Full Description
This book examines the alignment of residential educational aims and university educational aims in order to provide guidance for implementing university-specific residential educational aims. Grounded in a new theoretical model of residential education, Residential Education in university probes into how university students adopt transformative learning through residential halls in different universities. By reviewing case studies, experience sharing, and residential hall models in renowned universities in Asia, U.K., and USA respectively, this book offers a wide perspective to assess different residential education models in practice and useful programs to promote students learning outcomes. The detailed discussion on how to create learning environments and align educational aims of residence and university to maximize learning outcomes in different cultural contexts provides readers with insight into how the residential experience in university can be improved.
Contents
A Review of the Current University Residential Settings.- A New Theoretical Model to Examine Student Residence Life Outcomes.- Residential educational in the US - US representative.- Optimizing students' learning in residential hall: a case study on how to connect hall life education with community service.- Care Across Borders through Hall Life Education Programmes: Case studies from Hong Kong Baptist University.- Deeper Experiential Engagement Projects (DEEP) in Residential Halls - Equipping for the Future.- Attaining Graduate Attributes through Hall Life Education: Perspectives of Local and Non-local Residents.- ASK: An undergraduate growth through international residential experience .- Comparison between HKU residential life and the US residential life.- Introducing financial literacy to residence colleges' general education: a systematic review.- Hall Experience: A Hit or Miss? A Comparison on How Residential Hall Experience Impacts Hong Kong University Students'Development .- Gamifying residential education for the future.- Capacity Building for Advancing and Sustaining Residential Education.- Summarizing Chapter.
