Quiet or Questioning? Students' Discussion Behaviors in Student-Centered Education across Cultures

Autor/inn/en	Frambach, Janneke M.; Driessen, Erik W.; Beh, Philip; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.
Titel	Quiet or Questioning? Students' Discussion Behaviors in Student-Centered Education across Cultures
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 39 (2014) 6, S.1001-1021 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2012.754865
Schlagwörter	Discussion (Teaching Technique); Learner Engagement; Student Participation; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Cultural Differences; Medical Schools; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Asian Culture; Western Civilization; Student Behavior; Context Effect; Achievement; Competition; Inhibition; Problem Based Learning; Teaching Methods; Personality Traits; Student Characteristics; Power Structure; Teacher Behavior; Language of Instruction; Evaluation Methods; Conventional Instruction; Secondary Education; Hong Kong; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kultureller Unterschied; Medizinische Ausbildung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ausland; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Performance; Leistung; Wettkampf; Hemmung; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Teacher behaviour; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sekundarbereich; Hongkong; Niederlande
Abstract	A tool used in student-centered education is discussion among students in small learning groups. The Western origin of student-centered education, coupled with cross-cultural differences in communication styles, may detract from its cross-cultural applicability. This study investigates how in student-centered education, students' cultural backgrounds are expressed in discussions and shape students' discussion behaviors and skills. A comparative case study using problem-based learning as a student-centered model was conducted in three medical schools located in East Asia, Western Europe and the Middle East. Four cultural factors were found to potentially cause students, especially those in the non-Western schools, to refrain from speaking up, asking questions, and challenging others in discussions. Six contextual factors mediated the influence of the cultural factors. The findings were incorporated in a conceptual model. The conclusion seems justified that student-centered education is feasible in different cultural contexts, but across these contexts, processes and outcomes are likely to differ. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10