The integration of the Czech Republic into the process of European space university education formation makes many demands on the higher education system--from creating new legislation and educational conception to ch...The integration of the Czech Republic into the process of European space university education formation makes many demands on the higher education system--from creating new legislation and educational conception to changes in the study programme structure. With regard to the study programme structure, permeability and modular construction of the programme and the actual European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System （ECTS） implementation are some of requirements coming to the fore. The aim of this work is to present an analysis of bachelor study programme Applied Mathematics Structure at the University of Ostrava within the context of the above mentioned requirements.展开更多
Research on international students’learning experiences pays much less attention to those studying semester and/or year-long programmes in a country that differs significantly from their home country with respect to ...Research on international students’learning experiences pays much less attention to those studying semester and/or year-long programmes in a country that differs significantly from their home country with respect to culture and the education system.Adopting transformative learning theory as the theoretical framework,this paper explores the learning effectiveness of students on such programme in a Chinese and in a UK university.It analyses the narratives of 27 students in relation to their cognitive and behavioural activities and also their self-reflective and collaborative reflective activities.The findings indicate that these students only partially achieved transformative learning.The main reasons are:(1)the duration of this type of programme was not long enough to achieve a full transformation and(2)both host universities did not include reflection in the learning process properly.This paper makes a contribution to cross-border learning literature in the Chinese and the UK contexts.展开更多
文摘The integration of the Czech Republic into the process of European space university education formation makes many demands on the higher education system--from creating new legislation and educational conception to changes in the study programme structure. With regard to the study programme structure, permeability and modular construction of the programme and the actual European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System （ECTS） implementation are some of requirements coming to the fore. The aim of this work is to present an analysis of bachelor study programme Applied Mathematics Structure at the University of Ostrava within the context of the above mentioned requirements.
文摘Research on international students’learning experiences pays much less attention to those studying semester and/or year-long programmes in a country that differs significantly from their home country with respect to culture and the education system.Adopting transformative learning theory as the theoretical framework,this paper explores the learning effectiveness of students on such programme in a Chinese and in a UK university.It analyses the narratives of 27 students in relation to their cognitive and behavioural activities and also their self-reflective and collaborative reflective activities.The findings indicate that these students only partially achieved transformative learning.The main reasons are:(1)the duration of this type of programme was not long enough to achieve a full transformation and(2)both host universities did not include reflection in the learning process properly.This paper makes a contribution to cross-border learning literature in the Chinese and the UK contexts.
