中美文化差异对教育的影响

第3页culture Education America at a glance

Comparison Phenomena China at a glance Differences

differences in education

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Quantities

of lessons Sizes of classes

Efficiency in classroom

activities

Office work education

systems

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Quantities of lessons per day:

Sizes of classes

Efficiency in classroom activities •Chinese classes are

much bigger, and

fortunately, students

are well trained and

more efficient in

following the teachers'

advice in participate in

certain activities.

Education systems

•whole semester’s performance; the final exam

•textbook

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•Why can be so many differences?•

•Perhaps culture can tell us.....

cultural factors on education

Some culture factors Social

Relationships

Conception Of the Self Obligation

Harmony vs. "Truth"

Time

Consciousness

Conception Of the Self •Collectivist

•Individualist

Time Consciousness

•Relatively more attention to the past and to the longer-term future.——order ，obey......

•Less interested in the past; eye on near-term future.•——democracy,creative...

Harmony vs. "Truth"

•Concern maintaining harmony and with "face."——social •significance

•Willing to confront

directly, criticize,

discuss controversial topics——life is •education.

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