A Cross-Cultural Comparison of East Asian and American Higher Education Criminal Justice Student Learning Preferences Using the VARK Questionaire

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between learning preferences of East Asian and American higher education students. A review of the literature revealed a body of qualitative studies suggesting a stereotypical perception of an Asian learning preference influenced...

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Published in:Journal of criminal justice education 2009-11, Vol.20 (3), p.272
Main Authors: McKean, James R, Brogan, Shannon M, Wrench, Jason S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian people
Criminal justice
Cross cultural studies
Higher education
Learning
Preferences
Questionnaires
Student attitudes
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Summary:The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between learning preferences of East Asian and American higher education students. A review of the literature revealed a body of qualitative studies suggesting a stereotypical perception of an Asian learning preference influenced by cultural variables and the historical roots of Confucianism. The pedagogical implications of this stereotypical perception are obvious to faculty engaged in teaching and learning with Asian international students in America or abroad. The authors surveyed 233 higher education students from Hong Kong and America using the VARK Questionnaire. The authors used a two-way contingency table analysis and chi-square statistical tests to conduct their cross-cultural comparison on their variables of interest including age, gender, and country. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1051-1253
1745-9117