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.
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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
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Creators:
Gorry, J.
Publisher:
Berghahn
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Date:
November 2011
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 4-18
Journal or Publication Title:
Learning and Teaching
Volume:
4
Number:
3
Language:
English
ISSN:
1755-2273
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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