groups, partly for the global environmental and social issues that have...
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Educational Opportunity, Internationalization, and Upward Mobility in the Asia-Pacific
East Asian societies have shared a tradition that has, to various degrees, been influenced by Confucianism and Buddhism. They have also shared a...