Waters, Tony and Day, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-2595 (2022) Thai Menschenbild: a study of Chinese, Thai, and international students in a private Thai university as measured by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9 (86). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2662-9992 (Online) (doi:10.1057/s41599-022-01101-y)

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Abstract

Thai Higher Education (Thai HE) is changing, due to international reform. This paper presents data collected in a longitudinal study carried out in Thailand during 2017–2018 using the US version of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and qualitative interviews. We offer a case study about the cultures and engagement of three groups of students found at an international private university in Thailand. The groups studied were international students, Chinese students in a mixed Thai/English curriculum and Thai students studying in Thai, all situated in a Thai HE institutional community. The (NSSE) was administered to 179 students: 89 in an International College, 54 Chinese students and 36 Thai students, as a control. Our results showed different attitudes toward studying, teachers, memorisation, participation, critical thinking, and empathy. This paper concludes with a discussion of how students in an international university in Thailand arrange themselves socially, and why this matters.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	education; culture; theory; sociology
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Educational Development Unit Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Information & Library Services
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2024 14:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46507

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