The reform of undergraduate classroom teaching is well underway along with the continuous development of education reform in China.In regard to that,lecturers must promptly innovate teaching concepts and reform underg...The reform of undergraduate classroom teaching is well underway along with the continuous development of education reform in China.In regard to that,lecturers must promptly innovate teaching concepts and reform undergraduate classroom teachings with emphasis on student development so as to create a first-class teaching classroom experience and effectively address shortcomings in the undergraduate classroom teaching model.The improvement and optimization of teaching concepts fully reflect the main status of students.In this paper,the problems existing in the undergraduate classroom teaching are explored and analysed.A practical strategy for undergraduate classroom teaching reform centered on student development is proposed,hoping to help in students’overall development.展开更多
This scoping review aimed to explore the nature and structure of Student Counselling and Development Units(SCDUs)in Africa towards a better understanding of the role they play in African Higher Education Institutions(...This scoping review aimed to explore the nature and structure of Student Counselling and Development Units(SCDUs)in Africa towards a better understanding of the role they play in African Higher Education Institutions(HEIs).A comprehensive literature search of ten years(2015-2025)on five electronic databases was conducted.Titles and abstracts were screened,and full articles examined,resulting in 23 studies meeting the inclusion criteria.Using thematic analysis,five main overarching themes were identified:(i)the scope and focus of services in SCDUs,(ii)multidisciplinary teams,(iii)approaches to service provision,(iv)challenges in providing effective support,and(v)adaptability of SCDUs.These themes highlighted that SCDUs offer a multidimensional range of support services and adopt systems-based frameworks.Moreover,they face significant challenges,including limited resources,poor service utilization,and the need for culturally sensitive practices.Conversely,a major strength is their adaptability of implementing online and blended service delivery models.展开更多
The extensive application of artificial intelligence(AI)technology is profoundly affecting the ecology of education.To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of AI for the professional growth of students,this study ...The extensive application of artificial intelligence(AI)technology is profoundly affecting the ecology of education.To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of AI for the professional growth of students,this study systematically analyzed the potential dual impacts of AI in higher education from two dimensions,namely academic ability and thinking patterns.Results indicated AI facilitated the development of students by improving learning efficiency and optimizing the integration of resources.However,it simultaneously aggravated the crisis of academic integrity and the inertia of thinking.In responding to these issues,this study proposed an integrated framework that included management,guidance,and standardization.This framework would facilitate the positive interaction between AI and education,contributing to the professional development of students.展开更多
Background:With the proliferation of smartphones,adolescent mobile phone dependency has intensified,potentially precipitating academic burnout and other adverse outcomes among students.Contemporary study mostly examin...Background:With the proliferation of smartphones,adolescent mobile phone dependency has intensified,potentially precipitating academic burnout and other adverse outcomes among students.Contemporary study mostly examines college populations,resulting in a lack of exploration on the internal mechanisms connecting mobile phone dependency to academic burnout.In addition to analysing the chain-mediated effects of sleep quality and cognitive flexibility,this study sought to provide theoretical insights for prevention by applying the Conservation of Resources theory to examine the relationship between academic burnout and mobile phone dependency among middle and high school students.Methods:A cluster convenience sampling approach was adopted.Data were collected from 811 middle and high school students in Tianjin,China,using a paper-based questionnaire battery comprising the Mobile Phone Addiction Index,the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,the Cognitive Flexibility Scale,and the Adolescent Academic Burnout Scale.Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0.Chain mediation effects were examined via the PROCESS macro,with significance assessed using bias-corrected bootstrap 95%confidence intervals.Results:A statistically significant positive link exists between mobile phone dependency and academic burnout among middle and high school students(r=0.575,p<0.001).Dependence on mobile phones had a substantial direct impact on academic burnout(β=0.303,p<0.001).Chain mediation analysis revealed that mobile phone dependency had a substantial direct impact on academic burnout(β=0.303,p<0.001).Sleep quality and cognitive flexibility mediated the link between mobile phone dependency and academic burnout.These indirect pathways represent 44.18%of the total effect.Conclusions:Mobile phone dependency contributes to academic burnout amongmiddle and high school students,mediated sequentially by sleep quality and cognitive flexibility.These findings suggest a potential intervention strategy to mitigate academic burnout by targeting excessive mobile phone use,enhancing sleep hygiene,and implementing cognitive flexibility training.展开更多
