Strengthening the Alignment of Residential Educational Aims and University Educational Aims

Michelle Wing Tung Cheng; Samuel Kai Wah Chu

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2_13

Strengthening the Alignment of Residential Educational Aims and University Educational Aims

Michelle Wing Tung Cheng, Samuel Kai Wah Chu

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Abstract

Residential halls have been seen as an essential microsystem that can promote desirable academic, personal, and social outcomes. However, the extent to which residential education maps onto universities’ educational aims remains ambiguous. Therefore, a study was conducted in two stages, using a mixed-method approach to examine the strength of the alignment between universities’ educational aims and residential educational aims among four government-funded universities in Hong Kong. The results clarify the nature of residential educational aims and found that educators should avoid projecting an ultimate set of residential educational aims onto every institution regardless of the underlying conditions and settings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evolving Landscape of Residential Education
Subtitle of host publication	Enhancing Students’ Learning in University Residential Halls
Pages	161-178
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811689062
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8906-2_13
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Alignment
Mixed-method approach
Residential educational aims
University educational aims

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