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2. Nature-based interventions in social work practice and education: Insights from six nations.
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Slattery, Maddy, Ramsay, Sylvia, Pryor, Anita, Gallagher, Hilary, Norton, Christine Lynn, Nikkel, Lynette, Smith, Amanda, Knowles, Ben, and McAuliffe, Donna
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PROFESSIONAL practice ,WELL-being ,FOCUS groups ,NATUROPATHY ,POPULATION geography ,COLLEGE teacher attitudes ,CULTURAL pluralism ,MENTAL health ,SOCIAL justice ,VIDEOCONFERENCING ,EXPERIENCE ,MENTAL healing ,PHILOSOPHY of education ,RESEARCH funding ,SOCIAL work education ,SOCIAL services ,NATURE ,INTERDISCIPLINARY education ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
This paper presents findings from an investigation of nature-based practices, from the perspectives of 10 academics/educators from six nations. Participants engaged in a focus group exploring the prevalence and inclusion of nature in social work practice and education. While the study focused on individual members' experiences and perspectives, the findings highlight important context-specific factors for including nature within social work to reconnect humans with nature for health, well-being, healing, and justice. An Integrative Environmental Model for social work is proposed to assist future practice and education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. A Case-Study on Leveraging the Policies on Outcome-Based Education.
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Shah, Milind and Kolhekar, Megha
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OUTCOME-based education ,HIGHER education ,TECHNICAL education - Abstract
India has a broad, varied, and multifaceted technical and higher education system and is behind China and the United States in terms of the world's largest system of higher education. Accreditation is a mechanism intended to assess whether an educational institution or program satisfies the specified academic standards. While in the US the accreditation body is Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET), in India, it is the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). NBA accreditation model is linked to ABET via Washington Accord. The task in front of these authorities is introducing the policies to ensure that students receive the type of education they require in today's complicated and volatile world. This paper demonstrates a case-study on how the Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Department of Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology (FCRIT) leveraged the policies and models adapted by NBA for Outcome Based Education (OBE) for raising the quality of the Bachelor of Engineering Program. It reviews the history and role played by ABET and NBA in continuously evolving the criteria for the accreditation of engineering courses. It presents the systems and processes established by the Department as per the NBA-OBE model for enhancing students' Course Outcome (CO) and Program Outcome (PO) attainments. There has been increase of 4.1% and 5% in averaged CO and PO attainments, respectively, for the 2016-20 passed out batch compared to 2014-18 batch. In conclusion, the NBA-OBE model can be leveraged further for enhancement in outcomes in the proposed autonomy model at FCRIT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Positive approaches to sexuality and new normative frames: strands of research and action in China and the USA.
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Jolly, Susie
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SEX education ,PLEASURE ,EDUCATION ,YOUTHS' sexual behavior ,SELF-efficacy ,CHILDREN ,TEENAGERS ,YOUNG adults ,PUBLIC health ,SCHOOL environment ,HUMAN sexuality ,TEXTBOOKS - Abstract
There used to be talk about pleasure being silenced in public health and international development discourses on sexuality, and the damage this silence caused. The exclusion of pleasure continues in some domains, for example, mainstream sexuality education programmes in schools in China and the USA. However, despite considerable challenges to talking about sex and pleasure in institutional research and educational environments, there are a number of initiatives that are starting to do so. Furthermore, normative frames are being developed to justify and shape the new discourses on young people’s pleasure. This paper compares two interventions which create norms of pleasure in relation to young people’s sexuality: an international research project in Shanghai, which draws on conceptual framings developed in the USA; and a sexuality education workshop series developed by a non-governmental organisation in Shenyang, North East China, which adopts a frame of ‘self-identification’ from the Chinese LGBT movement. It identifies the opportunities and constraints created by the normative frames these interventions generate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2016
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5. Effects of High School Closure on Education and Labor Market Outcomes in Rural China.
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Zhang, Shuang
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HIGH schools ,LABOR market ,CULTURAL Revolution, China, 1966-1976 ,EDUCATION ,SCHOOL closings - Abstract
This paper examines the effects of a nationwide destruction of rural high schools immediately after the Cultural Revolution in China on education and labor market outcomes. Combining unique data on the county-level timing of school closures with the 1990 census microdata, I first document a sharp decline of 35% in high school completion in the first cohort exposed to the closures. I then find that the school closures led to negative labor market performances a decade later: affected individuals were 10% less likely to work off-farm and 29% less likely to work in a white-collar job. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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6. International Student Recruitment: Trends and Challenges.
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Falcone, Santa
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STUDENT recruitment ,CHINESE-speaking students ,EDUCATION ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,TREND analysis - Abstract
This paper provides a review of current trends in international student recruitment. Focusing specifically on recruitment of Chinese students, important aspects of China's educational system relevant to recruitment are presented. Barriers to Chinese student recruitment are then discussed. Successful, employed, international graduates validate domestic institutional value to prospective foreign students and their parents. In that regard, guidance is then offered for domestic universities to use to assist international students to achieve their desired outcomes as an integral part of the institution's international student recruitment strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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7. A Review of Research Evidence on the Antecedents of Transformational Leadership.
