Understanding Chinese engineering doctoral students in U.S. institutions : a personal epistemology perspective / Jiabin Zhu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhu, Jiabin, author.

Series:

East-West crosscurrents in higher education.

East-West crosscurrents in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese students--United States--Attitudes.

Chinese students.

Engineering students, Foreign--United States--Attitudes.

Engineering students, Foreign.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 190 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

This book uses a mixed-method approach to address the topic of personal epistemology among Chinese engineering doctoral students from U.S. institutions.--It presents a broad view of the epistemological development among Chinese engineering students from five U.S. Midwestern doctoral programs. Meanwhile, it provides practical examples from students academic experiences to showcase their thinking development and behavioral patterns. It allows readers to gain an understanding of Chinese engineering students academic lives in U.S. institutions through a cognitive theoretical lens. It also highlights a number of factors that can potentially facilitate adult students cognitive development, and extends the discussion on the benefits of study-abroad and cross-cultural education to the epistemological domain.

Contents:

1. Influx of International Talents in the United States: An Introduction; 1.1 Influx of International Talents to the US; 1.2 Research on Understanding Chinese Students in the US; 1.3 Overview of This Work; References - Part I. Epistemological Developmental Theories and Their Applications; 2. Epistemological Developmental Theories; 2.1 Conceptualization of Personal Epistemology; 2.2 Perry's Theory; 2.3 Extension of Epistemological Development Frameworks After Perry's Theory; 2.4 Synthesis of Theoretical Frameworks; References

3. Measurement of Epistemological Development; 3.1 Qualitative Measures of Epistemological Development; 3.2 Quantitative Measures of Epistemological Development; References; 4. Personal Epistemology in Application; 4.1 Application of Epistemological Developmental Theories in Engineering Students; 4.2 Application of Epistemological Developmental Theories in Graduate Students; 4.3 Application of Epistemological Developmental Theories in Chinese Students; References - Part II. A Research Design for Measuring Epistemological Development; 5. Developing a Valid Survey for Personal Epistemology; 5.1 Introduction

5.2 Background; 5.3 Survey Construction; 5.4 Content Validation; 5.4.1 Data Collection and Analysis; 5.4.2 Results; 5.5 Structural Validation; 5.5.1 Data Collection and Analysis; 5.5.2 Results; 5.6 Discussion; 5.7 Conclusion; References; 6. A Mixed-Method Research Design; References - Part III. A Quantitative Exploration of Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students' Epistemological Development; 7. Overall Profiles of Epistemological Development; 7.1 Background; 7.2 Method; 7.2.1 Data Collection; 7.2.2 Data Analysis; 7.3 An Overall Profile of Epistemological Stages; 7.4 Discussion; 7.5 Conclusion; References

8. Factors Related to Epistemological Development; 8.1 Academic Progress; 8.1.1 Overall Picture; 8.1.2 ANOVA; 8.2 Places of Origin; 8.3 Prior Master's Education; 8.4 Enrolled Universities; 8.5 Discussion; 8.6 Conclusion; References - Part IV. A Qualitative Exploration of Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students' Epistemological Thinking Styles; 9. Stories of Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students' Epistemological Thinking Styles; 9.1 Background; 9.2 Methods; 9.2.1 Data Collection; 9.2.2 Data Analysis; 9.3 Results; 9.3.1 The Overall Picture; 9.3.2 The Story of Dualistic Thinking

9.3.3 The Story of Multiplistic Thinking; 9.3.4 The Story of Relativistic Thinking; 9.3.5 The Story of Commitment to Relativistic Thinking; 9.4 Discussions; 9.5 Conclusion; References; 10. Factors Associated with Advanced Epistemological Thinking; 10.1 People Factors; 10.2 Experiential Factors; 10.3 Contextual Factors; 10.4 Discussion; 10.5 Conclusion; References; 11. Lessons Learned and Future Directions; 11.1 Lessons Learned; 11.1.1 Impact of This Research; 11.1.2 Applications of Perry's Theory Among Engineering Students; 11.1.3 Extension of Perry's Theory; 11.1.4 Understanding of Chinese Doctoral Students' Epistemological Development; 11.1.5 Explorations of Factors Associated with Relativistic Thinking; 11.2 Future Directions; 11.3 Conclusion; References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9811011354

9789811011351

OCLC:

946461349