Cultural Influences on Chinese Students' Asynchronous Online Learning in a Canadian University

Autor/inn/en	Zhao, Naxin; McDougall, Douglas
Titel	Cultural Influences on Chinese Students' Asynchronous Online Learning in a Canadian University
Quelle	In: Journal of Distance Education, 22 (2008) 2, S.59-79 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0830-0445
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Online Courses; Foreign Countries; Mandarin Chinese; Cultural Influences; Computer Uses in Education; Urban Schools; Asian Culture; Student Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Web Based Instruction; Student Participation; Computer Mediated Communication; Intention; Interviews; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Online course; Online-Kurs; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Computernutzung; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Schülerverhalten; Web Based Training; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Computerkonferenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kanada
Abstract	This study explored six Chinese graduate students' asynchronous online learning in a large urban Canadian university. Individual interviews in Mandarin elicited their perceptions of online learning, their participation in it, and the cultural factors that influenced their experiences. In general, the participants had a positive attitude towards online courses. They perceived that online learning had both advantages and disadvantages for their studies in Canada. The study revealed some features of their participation in online courses, particularly the factors that affected their contribution of messages and their personal experiences. The study also identified six cultural factors that affected their online learning. These findings prompted some suggestions for Western instructors in online courses. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10