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Hizi, Gil – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2021
Despite recent socioeconomic transformations, young adults in China construe local social norms as inhibiting their individualized selfhood. Based on a study of pedagogies of interpersonal "soft" skills, this article describes an apparatus of self-improvement where self- and social critique play a pivotal role. Through comparison with…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Social Change, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards
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Lang, LingLing; Irby, Beverly J.; Brown, Genevieve – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
For more than 2000 years, Confucian teaching has had tremendous influence on the history, politics, economy, and culture of East Asian countries and regions. Despite the rapid growth in gross domestic product (GDP), people's standard of living, and economic advancements, Confucian Asia continues to adhere to the Confucian cultural values that they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Models, Cultural Differences
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Yunxia Zhu,; Zhang, Allee Mengzi – Business Communication Quarterly, 2007
"Guanxi," the Chinese word for personal bonds or connections, is a recurring theme in the research forum, and researchers tend to agree that it is essential to establish "guanxi" with Chinese businesses. Much has been written about "guanxi" regarding doing business in the Chinese business economies such as Hong Kong,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Objectives, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Networks
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Sparkes, Kathleen – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1984
Based on observations in 10 preschools in Taipei (Taiwan) in 1982, describes social-emotional behaviors for teacher-child interactions, display of emotions, self-esteem, responsibility, and peer interactions. These behaviors are compared to those seen in centers on the Chinese mainland, suggesting similarities and differences in educational and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies