Impact of values on the learning approaches of Chinese construction students in Hong Kong

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 481-504

  Leung, Mei Yung ^a   Dongyu, Chen ^b   Liu, Anita M M ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Action learning; Education

Indexed keywords

DEEP LEARNING; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

ACTION LEARNING; CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION; COOPERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP; LIMITED ATTENTIONS; PERSONAL INTEGRITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84907145317     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/ECAM-07-2011-0062     Document Type: Article

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