Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'University cooperation China'

This thesis explores the identity formation of three EFL pre-service teachers during their teaching practicum in a school-university partnership school in Mainland China. Drawing on the sociocultural perspective, learning-to-teach is conceptualized as student teachers participating in and becoming a member of the communities of practice (Wenger, 1998) which consist of boundary-crossing members from both activity systems of the university and the school (Engestrom, 1987, 1999, 2001). Following a poststructural perspective, the student teachers’ learning-to-teach is also conceptualized as a process of “arguing for” (MacLure, 1993) their professional identities under dominant social discourses. Foucault’s (1983, 1985) concept of ethical identity formation elaborated into a framework of four ethico-political dimensions for doing teacher identity (Clarke, 2009) is adopted to further analysethe interactions between social structure and individual identity transformation. An ethnographic qualitative case study approach was adopted. Data collection methods included ethnographic observations of classroom interactions, focus group discussions and routine school activities, semi-structured interviews of student teachers and mentors, and collectioin of documents such as university teaching practicum documents, lesson plans, reflective diaries and newsletters. Both “content analysis” and “modified analytic induction” (Bogdan & Biklen, 2007; Merriam, 1998; Patton, 2002) were adopted to conduct within-case and cross-case data analysis. The multi-method approach allowed the researcher to collect and interpret data from both holistic and in-depth research perspectives which also enabled triangulations during data analysis. The analysis indicated that historical, cultural, political and economic forces intertwined and formed general social discourses. Their influences permeated into the discourses of both the university and the school activity systems. Due to the contradictory discourses of ELT education between the two institutions, the boundary-crossing learning-to-teach activities were replete with tensions, asymmetrical power relationships, and interpersonal conflicts, which combined to become driving forces for the different transformations of the three student teachers’ identities within the school-university partnership activity system as a global community of practice (COP). Due to different individual backgrounds, inner tensions and interpersonal conflicts within the COP, the student teachers led dissimilar legitimate peripheral participation (Lave & Wenger, 1991)trajectories through identifying themselves with different local sub-cops (T-cop and S-cop) in various modes of belonging. Under the domination of contradictory institutional discourses, the student teachers exercised their creative agencies and managed to find the “spaces” for their own freedom of self-formation via four ethico-political dimensions. Through critical reflection on the relation between the care of self and the care of others, the student teachers clarified, readjusted and reinforced their telos which is part and parcel of the ongoing interactions among the four ethico-political aspects of teacher identity. Based on the contradictions identified in this research, a critical and ethical pedagogy framework for EFL teacher education was conceptualized for ELT and teacher education programmes. This thesis also serves as an attempt to address teacher identity issues from the integrated perspectives of both sociocultural and poststructural approaches (Morgan, 2007) and to introduce the concept of ethico-politics of teacher identity to EFL teacher education.
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Education
Doctoral
Doctor of Philosophy

The aim of this study is to problematise the social practice of school-university collaboration in the context of assessment reform in Hong Kong English Language teaching. Hong Kong’s education system has been undergoing major reforms since 1997 and collaboration between tertiary institutions and schools has been negotiated in education policy discourse as a way to improve teaching and learning. In the key policy documents shaping professional development practices for Hong Kong teachers, school-university collaboration is neatly packaged as achievable and unproblematic. In reality, however, school-university collaboration is frequently characterised by tensions and complexities. The objective of this research is to critically examine how particular worldviews about school-university collaboration and partnership are negotiated, reproduced and/or contested in one particular sociocultural context, that of secondary English language teaching in Hong Kong. Drawing on the work of Michel Foucault and the concepts of discourse propounded by Norman Fairclough, a theoretical framework was constructed to examine how collaborative practices in this case study were constituted through discourse. Textual data were collected from the case study. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) was used to examine how teacher-researchers and university facilitators co-constructed and negotiated systems of beliefs and knowledge, interpersonal relations and intrapersonal subjectivity whilst engaged in collaborative action research (CAR). The analysis of the textual data (emails, interviews, transcripts of face-to-face meetings) revealed collaborative practices were mediated through language (verbal and non-verbal). The study also indicates that the collaboration enacted in this case study was highly complex and ambiguous because the practice was predominantly shaped by social, political, ideological and pragmatic factors in the wider sociocultural context, including changes in the assessment of speaking skills of senior secondary students in the English language education curriculum. The discourse of collaboration was thus problematised to identify how all these factors shaped the construction of beliefs, interpersonal relations and identity in the practice of collaborative action research. The study concludes with an examination of the contribution that critical discourse analysis research can make in problematising the practice of school-university collaboration, and how this knowledge may be able to improve the planning and facilitation of future practices. While the existing literature about collaborative action research provides educators with information on how it is implemented in a Western sociocultural context, there are fewer studies which examine the notion of school-university collaboration in a more critical light, for example, by exploring how systemic and contextual factors in society play a significant role in shaping and constraining what people do through collaboration. This case study offers an insight into the complexities of constructing collaboration between two different institutional cultures in a non-Western sociocultural setting. The implications for policy, professional development and research in teacher education are also highlighted. The analysis of the textual data (emails, interviews, transcripts of face-to-face meetings)
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Education
Doctoral
Doctor of Philosophy

