scholarly journals Teaching Multiliteracies to Chinese Students: Challenges and Insights

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela M. Kohnen ◽  
Brittany Adams
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Figured Worlds ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Education In China

This article reports on a qualitative study of the graduate-level course “teaching multiliteracies.” At the time of the study, 24 of the 27 enrolled students were originally from China, and the experiences of 4 of these students are highlighted. Analysis examined how students’ figured worlds of education intersected with course concepts and suggests that, despite claiming to enjoy the class and to appreciate an expanded notion of literacy, students did not see how multiliteracies pedagogy could be compatible with the figured worlds of K–12 education in China. We argue that participants’ understandings of and challenges to course concepts help illuminate the complexities of teaching Western literacy pedagogies to Chinese students for teachers, researchers, and students themselves.

scholarly journals An analysis of the items of nursing competency in oral feeding assistance for hospitalized hemiplegic patients in China: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huifang Chen ◽  
Hisae Nakatani ◽  
Akiko Kanefuji ◽  
Hongxia Yang ◽  
Haiwei Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Oral Feeding ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Improvement Measures ◽  
Nursing Competencies ◽  
Feeding Assistance ◽  
Nursing Roles ◽  
Education In China

Background: Patients with hemiplegia often suffer from malnutrition and security threat due to disabilities and inadequate supports. This study aims to explore nursing perceptions regarding problems, necessary nursing supports, and nursing competencies required for the provision of oral feeding assistance to hospitalized hemiplegic patients.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in Taian City, China in 2016. A purposive sampling method was used, and data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. Totally, 5 faculty members and 10 ward nurses in China were interviewed. In relation to the nursing status regarding oral feeding assistance in the case of hemiplegic patients, background and improvement measures in nursing practice were assessed. Data were analyzed using the content analysis method.Results: Four problems in providing oral feeding assistance to hemiplegic patients were identified: 1) insufficient cognition of nursing roles, 2) insufficient consideration of psychological aspects of the patients, 3) lack of related theoretical and practical education, 4) lack of nutritional support during hospitalization. Twenty-five items of nursing competencies, the knowledge and skills required for oral feeding assistance to hospitalized hemiplegic patients were identified.Conclusions: The nursing competency identified by this study can provide evidence for reviewing the related nursing practice and continuous education in China. 

Portfolios

2016 ◽  
pp. 166-183
Author(s):  
Joan Lachance
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Teaching Performance ◽  
Graduate Level ◽  
Capstone Project ◽  
K 12

Graduate level teacher candidates preparing to work with English learners participate in coursework related to theory and practice for many aspects of second language acquisition. In this presentation the author describes and discusses an innovative capstone project, completed in the context of the second language acquisition course, which conceptualizes and embodies performance-based assessments. What makes this exceptional is that teacher candidates demonstrate deep insight regarding the authenticity of using performance-based assessments with K-12 English learners while simultaneously connecting the concepts to their own pre-service teaching performance-based assessments; Portfolios2.

The Crisis in the Humanities and ‘Invented Tradition’

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Zhou Xian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Invented Tradition ◽  
Worldwide Phenomenon ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Education In China

The crisis of the humanities in higher education has been around for some time. Over the years, concerns regarding this crisis have spread extensively. To the optimist, such a crisis presents new opportunities and challenges; to the pessimist, old practices die hard. In fact, the crisis of the humanities in Chinese academic circles has yet to attract proper attention and discussion. If we think of the past 30 years, it is clear that higher education in China faces this crisis, with the various instances of poisonings and murders amongst Chinese students being a further indicator of its seriousness. Thus, despite differences in its manifestation throughout various countries, it seems that the crisis of the humanities is a worldwide phenomenon. Below, I will discuss three sets of problems in order to explore some possible solutions to this crisis.

scholarly journals Teaching peace by using nonviolent communication for difficult conversations in the college classroom

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Koopman ◽  
Laine Seliga
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Peace Education ◽  
College Classroom ◽  
Nonviolent Communication ◽  
Difficult Conversations ◽  
Nonviolent Action ◽  
Teaching Peace ◽  
K 12

Having empathy and respect for oneself and others when engaging in difficult dialogue is an essential part of peace education. Gandhi emphasized that involving emotions was more transformative than purely intellectual approaches to education. Nonviolent communication (NVC), as developed by Marshall Rosenberg, is a tool for fostering empathy and building connection across difference. Using NVC for difficult conversations in any college classroom is a way of mainstreaming peace education across the curriculum. Though there is literature on difficult conversations in the college classroom, and on the effectiveness of NVC in general and in K-12 classrooms, there is very little on NVC in college spaces, and none on NVC for difficult conversations. In this primarily qualitative study college students were asked to use NVC to discuss controversial nonviolent actions. We found that even when both professor and students were NVC beginners, students were able to use it to discuss polarizing protests in a class with a diversity of views and needs for respect were overwhelmingly met. NVC was also useful for deepening analysis of the effectiveness of nonviolent actions, and could serve as a tool of emotional regulation for nonviolent action, or a modern day sort of purification for satyagraha.

COVID-19 Virtual Dilemma

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-45
Author(s):  
Julie J. Williams Mills ◽  
Julie A. Quast ◽  
Melanie Fields
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Technology Access ◽  
Learning By Teaching ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
School Day ◽  
K 12

This qualitative study explored the parental support of K-12 students with mathematics during the COVID-19 pandemic. A digital, open-ended survey was completed by parents or caregivers to examine the role they played in their student's school day with a specific focus on the challenges and successes of mathematics learning. The survey was administered after six to eight weeks of remote instruction with at least four weeks of remote instruction remaining. Parents supported learning by teaching, facilitating, promoting independence, and providing resources. Parents mentioned several challenges and some successes during at home mathematics learning. Challenges included student motivation, lack of tools, gaps in learning, and technology access. While some parents reported no successes, others mentioned completing work, reviewing and mastering concepts, and building confidence.

“Do you have any Idea who you Just Hired?!?” A Study of Open and Closeted Sexual Minority K–12 Administrators

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Fraynd ◽  
Colleen A. Capper
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Direct Action ◽  
European American ◽  
Sovereign Power ◽  
American School ◽  
Disciplinary Power ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Depth Interviews

In this exploratory, qualitative study, we considered in-depth interviews with two female and two male European American school leaders, one of each gender who were “closeted” in their sexuality and one of each who were “open.” Foucault's sovereign and disciplinary power and normalization conceptually framed the study. Their fear of disclosure resulted in reproducing heteronormative power. At the same time, all four used their sovereign power to take a stand against homophobia in their settings, though the explicitly out principal took much more direct action than the closeted leaders.

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