1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911100423003321

Titolo

Faiths on display : religion, tourism, and the Chinese state / / edited by Tim Oakes and Donald S. Sutton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010

ISBN

979-82-16-29757-4

1-282-92251-3

9786612922510

1-4422-0508-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OakesTim

SuttonDonald S

Disciplina

203/.5095109051

Soggetti

Religion and state - China

Tourism - China

Tourism - Religious aspects

China Religion 20th century

China Religion 21st century

China Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Introduction; 1 Spirit Money; 2 Alchemy of the Ancestors; 3 Pilgrim or Tourist?; 4 Making Tourists and Remaking Locals; 5 Minzu, Market, and the Mandala; 6 Economic Development and the Buddhist-Industrial Complex of Xishuangbanna; 7 Naxi Religion in the Age of Tourism; 8 Tourist Itineraries, Spatial Management, and Hidden Temples; 9 The Return Visits of Overseas Chinese to Ancestral Villages in Putian, Fujian; Afterword; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Throughout China, spaces for religious expression and practice have been rebuilt, revived, and contrived for display by local officials hoping to cash in on tourist



revenue. Faiths on Display argues, however, that the results of the state's instrumental approach toward religion are far from predictable. The volume explores the ways revived re

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911146255303321

Autore

Lang James M

Titolo

Cheating lessons : learning from academic dishonesty / / James M. Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard Univ. P., 2013

ISBN

9780674726239 (ebook)

9780674724631 (hbk.)

9780674727304

0674727304

9780674726239

0674726235

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 256 p.)

Classificazione

EDU015000EDU029000EDU030000

Disciplina

371.58

Soggetti

Cheating (Education) - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part one Building a theory of cheating -- 1. Who cheats-and how much -- 2. Case studies in (the history of) cheating -- 3. "Fudging" learning environments -- Part two the (nearly) cheating-free classroom -- 4. Fostering intrinsic motivation -- 5. Learning for mastery -- 6. Lowering stakes -- 7. Instilling self-efficacy -- Part three Speaking about cheating -- 8. Cheating on campus -- 9. On original work -- 10. Responding to cheating -- 11. Cheating in your classroom -- Conclusion: the future of cheating -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Nearly three-quarters of college students cheat during their undergraduate careers, a startling number attributed variously to the laziness of today’s students, their lack of a moral compass, or the demands of a hypercompetitive society. For James Lang, cultural or sociological explanations like these are red herrings. His provocative



new research indicates that students often cheat because their learning environments give them ample incentives to try - and that strategies which make cheating less worthwhile also improve student learning. Cheating Lessons is a practical guide to tackling academic dishonesty at its roots. Drawing on an array of findings from cognitive theory, Lang analyzes the specific, often hidden features of course design and daily classroom practice that create opportunities for cheating. Courses that set the stakes of performance very high, that rely on single assessment mechanisms like multiple-choice tests, that have arbitrary grading criteria: these are the kinds of conditions that breed cheating. Lang seeks to empower teachers to create more effective learning environments that foster intrinsic motivation, promote mastery, and instill the sense of self-efficacy that students need for deep learning. Although cheating is a persistent problem, the prognosis is not dire. The good news is that strategies which reduce cheating also improve student performance overall. Instructors who learn to curb academic dishonesty will have done more than solve a course management problem - they will have become better educators all around.