碩士
國立暨南國際大學
比較教育學系
95
The study aims to explore Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools of higher education in China and the University of Nottingham, Ningbo is chosen as the study case. There are three purposes of this study. First, understand the participation of People’s Republic of China (ROC) in World Trade Organization (WTO) and its influence on higher education, especially on Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools. Second, explore the historical background and recent development of Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools of higher education in China and of the University of Nottingham, Ningbo. Third, based on the study findings, propose suggestions respecting the cooperation in running schools of higher education in Taiwan in the future. The main conclusions of this study can be summarized as following: 1. ROC took part in WTO and made some commitments on the supply of service, including commercial presence through which the foreign suppliers are allowed to undertake Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools of specific education fields in China. 2. The Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools of higher education in China has run for thirty years and its amount increased dramatically in recent years. There is a great potential market to develop it in the future. 3. Diversified bodies innovate higher educational institutions or items with different features of Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools. 4. There are both some advantages and disadvantages from Chinese-Foreign cooperation in running schools of higher education in China. 5. The University of Nottingham, Ningbo represents the new transnationalism of internationalization of higher education. 6. The University of Nottingham, Ningbo consists of several models of cooperation and running school. 7. The University of Nottingham, Ningbo draws on the brilliant experiences of running school from the University of Nottingham, UK. 8. The University of Nottingham, Ningbo is managed by WanLi College in Chinese context and the University of Nottingham, UK with western culture.

碩士
國立暨南國際大學
比較教育學系
92
Abstract As the age of knowledge economy comes, the system of the cooperation of industries, universities and research institutions has become the successful experience and trend of combining science, technology and education in many countries. Many joint ventures which operated by universities and enterprises show the turning point and new chances. In Mainland China, the cooperation and interaction between universities and enterprises has been lasted for many years. Recently, this kind of co-operative enterprise gain lots of achievements. Moreover, the mode of university-run industry is the unique characteristic in Mainland China. This study which from the point of view of education tried to analyze the role of “universities” in the system of the cooperation of industries, universities and research institutions. The objectives of the study are as the followings: 1.To understand the system of the cooperation of industries, universities and research institutions and the university-run industry in Mainland China, including of their histories, modes, circulation, difficulties, the present situation and the future development. 2.To understand the role of universities in Mainland China in the system of the cooperation of industries, universities and research institutions. 3.To understand the contribution of university-run industry in the educational industry of Mainland China. 4.To understand the affection of the economic benefits of university-run industry in the self-collect of university fund in Mainland China. 5.To integrate the results of this study, try to bring up some notices and suggestions. About the research method, this study adopted the literature analysis, interview and a case study. Based on the findings of the study, the main conclusion of this study proposed as the followings: 1.The mode of the cooperation of industries, universities and research institutions in Mainland China has accomplished something: (1) the university developed the function of service (2) to transform the fruitful results of science and technology (3) to cultivate the talent people with the essence of innovation (4) to increase the strength of theory and reality for students. 2.The university-run industry in Mainland China has accomplished something: (1) to be the center which to combine the scientific and technological fruitful results and market (2) to be the propeller to transfer the scientific and technological fruitful results (3) to provide the station to make experiments and to practice for teachers and students (4) to make up for the insufficient of the university fund. 3.Recently, the university-run industry in Mainland China has gone beyond the original goals. About its existence, there are positive and negative views. In order to clear and solve the difficulties (ex. University-industry relations, the problem of property and ownership), Peking University has tried to start the reformation to its university-run industries. They want to set up the system of modern enterprise─to clear the ownership, to definite the right and duty, to isolate the university and the industry, to build up the scientific management. About the follow-up result of their reformation, it is worth our continued attention.

碩士
實踐大學
企業管理學系碩士班
99
Development and training of human resources is an imperative task for enterprises. In recent years, more and more enterprises have recruited employees who can comply with their organizational culture through industry-academia collaboration. As the economic development and business environment in Mainland China have been fast and gradually stabilized, many Taiwanese enterprises in Mainland China are employing local human resources due to the high cost of dispatching human resources from Taiwan, management conflicts, and legal limitations. Therefore, how to take advantage of university-industry cooperation to find employees who can comply with the culture of an organization or a nation and reduce organizational cost is an important issue for Taiwanese enterprises currently developing their businesses in Mainland China. Based on the transaction cost theory and the case research method, this study analyzed data collected from in-depth interview with seven Taiwanese enterprises in Mainland China to explore drivers of cross-strait industry-academia collaboration and anticipated effects of such collaboration. The results could be a reference of university-industry cooperation at both sides of Taiwan strait for Taiwanese enterprises in Mainland China.