IntroductionWhen I taught extensive reading, I found many students didn’t know how to read more effi-ciently. They had difficulties in understanding the text as a whole. They didn’t know how toinfer something from w...IntroductionWhen I taught extensive reading, I found many students didn’t know how to read more effi-ciently. They had difficulties in understanding the text as a whole. They didn’t know how toinfer something from what they had read. After reading a text, they could answer correctly only5--6 out of the ten questions following it. Questions like "What is the author’s attitude?""What is the tone of this article?"or "How has the author organised his essay?" were difficultfor them.This article aims to present some suggetions for developing student’s reading skills.展开更多
Rural boarding schools in compulsory education in China have proliferated with school merger program.This paper analyzes the relationship between school belonging and student development and the factors that influence...Rural boarding schools in compulsory education in China have proliferated with school merger program.This paper analyzes the relationship between school belonging and student development and the factors that influence students'sense of belonging in rural boarding schools.The paper examines how principals in rural boarding schools in China can promote student development by building a sense of belonging.The paper argues that building this sense of belonging can serve as a solution to the current problems affecting rural boarding schools,improve the quality of rural primary education,and promote student development.展开更多
Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are ...Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.展开更多
This study explores the cultural and value foundations of the educational goals of higher education in Kazakhstan and China.Based on the historical development and cultural traditions of the two countries,this study c...This study explores the cultural and value foundations of the educational goals of higher education in Kazakhstan and China.Based on the historical development and cultural traditions of the two countries,this study compares the similarities and differences of the educational goals of the two countries through qualitative literature content analysis.Both countries have taken“modernization and internationalization”as one of the core development directions of higher education development,but China’s educational philosophy is rooted in Confucianism and socialist core values,emphasizing country and collectivism;while Kazakhstan,based on neoliberal orientation,draws on the European education framework,gradually integrates multicultural concepts,emphasizes national identity and attaches importance to students’individual development.This study uses Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and postcolonial education theory to explore how different nation-building narratives affect the educational goals of higher education.By comparing value systems,institutional logics,and student training models,it helps to understand how the educational systems of the“Global South”countries seek a balance between international standards and local cultural identity.It provides inspiration for the development of education based on culture and mutual reference under the global education trend,and provides a comparative education perspective for reform localization.展开更多
文摘The reform of undergraduate classroom teaching is well underway along with the continuous development of education reform in China.In regard to that,lecturers must promptly innovate teaching concepts and reform undergraduate classroom teachings with emphasis on student development so as to create a first-class teaching classroom experience and effectively address shortcomings in the undergraduate classroom teaching model.The improvement and optimization of teaching concepts fully reflect the main status of students.In this paper,the problems existing in the undergraduate classroom teaching are explored and analysed.A practical strategy for undergraduate classroom teaching reform centered on student development is proposed,hoping to help in students’overall development.
文摘This scoping review aimed to explore the nature and structure of Student Counselling and Development Units(SCDUs)in Africa towards a better understanding of the role they play in African Higher Education Institutions(HEIs).A comprehensive literature search of ten years(2015-2025)on five electronic databases was conducted.Titles and abstracts were screened,and full articles examined,resulting in 23 studies meeting the inclusion criteria.Using thematic analysis,five main overarching themes were identified:(i)the scope and focus of services in SCDUs,(ii)multidisciplinary teams,(iii)approaches to service provision,(iv)challenges in providing effective support,and(v)adaptability of SCDUs.These themes highlighted that SCDUs offer a multidimensional range of support services and adopt systems-based frameworks.Moreover,they face significant challenges,including limited resources,poor service utilization,and the need for culturally sensitive practices.Conversely,a major strength is their adaptability of implementing online and blended service delivery models.
文摘The extensive application of artificial intelligence(AI)technology is profoundly affecting the ecology of education.To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of AI for the professional growth of students,this study systematically analyzed the potential dual impacts of AI in higher education from two dimensions,namely academic ability and thinking patterns.Results indicated AI facilitated the development of students by improving learning efficiency and optimizing the integration of resources.However,it simultaneously aggravated the crisis of academic integrity and the inertia of thinking.In responding to these issues,this study proposed an integrated framework that included management,guidance,and standardization.This framework would facilitate the positive interaction between AI and education,contributing to the professional development of students.
