Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
10-2007
Abstract
Despite the fact that both learning styles and cross-cultural differences have been important research topics for decades, surprisingly little work has been done on comparisons of learning behaviour across cultures and its impact for teachers working in culturally mixed settings. This chapter is based on a research project funded by the European Union seeking to provide fresh knowledge on cross-national differences in attitudes towards learning of students from selected countries. It reports on the results from Austria, Germany, Singapore and Thailand and outlines some of the implications for teaching in higher education.
Keywords
Learning styles, cross-cultural differences, higher education, Singapore, Thailand, Austria, Germany
Discipline
Asian Studies | Critical and Cultural Studies | Higher Education
Research Areas
Corporate Communication
Publication
Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education
First Page
15
Last Page
34
ISBN
9780230590427
Identifier
10.1057/9780230590427_2
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City or Country
Basingstoke
Citation
APFELTHALER, Gerhard; HANSEN, Katrin; KEUCHEL, Stephan; MUELLER, Christa; NEUBAUER, Martin; ONG, Siow-heng; and TAPACHAI, Nirundon.
Cross-cultural differences in learning and education: Stereotypes, myths and realities. (2007). Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education. 15-34.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7473
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230590427_2