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Jingping Sun, Xuejun Chen, and Sijia Zhang
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TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership ,LEADERSHIP ,LEADERSHIP training ,EDUCATIONAL leadership ,EDUCATORS ,EDUCATION ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
As the most-studied form of leadership across disciplines in both Western and Chinese contexts, transformational school leadership has the potential to suit diverse national and cultural contexts. Given the growing evidence showing the positive effects of transformational leadership on various school outcomes as it relates to school environment, teacher and student achievement, we wanted to explore the factors that gave rise to transformational leadership. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare the antecedents fostering transformational leadership in the contexts of both the United States and China. This paper reviews and discusses the empirical studies of the last two decades, concentrating on the variables that are antecedent to transformational leadership mainly in the educational context, but also in public management, business and psychology. Results show that transformational leadership is related to three sets of antecedents, which include: (1) the leader's qualities (e.g., self-efficacy, values, traits, emotional intelligence); (2) organizational features (e.g., organization fairness); and (3) the leader's colleagues' characteristics (e.g., follower's initial developmental level). Some antecedents were common to both contexts, while other antecedents appeared to be national context specific. The implications of the findings for future research and leader preparation in different national contexts are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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8. The history and development of registered dietitian accreditation systems in China and other comparable countries.
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Shen, Xiuhua, Tang, Wenjing, Yu, Zhiping, and Cai, Wei
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JOB qualifications , *ACCREDITATION - Abstract
A dietitian has qualifications in nutrition and dietetics and applies the science of food and nutrition to improve the health of individuals, groups, and communities. The Registered Dietitian (RD) credential has gained recognition over the years for its expertise. The accreditation systems were developed and have been used to ensure quality of this profession. Accreditation systems set standards for academic and professional training in nutrition and dietetics and reflect current research-based information. The purpose of this paper is to review a few countries that have a RD accreditation system including China and several other countries, e.g. the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The aims are to introduce the newly established RD system in China and to compare the differences among the countries' systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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9. University-Industry Collaboration in China and the USA: A Bibliometric Comparison.
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Zhou, Ping, Tijssen, Robert, and Leydesdorff, Loet
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,PUBLICATIONS ,COMPARATIVE studies ,STATISTICAL correlation - Abstract
In this study, university-industry collaborations in China and the USA are analyzed in terms of co-authored publications indexed in the Web of Science (WoS). Results show a wide gap between China and the USA: Chinese universities are much less active in collaborations with industry in terms of either publication productivity or collaboration intensity. In selecting local and foreign industrial partners, however, more variation exists among Chinese universities than among US universities. The US system is domestically oriented more than that of China. In the USA, the intensity of university-industry collaboration is determined by research quality, whereas in China this is not the case. In both China and the USA, distance is not critical for the establishment of domestic university-industry collaboration. A high correlation is found between productivity indicators including total publications and university-industry co-authored publications. However, the productivity indicators are less correlated with the intensity of university-industry collaboration. Large research universities with strong ties to domestic industry play critical roles in both national publication systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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10. "Your Skin's Not as Good as Us": Microaggressions among Transracially-Adopted Children from China.
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Zhang, Emily, Zhang, Xian, and Pinderhughes, Ellen E.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,AGE distribution ,AGGRESSION (Psychology) ,PSYCHOLOGY of adopted children ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,INTERRACIAL adoption ,RESEARCH methodology ,RACISM ,CULTURAL prejudices - Abstract
This mixed methods study examined the nature of adoption and racial microaggressions and their relations with age and community diversity among 42 Chinese transracial adoptees ages 5–9. Using microaggression typologies by Baden and Sue et al., we found that children must often navigate multiple messages within a single microaggression incident. Although experience and awareness of microaggressions did not differ among children by community diversity, experience of racial microaggression incidents was positively associated with age. Given that young children experience microaggressions, preparation for bias should be considered for children at young ages in a developmentally appropriate manner. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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11. The contribution of Chinese-educated physicians to health care in the United States.
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Duvivier, Robbert J., Boulet, John, and Qu, Jason Z.