基金supported by the Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Foundation of Tianjin(Grant No.TJJX22-006).
文摘Background:With the proliferation of smartphones,adolescent mobile phone dependency has intensified,potentially precipitating academic burnout and other adverse outcomes among students.Contemporary study mostly examines college populations,resulting in a lack of exploration on the internal mechanisms connecting mobile phone dependency to academic burnout.In addition to analysing the chain-mediated effects of sleep quality and cognitive flexibility,this study sought to provide theoretical insights for prevention by applying the Conservation of Resources theory to examine the relationship between academic burnout and mobile phone dependency among middle and high school students.Methods:A cluster convenience sampling approach was adopted.Data were collected from 811 middle and high school students in Tianjin,China,using a paper-based questionnaire battery comprising the Mobile Phone Addiction Index,the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,the Cognitive Flexibility Scale,and the Adolescent Academic Burnout Scale.Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0.Chain mediation effects were examined via the PROCESS macro,with significance assessed using bias-corrected bootstrap 95%confidence intervals.Results:A statistically significant positive link exists between mobile phone dependency and academic burnout among middle and high school students(r=0.575,p<0.001).Dependence on mobile phones had a substantial direct impact on academic burnout(β=0.303,p<0.001).Chain mediation analysis revealed that mobile phone dependency had a substantial direct impact on academic burnout(β=0.303,p<0.001).Sleep quality and cognitive flexibility mediated the link between mobile phone dependency and academic burnout.These indirect pathways represent 44.18%of the total effect.Conclusions:Mobile phone dependency contributes to academic burnout amongmiddle and high school students,mediated sequentially by sleep quality and cognitive flexibility.These findings suggest a potential intervention strategy to mitigate academic burnout by targeting excessive mobile phone use,enhancing sleep hygiene,and implementing cognitive flexibility training.
文摘IntroductionWhen I taught extensive reading, I found many students didn’t know how to read more effi-ciently. They had difficulties in understanding the text as a whole. They didn’t know how toinfer something from what they had read. After reading a text, they could answer correctly only5--6 out of the ten questions following it. Questions like "What is the author’s attitude?""What is the tone of this article?"or "How has the author organised his essay?" were difficultfor them.This article aims to present some suggetions for developing student’s reading skills.
文摘Rural boarding schools in compulsory education in China have proliferated with school merger program.This paper analyzes the relationship between school belonging and student development and the factors that influence students'sense of belonging in rural boarding schools.The paper examines how principals in rural boarding schools in China can promote student development by building a sense of belonging.The paper argues that building this sense of belonging can serve as a solution to the current problems affecting rural boarding schools,improve the quality of rural primary education,and promote student development.
文摘Language acquisition is a system with four components： language development, academic development, cognitive development and sociocultural development. Based on this theory, Chinese students in the United States are studied from three perspectives： linguistically, culturally, and social psychologically. It indicated that, to help Chinese students develop their English performance and cultural appreciation in this diverse world, the profession of English teaching in China should cover a variety of domains, including linguistic, cultural and psychological input. Both American and Chinese education can benefit from this special group of Chinese students if they can be better understood, and used as a bridge between China and U. S. cultural and academic exchange. In the meantime, the mirror held up to the Chinese students in these perspectives reflects not only who they are but also who they can become.
文摘This study explores the cultural and value foundations of the educational goals of higher education in Kazakhstan and China.Based on the historical development and cultural traditions of the two countries,this study compares the similarities and differences of the educational goals of the two countries through qualitative literature content analysis.Both countries have taken“modernization and internationalization”as one of the core development directions of higher education development,but China’s educational philosophy is rooted in Confucianism and socialist core values,emphasizing country and collectivism;while Kazakhstan,based on neoliberal orientation,draws on the European education framework,gradually integrates multicultural concepts,emphasizes national identity and attaches importance to students’individual development.This study uses Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and postcolonial education theory to explore how different nation-building narratives affect the educational goals of higher education.By comparing value systems,institutional logics,and student training models,it helps to understand how the educational systems of the“Global South”countries seek a balance between international standards and local cultural identity.It provides inspiration for the development of education based on culture and mutual reference under the global education trend,and provides a comparative education perspective for reform localization.
