Understanding Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students in U.S. Institutions

A personal epistemology perspective

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvJiabin Zhu

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This book uses a mixed-method approach to address the topic of personal epistemology among Chinese engineering doctoral students from U.S. institutions.--It presents a broad view of the epistemological development among Chinese engineering students from five U.S. Midwestern doctoral programs.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-04-22
Mått155 x 235 x 12 mm
Vikt324 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEast-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education
Antal sidor190
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789811093388

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Dr. Jiabin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Her primary research interests relate to engineering education, graduate education, and students’ cognitive development. She has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Engineering Education, Advances in Engineering Education. For her work on the cognitive development of Chinese engineering doctoral students in U.S. institutions, she received the 2013 Doctoral Thesis Award from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. Jiabin Zhu obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering Education and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University. She received another M.S. in Optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Physics from East China Normal University.

1. Influx of International Talents in the United States: An Introduction.- 2. Epistemological Developmental Theories.- 3. Measurement on Personal Epistemological Development.- 4. Personal Epistemology in Application.- Chapter 5. Developing a Valid Survey for Personal Epistemology.- 6. A Mixed-Method Research Design.- 7. Overall Profiles of Epistemological Development.- 8. Factors Related to Epistemological Development.- 9. Stories of Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students’ Epistemological Thinking Styles.- 10. Factors Associated with Advanced Epistemological Thinking.- 11. Lessons Learned and Future Directions.