Global Perspectives on Fostering Problem-Based Learning in Chinese Universities (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development)

ISBN 10: 1522599614 / ISBN 13: 9781522599616

Published by Information Science Reference, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Global Perspectives on Fostering Problem-Based Learning in Chinese Universities (Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development)
• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522599614
• ISBN 13: 9781522599616
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

"This book examines problem-based learning in Chinese universities"--

About the Author

Chunfang Zhou, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Department of Planning, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark. Chunfang has an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural educational background; she finished bachelor degree (Industry Automation and Information Engineering) and master degree (Philosophy of Science and Technology) in China; since 2008, Chunfang has worked in Denmark started by a Ph.D. project on Engineering Creativity in Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) at UNESCO Center of PBL at AAU. Chunfang locates her research in area of Science, Technology and Society (STS), with a particular focus on creativity and its relations to innovation process, with interests in diverse domains including digitalization, human-centered design, sustainability, group collaboration, knowledge management, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and STEM education. Recently, she has done cross-cultural contributions to creativity research , especially by her Individual Independent Research Project Fostering Creativity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study on Pedagogical Strategies of Learning by Projects between Denmark and China, funded by Danish Research Council (2013-2016). Currently she is coordinating Designing, Participation and Facilitation of Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) between Northeastern University (NEU), China and AAU, Denmark; she is leading Creativity in Technology Design: Developing a Sino-Danish Research Network for Future Digital Societies, funded by Danish Research Council (2019-2020). Chunfang has authored or co-authored over 80 peer-review publications. Chunfang is member of research group Techno-Anthropology and Participation, member of Danish Center for Health Informatics, member of Chinese Creativity Research Network, and board member of Danish Development Research Network (DDRN).