Classroom Culture in China: Collective Individualism Learning Model

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This book comprehensively examines classroom culture in the Chinese context and develops the model of “collective-individualism-based learning.” Classroom culture plays a fundamental role in constructing students’ learning competencies, perceptions, and behaviors. This book puts forward a collective-individualism-based learning model to explain the classroom culture in China, both past and present. The collective-individualism-based model reflects the individualized learning style of students in Chinese classroom culture, and is characterized by nine symbolic objects; a textbook, an exercise book, a pen, a blackboard, a screen, a computer, a table, a chair, and a platform. In addition to summarizing this approach to learning, the book examines the construction of a classroom culture with Chinese characteristics and argues that the collective-individualism-based model accurately portrays the personal learning style of students in a specific classroom culture that includes particular symbolic objects. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Investigating “Collective Individualism Learning Model”: Ideas and Theories (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 1-16 Contextualizing “Collective Individualism Learning”: A Chinese Classroom Cultural Perspective (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 17-28 Analyzing “Collective Individualism Learning”: Implications and Values (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 29-42 Reviewing Classroom Culture: Perspectives from Chinese Scholars (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 43-64 Integrating Classroom Culture: Perspectives from Core Values of Chinese Socialism (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 65-81 Classroom Culture and Chinese Traditional Culture: Concept and Practice (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 83-100 Class Culture and Chinese Traditional Culture (Xudong Zhu, Jian Li)....Pages 101-122