Women and change in Singapore
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Tan, Shin Koon
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Tan, Shin Koon
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 5, no. 2 (2006), p. 99-104
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- Description: It would appear that as Singapore entered the 21st century that have been marked improvements in its women's education attainment, labour force participation and related remuneration. Singaporean women are financially much more independent and are politically and socially more influential. Singaporean families are becoming smaller; women commit to marriage and give birth to their first child much later than previous generations. These changes have raised concerns about sustainability of the future Singaporean labour force for economic development and support for an aging population.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002000
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Tan, Shin Koon
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 5, no. 2 (2006), p. 99-104
- Full Text:
- Reviewed:
- Description: It would appear that as Singapore entered the 21st century that have been marked improvements in its women's education attainment, labour force participation and related remuneration. Singaporean women are financially much more independent and are politically and socially more influential. Singaporean families are becoming smaller; women commit to marriage and give birth to their first child much later than previous generations. These changes have raised concerns about sustainability of the future Singaporean labour force for economic development and support for an aging population.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003002000
Primary school education practices experienced by Chinese and Australian students
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Guan, Xinping
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Guan, Xinping
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 6, no. 2 (2006), p. 23-34
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- Description: This paper reveals differences in primary school education practices experienced by selected university students in China and Australia. This research utilised a case study approach and found the education experiences differed greatly between Chinese and Australian students. In addition, the paper analyses how these vastly diverse experiences on the part of students contribute to different worldviews in the context of collective and individualist cultures. An enriched in-depth understanding as to how education is served as a tool for preserving cultural and societal values may be an outcome of this research.
- Description: 2003002003
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Guan, Xinping
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations Vol. 6, no. 2 (2006), p. 23-34
- Full Text:
- Reviewed:
- Description: This paper reveals differences in primary school education practices experienced by selected university students in China and Australia. This research utilised a case study approach and found the education experiences differed greatly between Chinese and Australian students. In addition, the paper analyses how these vastly diverse experiences on the part of students contribute to different worldviews in the context of collective and individualist cultures. An enriched in-depth understanding as to how education is served as a tool for preserving cultural and societal values may be an outcome of this research.
- Description: 2003002003
A Comparison of academic staff management practices in Chinese and Australian Universities
- Jiang, Xiaoli, Xu, Xinhui, Ma, Xiaoping, Prosser, Laurie
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Xu, Xinhui , Ma, Xiaoping , Prosser, Laurie
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The international journal of knowledge, culture & change management Vol. 7, no. 2 (2007), p. 39-47
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- Description: This study investigated five Chinese higher education institutions in relation to management of academic staff. The study compared these practices with those used in three Australian universities. The results demonstrated that the Chinese universities provide more freedom to academic staff in terms of how staff spend their time at the university. However, there are more strict measures to control teaching staff’s punctuality in attending their classes and to have detailed planning and teaching documentation. There are also additional teaching evaluations at both school and university levels, together with student evaluation. Chinese higher education staff management places greater emphasis on extrinsic financial rewards to improve staff performance than do their Australian counterparts. The income of Chinese academic staff is performance based and closely connected to their teaching, supervision, research and management workload. This approach initially came from the West and is now adopted by Chinese higher education management, reflecting Chinese socialist principles regarding income distribution. This measure of distribution is a very important motivational factor designed to enhance staff performance. This study provides an understanding as to the reasons why differences exist in management practices in China and Australia and offers some explanations from historical, political and social culture perspectives. This research identifies both positive and negative aspects of the two systems and suggests that learning good management practices from each other may bring positive changes to the productivity of higher education in both countries.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003005411
- Authors: Jiang, Xiaoli , Xu, Xinhui , Ma, Xiaoping , Prosser, Laurie
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The international journal of knowledge, culture & change management Vol. 7, no. 2 (2007), p. 39-47
- Full Text:
- Reviewed:
- Description: This study investigated five Chinese higher education institutions in relation to management of academic staff. The study compared these practices with those used in three Australian universities. The results demonstrated that the Chinese universities provide more freedom to academic staff in terms of how staff spend their time at the university. However, there are more strict measures to control teaching staff’s punctuality in attending their classes and to have detailed planning and teaching documentation. There are also additional teaching evaluations at both school and university levels, together with student evaluation. Chinese higher education staff management places greater emphasis on extrinsic financial rewards to improve staff performance than do their Australian counterparts. The income of Chinese academic staff is performance based and closely connected to their teaching, supervision, research and management workload. This approach initially came from the West and is now adopted by Chinese higher education management, reflecting Chinese socialist principles regarding income distribution. This measure of distribution is a very important motivational factor designed to enhance staff performance. This study provides an understanding as to the reasons why differences exist in management practices in China and Australia and offers some explanations from historical, political and social culture perspectives. This research identifies both positive and negative aspects of the two systems and suggests that learning good management practices from each other may bring positive changes to the productivity of higher education in both countries.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003005411
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