Does Higher Education Foster Critical and Creative Learners? An Exploration of Two Universities in South Korea and the USA

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Hye-Jung; Lee, Jihyun; Makara, Kara A.; Fishman, Barry J.; Hong, Young-Il
Titel	Does Higher Education Foster Critical and Creative Learners? An Exploration of Two Universities in South Korea and the USA
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 34 (2015) 1, S.131-146 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2014.892477
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Universities; Comparative Analysis; Mixed Methods Research; Creative Thinking; Creativity; Student Attitudes; Academic Ability; College Instruction; Cultural Differences; Epistemology; Critical Thinking; College Students; Interviews; College Faculty; Age Differences; Gender Differences; South Korea; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Kreatives Denken; Kreativität; Schülerverhalten; Hochschullehre; Kultureller Unterschied; Erkenntnistheorie; Kritisches Denken; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Korea; Republik; USA
Abstract	This paper describes two studies that explore students' beliefs about critical and creative learning at two universities, and considers the implications of those beliefs in comparison to the universities' stated education goals. One is a mixed method study of students at a top university in Korea, and the second is a comparative study between the Korean university and a United States (US) university. The first study found that both high-achievers and the general population at a top Korean university perceived their critical and creative abilities as lower than their receptive learning abilities, and that higher achievers were neither more critical nor creative than lower achievers. The second study finds that the Korean university students, compared to US students, were more likely to rate their receptive learning ability as higher than their critical and creative learning abilities. Comparisons across year of higher education (HE) suggest that Korean students' perceptions did not significantly change with respect to year in school, while US students' perceptions of critical learning abilities significantly increased across school years. Results are discussed with respect to the impact of culture, epistemological beliefs, and HE instruction on critical and creative learning. (As Provided).
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