The Connotation and Realization of Student-centeredness at Cardiff University, UK
Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v3i1.621
Abstract
Through field research at Cardiff University in the UK, this paper points out that the connotation of Student-centeredness (SC) can be summarized into four aspects: centering on students' physical and mental health and quality of life, students' participation, students' learning outcomes and students' learning experiences. The core of these four points is centering on students' learning. centered. Cardiff University guarantees the realization of student learning-centered through the establishment of an academic support system, the provision of year-round on/offline training, the development of students' learning skills, and a comprehensive organization and policy, forming the SC university culture that combines ideas and actions. The university culture is a combination of SC philosophy and action, which reveals that Chinese universities in the post-epidemic era need to realize a cultural transformation based on SC, and the concept of SC ultimately needs to be implemented into undergraduate learning-centeredness. Technology, teaching, management need to shift to supporting, guiding and serving all students.
Keywords
student-centeredness, connotation, realization, cultural transformation
Funding
The Complete Works of Wang Yanan, a major project of the National Social Science Foundation of China (20&ZD063)
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