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PHYSICIANS ,MEDICAL care ,FOREIGN physicians ,HUMAN migrations ,HUMAN migration patterns ,MEDICAL schools - Abstract
Background: Migration of physicians has been a cause for global concern. In China, reforms of the higher education and healthcare systems have led to a shortage of postgraduate training positions relative to the number of medical graduates. Medical graduates opt for non-clinical roles or move abroad to pursue further training and practice opportunities. The impact of this physician migration is not known. This study quantifies where Chinese migrant physicians to the U.S. were educated, where they went to practice, and how these trends have changed over time. Methods: We combined data on physician characteristics from the 2008 and 2017 American Medical Association Physician Masterfiles with demographic information from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Using a repeated cross-sectional approach, we reviewed the available data, including citizenship at entry to medical school, medical school attended, practice specialty, and practice location. Results: The number of Chinese-educated physicians (CEPs) to the United States (US) has increased over the past 10 years, from 3,878 in 2008 to 5,355 in 2017 (+38.1%). The majority held Chinese citizenship at entry to medical school (98.4% vs 97.1%) with the remainder being citizens of other East Asian nations. Of the Chinese citizens identified in 2008, 913 (19.3%) attended medical school outside of China; in 2017, 376 (6.7%) attended medical school outside of China, representing a decrease of 58.8%. Overall, in 2017, four Chinese medical schools provided 32.1% of all Chinese-educated physicians in the US. Over 50% of the CEPs were practicing in Internal Medicine, Anatomic/ Clinical Pathology, Anesthesiology, Family Medicine or Neurology. Compared with all IMGs, CEPs are more likely to be Anatomic/ Clinical Pathologists and Anesthesiologists. CEPs were concentrated in several states, including New York, California and Massachusetts. In 2017, a lower proportion of CEPs in the US healthcare workforce were in residency training, compared to 2008 (13.2% vs 22.8%). Conclusions: Unlike trends from some other South Asian countries, the number of CEPs in the US has increased over the past 10 years. Migration trends may vary depending on citizenship and country of medical school training. The majority of Chinese-educated graduates come to the US from relatively few medical schools. Fewer CEPs currently in residency training might indicate lower success rates in securing GME training in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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12. Immigrant Chinese Mothers' Socialization of Achievement in Children: A Strategic Adaptation to the Host Society.
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Ng, Florrie Fei‐Yin, Sze, Irene Nga‐Lam, Tamis‐LeMonda, Catherine S., and Ruble, Diane N.
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MOTHER-child relationship ,ACADEMIC achievement ,SOCIALIZATION research ,WOMEN immigrants ,ASIAN American students ,LOW-income mothers ,CHILDREN of immigrants ,KINDERGARTEN children ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Academic socialization by low-income immigrant mothers from Mainland China was investigated in two studies. Immigrant Chinese mothers of first graders (n = 52; Mage = 38.69) in the United States (Study 1) and kindergartners (n = 86; Mage = 36.81) in Hong Kong (Study 2) tell stories that emphasized achieving the best grade through effort more than did African American (n = 39; Mage = 31.44) and native Hong Kong (n = 76; Mage = 36.64) mothers, respectively. The emphasis on achievement was associated with mothers' heightened discussion on discrimination (Study 1) and beliefs that education promotes upward mobility (Study 2), as well as children's expectations that a story protagonist would receive maternal criticism for being nonpersistent in learning (Study 2). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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13. Conceptions of Adolescence: Implications for Differences in Engagement in School Over Early Adolescence in the United States and China.
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Qu, Yang, Pomerantz, Eva, Wang, Meifang, Cheung, Cecilia, and Cimpian, Andrei
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EDUCATION of teenagers ,PSYCHOLOGICAL disengagement ,MIDDLE school education ,MIDDLE school students ,EDUCATION ,ACADEMIC achievement ,ANALYSIS of variance ,MIDDLE schools ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,CHI-squared test ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,FACTOR analysis ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,MATHEMATICAL models ,MEDICAL cooperation ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,THEORY ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio - Abstract
American youth are more prone to storm and stress during adolescence than are Chinese youth (e.g., American youth's engagement in school declines more). However, it is unclear why. This research examined differences in conceptions of adolescence in the United States and China. Using both open- and closed-ended measures, youth ( N = 397; 50 % female; mean age = 13.19 years) reported on their views of teens. American (vs. Chinese) youth were more likely to see adolescence as a time of decreased family responsibility along with increased individuation from parents, school disengagement, and peer orientation. Conceptions of adolescence as a time of dampened family responsibility and heightened school disengagement contributed to American (vs. Chinese) youth being less engaged in school over the seventh and eighth grades. The findings suggest that culture shapes ideas about adolescence, which contribute to differences in American and Chinese youth's engagement in school over this phase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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14. Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of the Pacific?
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Ma, Yingyi
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EDUCATION ,CHINESE students ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,UNITED States education system ,UNIVERSITY & college admission - Abstract
China and the U.S. look to each other’s educational systems as they try to balance individualism and collectivism, ability and effort, and grade school and college rigor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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15. A nighttime light imagery estimation of ethnic disparity in economic well-being in mainland China and Taiwan (2001–2013).
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Liu, Jianzheng and Li, Weifeng
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ETHNIC groups ,EDUCATION ,HEALTH - Abstract
The article discusses the ranking of ethnic groups in China in terms of economic well-being and human development level, as well as their development patterns. Topics discussed include views of Rebecca M. Blank, former Acting and Deputy Secretary of Commerce in the U.S., on ethnic disparities as a predictor of well-being in various aspects of American society, such as education, health status, and employment, economic well-being and social equality, and per capita income.
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- 2014
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