Full Description
Located within the global changing contexts of higher education in the 21st century, this book examines the reform of the teaching and learning practices in Vietnamese universities under the Higher Education Reform Agenda and the influence of internationalization on the higher education sector. Specifically, it analyses the motives, current implementation, effectiveness, and challenges of these reforms, especially from student perspectives. Analyzing approximately 4300 survey responses and interviews with students, the book covers a range of key issues related to teaching and learning in higher education which have attracted attention in recent years, including:
The learning environment
Student support and first-year transition
Student-centred teaching
The use of credit-based curricula
The use of information and communication technology
At-home internationalization of higher education
Assessment and feedback
Work placements
Informal learning via extra curricular activities
Students' perception of the values of university education.
Contents
1. Higher education teaching-learning reforms and the importance of students' learning experience 2. Higher education reforms in Vietnam: Context, foci, and challenges 3. Building a favourable learning environment for students at Vietnamese universities 4. Facilitating the transition of first-year students into the university: a case study 5. Students' experience with the use of credit-based training system 6. Student-centered teaching: current practices and obstacles 7.The use of ICT in teaching and learning in Vietnamese universities 8.The impact of at-home international education on graduates' employability and career prospects 9. Current assessment practices and the washback effect on students' learning 10. Work placement practices: Students' learning outcomes and influential factors 11. Extracurricular activities as informal learning: facilitators and inhibitors 12. The values of undertaking university education in Vietnam 13. Teaching and learning reforms in Vietnamese universities: the way ahead
