Purpose:Learning to do research has been understudied in the context of professional development in postgraduate programs.This exploratory study investigated the agency and experiences of five Chinese students who lea...Purpose:Learning to do research has been understudied in the context of professional development in postgraduate programs.This exploratory study investigated the agency and experiences of five Chinese students who learned to design their research project in a Master of Education program at an English-medium university in Hong Kong SAR.Design/Approach/Methods:We obtained the data from semi-structured interviews and documents to establish data triangulation.Findings:The findings revealed that(1)the students’agency in research design and proposal writing was associated with their personal/professional backgrounds,(2)their English proficiency affected their agency in the proposal writing,(3)the supervisors’feedback would stimulate students’agency in changing/refining their research design,and(4)ineffective supervision and learning resources would impede students’achievement of agency on their way to creating a robust research design.Originality/Value:This study adds empirical evidence to the field of research training through the lens of learner agency.It demonstrates the applicability of using the ecological framework of agency in theoretically interpreting the contextual facilitators and constraints in making postgraduate students active agents.展开更多
注重以"学"(学生、学习、学校)为本,提高人才培养质量,是实现高等教育内涵发展的核心要义。本研究通过梳理国内外有关大学生学习研究的主要理论和成果,总结清华大学"中国大学生学习与发展追踪研究"(China College S...注重以"学"(学生、学习、学校)为本,提高人才培养质量,是实现高等教育内涵发展的核心要义。本研究通过梳理国内外有关大学生学习研究的主要理论和成果,总结清华大学"中国大学生学习与发展追踪研究"(China College Student Survey,CCSS)十年来在学术研究和实践改革中积累的经验与思考,结合新时代中国高等教育发展的需要与前景,提出具有中国特色的大学生学情研究的整体分析框架,并阐释大学生学情研究的学术涵义与政策价值。展开更多
基金supported by the General Research Fund(Research Grants Council,Grant No.17607517).
文摘Purpose:Learning to do research has been understudied in the context of professional development in postgraduate programs.This exploratory study investigated the agency and experiences of five Chinese students who learned to design their research project in a Master of Education program at an English-medium university in Hong Kong SAR.Design/Approach/Methods:We obtained the data from semi-structured interviews and documents to establish data triangulation.Findings:The findings revealed that(1)the students’agency in research design and proposal writing was associated with their personal/professional backgrounds,(2)their English proficiency affected their agency in the proposal writing,(3)the supervisors’feedback would stimulate students’agency in changing/refining their research design,and(4)ineffective supervision and learning resources would impede students’achievement of agency on their way to creating a robust research design.Originality/Value:This study adds empirical evidence to the field of research training through the lens of learner agency.It demonstrates the applicability of using the ecological framework of agency in theoretically interpreting the contextual facilitators and constraints in making postgraduate students active agents.
文摘注重以"学"(学生、学习、学校)为本,提高人才培养质量,是实现高等教育内涵发展的核心要义。本研究通过梳理国内外有关大学生学习研究的主要理论和成果,总结清华大学"中国大学生学习与发展追踪研究"(China College Student Survey,CCSS)十年来在学术研究和实践改革中积累的经验与思考,结合新时代中国高等教育发展的需要与前景,提出具有中国特色的大学生学情研究的整体分析框架,并阐释大学生学情研究的学术涵义与政策价值。
