Macau higher education expansion in flux: a critical spatial perspective

Wu, Jinting

doi:10.1080/01596306.2016.1149152

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“…The management of this campus reflects the flexible governance promoting the expansion of higher education in Macau, with the government’s efforts to build a world-class university. However, Wu and Vong's (2017) “Macao Model” focuses on the development of public higher education and this study verifies that private universities also operate in this small city (Lau and Yuen, 2010).…”

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Pursuing doctoral studies in Macau’s private universities: pragmatic motivations and challenging experiences of Guangdong college teachers

Shao

2020

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PurposeIn response to the emergence of a strong cross-border student flow of postgraduate students from mainland China to the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau), this study examines the motivations and experience of a special group of doctoral students: college teachers working in Guangdong Province and simultaneously pursuing PhD degrees at private universities in Macau.Design/methodology/approachUsing a qualitative research method, thirteen college teachers were interviewed.FindingsThe research findings reveal their motivations for pursuing doctoral studies in Macau, and the difficulties they faced and gains they obtained from this experience.Originality/valueAll the findings indicate a potential expansion of the role of Macau’s higher education system. Once merely a stepping-stone, it is now an acceleration site for brain circulation between Macau and Guangdong as part of a regionalization strategy for China’s Greater Bay Area.

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“…Today, the discussion continues. For example, Wu and Vong (2017) explored a “Macao Model” to analyze the spatial changes of UM, the only comprehensive public university in Macau. A new campus was constructed on Hengqin island (a township in Guangdong) with unique cross-border regulations.…”

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Pursuing doctoral studies in Macau’s private universities: pragmatic motivations and challenging experiences of Guangdong college teachers

Shao

2020

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“…While there were no common entry requirements for teachers, many teachers simply did not receive any teacher training at all; only very few had a bachelor's degree or received teacher training of some kind from the PRC or Taiwan and later on from Hong Kong (cf. Bray, 2002;Wu and Vong, 2016). Indeed, even in the late 1980s, only about 30% of teachers in Macao were qualified to teach (Wong, 1991).…”

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Staff Management in Privatized Education Systems and the Professionalism of Teachers: The Case of Macao

Wong¹

2017

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Article Info It is believed that the effectiveness and efficiency of school administration can be enhanced in a privatized system of education. However, such belief is narrowly based on studies on school choice and such impact on the quality of teaching and learning. The issue of staff management in understanding school administration is essentially overlooked. Using Macao as a case study for illustration and drawing on data from a qualitative study, this paper seeks to argue that school administration against a specific context of privatization can actually contribute to the unprofessionalism of teachers. The study illustrates that staff management should not be merely taken at an individual level as an interpersonal issue about trust or a matter of conflict management, but should be understood against a wider context, and also shows that schools in a privatized system of education are not necessarily effective or efficient in managing their staff.

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“…As a result, many Macanese began to admire and seek luxurious products and lifestyles and thus chose to work in casinos for handsome salaries (Shi and Liu, 2014). Meanwhile, scholars noted an increase in the number of students dropping out of school to work in casinos which was coupled with teacher attrition (Morrison, 2009;Yu, 2015;Wu and Vong, 2017). Commenting on this situation, Shi and Liu (2014, p. 930) observed that everybody's "daily experiences, emotions and desires [were] associated with the expansion of the gambling sectors."…”

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A Phenomenological Psychology Study of University Teachers' Lived Experience of Being Pedagogical in Neoliberalism

Liu²

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Against a background of promoting the industrialization of higher education in Macau due to COVID-19's damage to the territory's major industry—gambling, the present study adopted phenomenological psychology to explore teachers' lived experience of being pedagogical in a university with a neoliberal vision and mission. Using a general structure, the findings revealed that teachers encountered challenges being pedagogical. These challenges emerged not only due to the university's corporate management, but more importantly because of a shift in perceptions—where students became like customers and teachers became self-interested—which made pedagogical relationships difficult to establish. Furthermore, teachers were found to develop negative emotions when their pedagogical actions or intentions conflicted with neoliberalism. The findings suggest that pedagogy in higher education is being challenged and transformed.

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Macau higher education expansion in flux: a critical spatial perspective

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Pursuing doctoral studies in Macau’s private universities: pragmatic motivations and challenging experiences of Guangdong college teachers

Pursuing doctoral studies in Macau’s private universities: pragmatic motivations and challenging experiences of Guangdong college teachers

Staff Management in Privatized Education Systems and the Professionalism of Teachers: The Case of Macao

A Phenomenological Psychology Study of University Teachers' Lived Experience of Being Pedagogical in Neoliberalism

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