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Given cultural differences in the approach to teaching and learning there is a general awareness among faculty and staff in Western universities that they need to make an effort to understand and address the issue. The first step towards this goal is to gain an insight into the cultural or inherited beliefs about learning that Chinese students have and bring to the new context.
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Wang, L. (2015). Chinese Inherited Beliefs about Learning. In: Chinese Students, Learning Cultures and Overseas Study. Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137496591_2
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