Approaches for International Students Learning Management of the Universities in Jiangxi Province, China

Abstract

This research aims to: 1) Investigate components and indicators of international students learning management. 2) Explore current state, desired state and the priority needs of international students learning management in 4 universities in Jiangxi Province. 3) Develop approaches for international students learning management of the universities in Jiangxi Province. There are 3 phases in this research: Phase 1 is research on the components and indicators of international students learning management. Phase 2 is research on current state, desired state and the priority needs of international students learning management in 4 universities in Jiangxi Province. A total of 193 international student administrators, teachers and international students from 4 universities in Jiangxi Province selected by stratified random sampling method participated in the questionnaire. Phase 3 is developing approaches for international students learning management of the universities in Jiangxi Province. The researcher interviewed 5 informants from 4 universities and summarized the views of the informants. Then invite 5 experts to provide revision opinions on the draft approaches. Finally, invite 5 experts to assess the appropriateness, utility and feasibility of the approaches. Data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation and modified priority need index. The results shows that: 1. International students learning management in universities consists of 6 components and 16 indicators, which are: 1) Curriculum with 2 indicators; 2) Teaching with 3 indicators; 3) Activities with 2 indicators; 4) Environment with 3 indicators; 5) Learning atmosphere with 3 indicators; 6) Evaluation with 3 indicators. And assessed by experts that the suitability is very high. 2. The current state of international students learning management in 4 universities is at a moderate level, desired state is at a very high level, the modified priority need index for international students learning management in universities is ranked from high to low: 1) Environment; 2) Teaching; 3) Activities; 4) Evaluation; 5) Learning atmosphere; 6) Curriculum. 3. The approaches for international students learning management of the universities in Jiangxi Province consist of 6 aspects as follows: 1) Curriculum; 2) Teaching; 3) Activities; 4) Environment; 5) Learning atmosphere; 6) Evaluation. These 6 aspects could be elaborated into 51 detailed approaches for international students learning management in universities, and assessed by the experts at the highest level of appropriateness, utility and possibility. The approaches development consist of 5 processes as follows:1) Preparation; 2) Design; 3) Feedback and revision; 4) Dissemination and implementation; 5) Assessment and supervision.

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