Embarking on a West-East Reciprocal Learning Journey

A Narrative Inquiry into Generalist and Specialist Teaching Models

Chenkai Chi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XX, 177 Seiten

2026
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-032-10468-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Drawing on narrative inquiry and years of fieldwork, this book compares the Canadian generalist and Chinese specialist teaching models, highlighting their strengths and opportunities for reciprocal learning. Through the Canada China Sister School Network, it shows how cross-cultural collaboration enhances teachers knowledge and professional growth. Rather than relying on standardized comparisons, the study uncovers the cultural and historical narratives shaping these two models, offering fresh insights for teachers, researchers, and policymakers. By bridging Western and Eastern educational traditions, this book reimagines international collaboration in teacher education.

Autor

Chenkai Chi holds a PhD in education from the University of Windsor, Canada. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow working collaboratively to explore generalist and specialist teaching models to see what can be reciprocally learned between these two models.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Re-Searching Conceptual Frameworks of My Inquiry.- Chapter 3: Why do Ontario and China Adopt Generalist and Specialist Teaching Models from Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives?.- Chapter 4: Methodological Inquiry.- Chapter 5: Mr. Jackson s Story: Where are the Students with Special Needs?.- Chapter 6: Ms. Zhong s Story: But Can You Achieve Your Teaching Goals?.- Chapter 7: PRINCIPALS PERSPECTIVES ON GENERALIST AND SPECIALIST TEACHING MODELS.- Chapter 8: Making the Meaning of Ms. Zhong and Mr. Jackson s Narratives.- Chapter 9: Using Schwab s Curriculum Commonplaces to Understand the Strengths of Each Model.- Chapter 10: Teachers Personal and Professional Development Through Reciprocal Learning as Collaborative Partnership.- Chapter 11: Possible Route to Take.- Chapter 12: Epilogue.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education
• Zusatzinfo: XX, 177 p. 17 illus., 13 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 148 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Cross-Cultural Communication • Curriculum • generalist teacher • narrative inquiry • Pre-Service Teachers • Research methods • Teaching Models
• ISBN-10: 3-032-10468-8 / 3032104688
• ISBN-13: 978-3-032-10468-7 / 9783032104687
• Zustand: Neuware