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Evolving Landscape of Residential Education: Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls
by: Samuel Kai Wah Chu (Editor), Kevin Kin Man Yue (Editor), Christina Wai-Mui Yu (Editor), Elaine Suk Ching Liu (Editor), Chun Chau Sze (Editor), Kevin Conn (Editor), Elsie Ong (Editor), Michelle Wing-tung Cheng (Editor), Jingyuan Fu (Editor), Shida Hou (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Publication Date: 2022-05-04
Language: English
Print Length: 194 pages
ISBN-10: 9811689059
ISBN-13: 9789811689055
Book Description
This book examines the alignment of residential educational aims and university educational aims in order to provide guidance for implementing university-specific residential educational aims. Grounded in a new theoretical model of residential education, Residential Education in university probes into how university students adopt transformative learning through residential halls in different universities. By reviewing case studies, experience sharing, and residential hall models in renowned universities in Asia, U.K., and USA respectively, this book offers a wide perspective to assess different residential education models in practice and useful programs to promote students learning outcomes. The detailed discussion on how to create learning environments and align educational aims of residence and university to maximize learning outcomes in different cultural contexts provides readers with insight into how the residential experience in university can be improved.
Editorial Reviews
This book examines the alignment of residential educational aims and university educational aims in order to provide guidance for implementing university-specific residential educational aims. Grounded in a new theoretical model of residential education, Residential Education in university probes into how university students adopt transformative learning through residential halls in different universities. By reviewing case studies, experience sharing, and residential hall models in renowned universities in Asia, U.K., and USA respectively, this book offers a wide perspective to assess different residential education models in practice and useful programs to promote students learning outcomes. The detailed discussion on how to create learning environments and align educational aims of residence and university to maximize learning outcomes in different cultural contexts provides readers with insight into how the residential experience in university can be improved.
