Junior faculty professional development in Chinese universities

November 17, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Mānoa Campus, 1776 University Avenue, Lab School Portable Room 4B, College of Education Complex


PUBLIC LECTURE “A flower with five petals”: Professional development for junior faculty in Chinese universities

In this presentation, Dr. Huajun Xiong will discuss current challenges faced by 18 Chinese universities in the northwest minorities region of the country in improving the teaching ability of their junior faculty. His research has so far led to possible models of professional development approaches using the analogies of “flower with five petals” and “irrigation”. To learn more about what he means by this, COME JOIN US!

Dr. Huajun Xiong is a Professor of higher education at the School of Education, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, China. He is currently a visiting scholar hosted by the Department of Educational Foundations until January 9, 2017.

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College of Education - International Programs, Mānoa Campus

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Nezia Azmi, (808) 956-4280, azti@hawaii.edu,

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