JEL Classification: O32, M11
During the past decades, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been playing an important role in China’s transitional economy and social development. However, due to resource limitations and lack of previous experience, these firms present a high rate of failure in terms of research and development (R & D) cooperation between enterprise and academia. In this study, a novel University-Industry (U-I) cooperation model is proposed for SMEs. We first compared three popular U-I cooperation models (i.e., the technology transfer model, the project collaboration model, and the joint venture model), and then applied a field survey for U-I cooperation in China. Based on the empirical results, we put forth a new cooperation model termed as firm-dominated incremental model (FDIM), which mainly includes four stages: (1) initial stage; (2) research stage; (3) shift stage; and (4) commercialization. Taking Chengdu KEDA Optoelectronic Technology Ltd. as case study, this study also explains the application of the proposed FDIM. Our findings suggest that FDIM is more efficient and effective than traditional cooperation models in terms of cost reduction and risk control. Thus, this study helps to bridge the gap between U-I cooperation theory and practice in SMEs. The implications and limitations of this study are also discussed.
Durante as últimas décadas, as pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs) têm vindo a desempenhar um papel importante na economia da China e no seu desenvolvimento social. No entanto, devido a limitações de recursos e à falta de experiência, estas empresas apresentam altos índices de insucesso em termos de investigação e desenvolvimento (I&D), bem como baixa cooperação com as entidades académicas. Neste estudo, é proposto um modelo de cooperação Universidade -Indústria (U-I) para as PMEs. Em primeiro lugar, procede-se à comparação de três modelos de cooperação U-I, nomeadamente: o modelo de transferência de tecnologia; o modelo de colaboração baseada em projeto; e o modelo joint venture. Posteriormente, é desenvolvida investigação empírica no âmbito da cooperação U-I na China. Com base nos resultados obtidos, é proposto um novo modelo de cooperação, denominado: modelo incremental dominado pela empresa (MIDE), que inclui quatro etapas principais: (1) fase inicial; (2) fase de investigação; (3) fase de transferência; e (4) comercialização. Tendo como estudo de caso a empresa Chengdu KEDA Lda., este estudo também explica a aplicação do modelo proposto. Os resultados sugerem que o MIDE é mais eficaz e eficiente do que os modelos tradicionais de cooperação, tanto em termos de redução de custos como, também, no que respeita a controlo de riscos. Na sua essência, este estudo ajuda a preencher uma lacuna existente na literatura, relativa à teoria da cooperação U-I e à sua aplicação prática em PMEs. As implicações e limitações do modelo proposto são também objeto de análise e discussão.

碩士
靜宜大學
管理碩士在職專班
94
Case Study of Cooperative Medicine Area between Taichung Prison and China Medical University Hospital ABSTRACT The way of cooperation between institutes differs in various demands. The commonly seen approaches includes manpower support (more cases of doctors'' diagnoses), referral service (emergency, examination, surgeries and hospitalization), outsourcing (medicine), authorization by the government, regional alliance etc. The major purpose of these approaches is to get accommodated to environmental changes and keen competitions and to acquire sufficient resources in need. To begin with, the research, through interviews with participants from two parties in this project, is to investigate the approach of cooperation and its performances between the Taichung Prison and the participant hospital. Then the study undertakes questionnaire surveys of convicts to understand the level of satisfaction from convicts in diagnosis, hospitalization and dialysis service after the medicine area is really put into practice, and explores correlations between characteristics of convicts and levels of satisfaction in three aspects. The result notes that performances are acceptable with regard to cooperative agreements of parties, communication and negotiation, and implement of cooperation. But, the level of satisfaction of the Taichung Prison is evidently higher than that of the participant hospital. The main reason is that the prison medical care operations satisfied no one for a long period of time in deficient medicine resources (including equipment and manpower), low quality medicine, wasted resources, disputes of bailing out for medical treatment and safety issues. These aspects have been improved by a large amount since the medicine area was founded. On the contrary, the participant hospital is constrained to the prison surroundings, budgets, medicine evaluation procedure of convicts, and positive measures can''t be taken to make great progress in performances, only acceptable. From another perspective, with respect to levels of satisfaction of convicts in diagnosis, hospitalization and dialysis service, hospitalization takes the highest, following diagnosis and dialysis service. The mean level of the entire group, however, is higher than 65%. As for correlations between characteristics of convicts and diagnosis, hospitalization and dialysis service, it''s founded that the age, retention period and education level has no obvious influence on levels of satisfaction. According to facts of evidence, the study has concluded suggestions as follows: 1. Taichung Prison: (1) Adjustment of administration procedure and respect for medicine. (2) A complete cooperation mode of prison medicine to solve the current problems (3) To value medical resources (4) To take payment standards into account from the hospital''s perspective to enhance cooperation (5) Emphasis on cleanness of hospital beds (sheets of the bed and blanket) (6) Effective utilization of medical resources in the health center 2. Participant Hospital: (1) Strengthen communication and coordination to build agreements between both parties (2) To establish a cooperation mode of prison medicine to promote quality of medicine (3) To value cooperative opportunities to develop hospital management (4) Education and Training on functions of Health Center (5) Room for improvement of staff services. Keywords: Taichung Prison, organization cooperation, performance, level of satisfaction, medicine area