Enhancing prospects of longer-term sustainability of cross-cultural INSET initiatives in China

Enhancing prospects of longer-term sustainability of cross-cultural INSET initiatives in China / Chunmei Yan.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yan, Chunmei (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]
Series:Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.
Subjects:
Employees > Training of > China.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Training.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Mentoring & Coaching.
Employees > Training of
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China
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Table of Contents:
  • ENHANCING PROSPECTSOF LONGER-TERM SUSTAINABILITYOF CROSS-CULTURAL INSETINITIATIVES IN CHINA; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; RATIONALES FOR THE PRESENT STUDY; 1. To Explore Determinants for Success of CPD Initiatives; 2. TO RAISE AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCEOF EVALUATION IN CPD INITIATIVES; 3. TO EVALUATE THE PROJECT APPROACH AS AN INNOVATIVEMETHODOLOGY; 4. TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHINESELITERATURE ON TEACHER EDUCATION; Focus of the Study; Structure of the Book; LITERATURE REVIEW (1)CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INTRODUCTION; RATIONALES FOR CPD; PERSPECTIVES ON CPD.
  • PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE CPDIntegrating Institutional and Individual Development; Professional Development as an Ongoing Process; Professional Development as a Reflective Process; Taking into Account the Affective Dimensions of CPD; IMPLEMENTATION DESIGNS; PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN INSET; Lack of Clarity of Innovations; Lack of Planning; Lack of Persistent Effort at the Grassroots; Cultural Mismatches between Imported Technologyand Local Conventions and Needs; Resistance; UNAVAILABILITY OF INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT; Perception Gaps; THE 'CLONING EFFECT'; Neglect of Change of Teacher Beliefs.
  • LACK OF EVALUATIONFailure to Address Needs of Teachers and Institutions; CONCLUDING COMMENTS; LITERATURE REVIEW (2)MAJOR ISSUES IN MANAGING CROSS-CULTURALINSET INITIATIVES; INTRODUCTION; PERSPECTIVES ON CHANGE ANDLONGER-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; Characteristics of Change; Strategies for Change; Change Process; Sustainability; ENHANCING LONGER-TERM SUSTAINABILITYOF INSET INITIATIVES; ROLES AND ACTIONS AT THE MICRO LEVEL; Adopting a Client-Centred, Purposiveand Evolutionary Approach to INSET; Establishing Collaborative Cultures at the Team Level; Capitalising on the Role of Leadership.
  • Upgrading Trainer ExpertiseConducting Research Related to INSET; ROLES AND ACTIONS AT THE MESO AND MACRO LEVELS; Providing Administrative and Professional Support; Empowering the 'Insiders'; Harmonising Individual and Organisational Needs; Integrating Top-Down Approaches with Self-DirectedProfessional Development; Empowering Teachers in Their Pursuitof Their Professional Development; Coping with Resistance from Teachers; INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE THREE LEVELS; Facilitating Communication and Coordination between Various Parties; Building up Network; CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND ADAPTATION.
  • Integrating a Training Course with the Existing SystemEnhancing Cultural Integration and Synergy; Developing Intercultural Maturity; CONCLUSIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN AND STRATEGY; Ontological and Epistemological Assumptions; Research Design: Case Study and Illuminative Evaluation; Research Strategies: Abductive and Deductive; Research Background; DATA COLLECTION; Triangulation of Data Collection Methods and Respondents; Data Collection Schedules; Interview Schedules and Questionnaires; Interview Schedules and Questionnaires for Phase 1 Data Collection.

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