Exploring Cultural Differences in Classroom Expectations of Students From the United States and Taiwan

Students as “co‐producers” of education: a proposed model of student socialisation and participation at tertiary institutions

“…Research by Niehoff et al (2001) suggests that students from different cultural backgrounds may have differing expectations with regard to classroom practices, including aspects such as group activities, group assignments, class informality, mandatory class attendance, and the freedom to question grades or debate with the lecturer. Many tertiary institutions have recognised the need to help new students adjust academically and socially to the new learning environment, as well as to their roles as students.…”

“…In this regard, Niehoff et al (2001) explain that students develop expectations about the behaviours and practices that lecturers should exhibit in the classroom as well as about their own classroom obligations (i.e. regarding class participation, preparing assignments for class, and the appropriateness of questioning the lecturer in class).…”

Expectations and Perceptions of Overseas Students in a Post-graduate Corporate Accounting Subject: A Research Note

“…The remaining responses of means 4.14 and 4.01 indicate the overseas students' confidence in their basic accounting knowledge (statements 20 and 17). The overall results indicate that overseas students used the deep reflective approach to learning which is sometimes claimed to be a characteristic of Asian students (Niehoff et al, 2001 andBirt et al, 2004). 3.97 4.00 1.06 9 I would like this subject to emphasise practical issues in accounting.…”

“…Niehoff, Turnley, Hsiu and Chwen (2001) investigated the expectations of students enrolled in general business classes at a state university in the US mid-west and at a Taiwanese public university, and found statistically significant differences between the two cultures. Birt, Sherry, Ling, Fisher, and Lee (2004) replicated and extended the Niehoff et al (2001) study in New Zealand and explored issues such as the expected teaching focus on either theory or practice, and study diligence. They found that overseas students have a greater expectation of theoretical content and that these students place more emphasis on diligent study habits than their domestic student counterparts.…”

Social Networking for Language Education

“…One reading was Hofstede's seminal 1986 article on high-context versus low-context cultures and the implications for teaching and learning. The second and third articles (Shih and Cifuentes, 2003;Niehoff et al, 2001) had been chosen because they both dealt specifically with cross-cultural communications between Americans and Taiwanese and classroom implications. After the second Skype session, US participants were asked to debrief via GW by posting two responses based on their experiences with the Taiwanese students.…”