Gorry, J. (2011) Cultures of learning and learning culture: Socratic and Confucian approaches to teaching and learning. Learning and Teaching. 4(3), pp. 4-18. 1755-2273.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Abstract: | A wide variety of British universities are expanding efforts to attract international students. This article argues that higher education's implicit claim to all-inclusive 'universality' may hereby be challenged by subsequent issues of cultural particularity. Here I set to conceptualise possible differences in the learning culture of Asian international students through a Confucian-Socratic framework. The Socratic method, our archetypal Occidental model, is traditionally seen as an experiential learner-centred pedagogy that values creativity and intellectual independence. But the Confucian approach, the archetypal Oriental exemplar, is normally presented as a didactic teaching-centred pedagogy with greater emphasis on strategic, directed thinking. I conclude that reflection in these ways may lead to a culturally sensitive form of education and also help identify the epistemological and ontological dimensions that enhance a more flexible approach to teaching and learning. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Confucian, international students, learning, Socratic, teaching |
| Subjects: |
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2376 International education H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H62 Study and teaching. Research L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1025 Teaching (Principles and practice) |
| Creators: | Gorry, Jonathan |
| Publisher: | Berghahn |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society > Applied Social Studies & Sociology |
| Date: | November 2011 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 4-18 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Learning and Teaching |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3167/latiss.2011.040302 |
| ISSN: | 1755-2273 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Related URLs: | |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4712 |
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