Evolving Landscape of Residential Education

Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls

• Author(s): Samuel Kai Wah Chu, Kevin Kin Man Yue, Christina Wai-Mui Yu, Elaine Suk Ching Liu, Chun Chau Sze, Kevin Conn, Elsie Ong, Michelle Wing-tung Cheng, Jingyuan Fu, Shida Hou,
• Publisher: Springer Nature
• Pages: 188
• ISBN_10: 9811689067
  ISBN_13: 9789811689062
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Schools / Levels / Higher , Education / Comparative , Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition , Education / Adult & Continuing Education , Education / General ,

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This book examines the alignment of residential educational aims and university educational aims in order to provide guidance for implementing university-specific residential educational aims. Grounded in a new theoretical model of residential education, Residential Education in university probes into how university students adopt transformative learning through residential halls in different universities. By reviewing case studies, experience sharing, and residential hall models in renowned universities in Asia, U.K., and USA respectively, this book offers a wide perspective to assess different residential education models in practice and useful programs to promote students learning outcomes. The detailed discussion on how to create learning environments and align educational aims of residence and university to maximize learning outcomes in different cultural contexts provides readers with insight into how the residential experience in university can be improved.