Facilitative Collaborative Knowledge Co-Construction

Description:

"Collaborative teaching and learning has been a focus of research recently, yet it can sometimes be a challenge for multicultural students in an educational setting. This second volume of a two-volume edition [first volume is no. 142 in the series New directions for teaching and learning, entitled: From the Confucian way to collaborative knowledge co-construction] helps lecturers, educators, and teachers create collaborative teaching and learning experiences with multicultural adult learners in higher education. ... Though focused on Asian students and their experiences, this volume includes information for all students and educators who are engaged in the collaborative search for knowledge"--Back cover.

subjects: EDUCATION,  Teaching Methods & Materials,  General,  Group work in education,  Teaching teams,  College teaching,  Constructivism (education),  Multicultural education,  Asian students,  Education (Higher)