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Culture and Learning
Ensuring "the development of the child ... to the maximum extent possible" is part of every child’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But to what extent is "development" a cultural process that varies between societies, or a natural process that is the same for all children? This edition of Early Childhood in Focus addresses the major policy questions surrounding the place of culture in early childhood programmes, and how to promote development and learning while respecting cultural diversities. Published in collaboration with the Open University, the ECiF series provides clear reviews of research on key policy and practice issues intended to be of value to policy makers and advocates for the rights of children
Learning German Culture
While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield College write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Courtney McGrath describes her observations during her study abroad program at Nürtingen-Geislingen University in Nürtingen, Germany
Learning Ecuadorian Culture
While still in the midst of their study abroad experiences, students at Linfield College write reflective essays. Their essays address issues of cultural similarity and difference, compare lifestyles, mores, norms, and habits between their host countries and home, and examine changes in perceptions about their host countries and the United States. In this essay, Elide Sanchez Rivera describes her observations during her study abroad program at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador
Exploring Culture-Specific Learning Styles in Accounting Education
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review whether culture affects accounting students’ learning processes to identify practical guidance for accounting educators facing a culturally diverse classroom. In spite of a significant literature thread in accounting education on student learning, relatively, little emphasis has been placed on culture-specific learning differences. The literature gap is particularly acute with respect to practical culture-specific guidance for accounting educators. This paper is organized along three primary inquiries into the role of culture in accounting education: first, do we know if culture impacts learning? Second, how much do we know about culture-specific learning styles in the accounting field? Third, what implications do culture-specific learning styles carry for accounting educators?
Design/methodology/approach – Initially, the author surveys culture-specific learning styles literature, after which a more in-depth analysis of accounting-specific literature is conducted. The author then provides a synthesis of the literature followed by a discussion of the implications for accounting educators.
Findings – Culture-specific learning styles carry several implications for educators such as problems associated with overloading short-term memory, the importance of prior experience and the role of visual prompts and motivation among students and educators.
Research limitations/implications – It is an opportunity for accounting educators to explore practical teaching techniques that address differences in learning styles that result from culture.
Practical implications – Culture-specific learning styles carry several implications for educators. Problems with culture may ultimately be associated with overloading short-term memory. Likewise, prior experience is an important aspect of culture-specific learning and should be recognized by accounting educators. Last, not all motivation need be sourced from the student, and instructors may explore the role of visual prompts when teaching international students.
Originality/value – This paper highlights the importance of culture-specific learning styles research in accounting education and the need for accounting educators to carefully consider cultural implications, as international accounting education standards are pursued. The dearth of research into culture-specific learning styles in accounting education is addressed
What Would be Some Ways to Promote a Learning Culture and Drive Employee Engagement in Continuous Learning?
[Excerpt] To prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, many companies have noticed the importance of building a learning culture to promote continuous learning in the workplace. Our findings indicate several factors that make for more effective educational initiatives in the workplace. First, linking learning to formal performance reviews contributes to a culture of learning. Second, maximizing the availability and incentives of participating in informal learning opportunities foster a learning culture. Furthermore, the most effective learning programs are those that are ad hoc
Culture and E-Learning: Automatic Detection of a Users’ Culture from Survey Data
Knowledge about the culture of a user is especially important for the design
of e-learning applications. In the experiment reported here, questionnaire
data was used to build machine learning models to automatically predict the
culture of a user. This work can be applied to automatic culture detection
and subsequently to the adaptation of user interfaces in e-learning
JUXTAPOSING L 1 CULTURE AND L 2 CULTURE IN ELT MATERIALS
It is generally agreed that learning language means learning culture since language is a part
of culture. In English Language Teaching (ELT) context, the process of teaching and learning
will basically involve two cultures: L1 culture referring to the learner’s culture (local culture)
and L2 culture to the target culture. From this perspective, ELT materials can roughly be
divided into two kinds: the ones orientated to local culture and the ones to Anglo or American
culture. In order to make ELT materials more balanced, an English teacher may juxtapose or
combine the L1 and L2 cultures in his/ her materials. One of the benefits is the learners will
get broader cultural perspectives so that they will be more prepared to be a global citizen. This
paper aims to propose practical teaching ideas in which an English teacher may include L1 and
L2 cultures in his/her teaching materials
Tour guiding, organisational culture and learning: lessons from an entrepreneurial company
This paper examines the impacts of organisational culture on the learning and development of tour guides. Drawing on a case study of a small entrepreneurial tour company, the paper considers the nature of the organisation's culture, the tours it provides, including their narrative contents and the processes of organisational learning and socialisation. The paper suggests that the development of a learning culture within such an organisation may benefit from the provision of appropriate learning opportunities among the guides and facilitators who coordinate guide development
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Climbing the Great Wall: Linking Teacher Beliefs and Learning Styles in Cross-Cultural Teaching - Observations from cross-cultural teaching in Mainland China
Scholars have suggested separate relationships between culture and learning styles, and between culture and teaching beliefs. In this essay I suggest that interrelated relationships between culture, learning styles and teacher beliefs may exist. Drawing on personal observations from cross-cultural teaching experiences in Mainland China, the essay illustrates how culture, learning styles and teacher beliefs inform each other and how they might be combined into an inclusive framework. Such a framework could aid in identifying and overcoming challenges from cross-cultural teaching and cross-cultural learning. The observations shed further light onto the on-going debate of how Chinese learn. The essay concludes with directions for future research for further development of the framework and our understanding of cross-cultural differences in the classroom
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