.... In following sections we outline the research methods used, report results (with a focus on teaching methods and curriculum arrangements) and then offer some suggestions for reform. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Accounting China Critical thinking Education International Learning...

... a shift in the balance between lecture and tutorial face‐to‐face contact hours with increased emphasis being placed on tutorials in an attempt to enhance the benefits of cooperative learning. Design/methodology/approach The paper evaluates the success of the new approach by comparing the performance...

... to teaching and learning. Design/methodology/approach The reflective practitioner model provides the theoretical framework that underpins this mentoring process. The discussion in this research paper provides an opportunity to explore this mentoring process, primarily aimed at developing and encouraging...

..., learning and assessment, including student‐centred learning and Confucian heritage culture, is also discussed. A reflective approach is used where Säljö's five categories of student learning are used as the basis for informed reflection of the assessment used in the “new” academics' first semester...