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Exploring institutional governance dynamics in China's transnational higher education (TNHE): a study of Sino-foreign joint institutes
As China emerges as a prominent destination for international higher education, universities globally are forming partnerships with Chinese institutions. This article examines governance dynamics by assessing the influence of stakeholders who work between Chinese and international partner universities, with a particular focus on Sino-foreign joint institutes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 such stakeholders to explore their perceptions of institutional governance. Grounded in organizational theory, the article applies Verhoest et al.'s (
2004
) governance typology and the indicators by De Boer and Enders (
2017
) to provide conceptual and empirical insights into Transnational Higher Education (TNHE) governance in China. The findings indicate increased autonomy for individual institutions in terms of governance. China's Deanship and Joint Committee operations in Sino-foreign joint institutes, while continuing to integrate top-down decision-making, are incorporating transnational actors as the joint partners in governance and leadership, most notably in financial and structural governance. We also propose that resolving tensions for sustainable partnerships requires Chinese stakeholders to implement harmonious governance in TNHE partnerships, while international stakeholders should embrace adaptive governance.
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Resistance, professional agency and the reform of education in England
Much research into structural reform in education has reported on the success or failure of individual projects. Less attention has been paid to how the discourses associated with reform are normalized in teachers’ and head teachers’ thinking, and realized in their actions. In this article, we engage with resistance at the interface of legal policy positioning and position-taking by educational professionals. Drawing on empirical data from an ethnographic study of structural change in a school in England, we deploy the metaphor of ‘the Borg’ to develop new insights into the different stances that educational professionals can take to avoid assimilation into a hive mind.
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Investing in our Education: Leading, Learning, Researching and the Doctorate
This book is an edited collection of chapters from academic leaders and doctoral researchers in the field that records a coherent journey through the purposes, pedagogies and impact of doctoral study as a key contributing force in managing education for the public good.
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Problematising Style Differences Theory and Professional Learning in Educational Psychology
The conceptual basis for a model of professional learning in educational psychology is presented in this article. The approach is one aimed at an integration and application of theories of knowledge management with educational and organisational psychology in a pragmatic research methodology underpinning professional learning. The model focuses upon the idea of praxis and the working ideal of a 'thinking practitioner'. This is in turn applied to the development of individual differences theory as part of a critical revision problematising theory associated with researching style differences in cognition, learning and management. A need for critical revisionism, new directions in researching style differences and professional education is identified as part of an example illustrating a way to establish valid epistemic change and paradigm shift necessary for this development. The argument underpinning this approach, finally, concludes that the future is very much part of the past, as a knowledge source for informing contemporary professional learning thereby ensuring practice is not stuck in the present.
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The Oxford Principles
Scientific momentum is increasing behind efforts to develop geoengineering options, but it is widely acknowledged that the challenges of geoengineering are as much political and social as they are technical. Legislators are looking for guidance on the governance of geoengineering research and possible deployment. The Oxford Principles are five high-level principles for geoengineering governance. This article explains their intended function and the core societal values which they attempt to capture. Finally, it proposes a framework for their implementation in a flexible governance architecture through the formulation of technology-specific research protocols.
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Style Differences in Cognition, Learning, and Management
This book aims to mark fifteen years of contributions to the field of style research in cognition and learning presented at the annual conference of the European Learning Styles Information Network. The style field is a multidisciplinary, global community made up of researchers in several domains of knowledge including education, psychology, business, computer science, information systems, management, human resources and other related fields.
The book will be relevant for readers who are interested in differences in thinking and learning, covering a wide range of style-related themes with appeal to readers seeking an international and interdisciplinary perspective. Interested practitioners will include professionals working in the areas of HR Management, Organizational Learning, Business Management and all phases of Education. The application of style differences, for example, impacts widely upon work and human performance in areas of policy-making, team-management and project development (sports, social agency, and medicine). New or alternative research paradigms facilitating revision and consensus in the field of style differences are presented. The aim of integrating research and practice is developed to achieve consensual theory for style differences in human performance.
Style Differences in Performance is a timely and field-defining volume that will change the way academics and practitioners across international and disciplinary boundaries think and talk about the field of learning style and its implications for human achievement.
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Case Study of Six-Year Follow-Up of Navy Survivors of a Multiple Fatality Fire at Sea
This case study reports on the mental health of survivors of a multiple fatality fire at sea in an Australian Navy ship. Survivors were screened on three occasions after the fire with the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) or Post-Traumatic Check List-Civilian version (PCL-C), and once with the General Health Questionnaire, 28-Item version (GHQ-28), and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Rates of possible disorders are discussed, along with comparisons with similar samples, and stability of possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time. While limited in size, the sample of this study contributes to the relatively small body of literature regarding the course of posttraumatic mental health in military personnel exposed to noncombat trauma.
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Managing special and inclusive education
This book is a guide to special and inclusive education and provides a comprehensive overview of this complex field. Author Stephen Rayner examines context, policy, and practice, and shows how to successfully navigate the managerial challenges involved, while contributing to the way forward through leadership in a diverse field.
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Self Perception
The second book in a new seies, Self Perception brings together contemporary perspectives on individual differences in psychology.Drawing upon an international field of established and new researchers, the series presents both theoretical and applied work looking at individual difference in human performance.
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