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Papers by Weihong Zhang
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both oncampus students... more As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both oncampus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-toface contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This paper identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed. Online instruction: teaching and learning mediated by educators, using information and communication technologies as the vehicle for connecting, sharing and collaborating, is gaining an increasing presence in higher education due to its perceived benefits. These benefits include speedy and effective delivery of courses across geographical and time constraints, opportunities for improved pedagogical support, increased access for nontraditional students, and claims of cost savings (Bigum & Rowan, 2004; Natriello, 2005; Oblinger, Barone & Hawkins, 2001). For more than a century many universities have made provision for students and teachers separated by time and place. For these "distance education" students, technology (i.e., voice, video, data or print) is used as a bridge for communication (French, Olrech, Hale & Johnson, 2003, p 220). Traditionally, print resources were mailed to students and communication was slow and cumbersome, however,
China's Cultural Industries Forum ( …, 2008
Keane, Michael A. and Zhang, Weihong (2008) Cultural creative industries or creative (cultural) i... more Keane, Michael A. and Zhang, Weihong (2008) Cultural creative industries or creative (cultural) industries?, in Hu, Huilin, Eds. China's Cultural Industries Forum (Chinese publication). Shanghai Peoples' Publishing. ... Posted with the permission of the ...
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus student... more As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-to-face contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This article identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed.
中国文化产业评论 Commentary on Cultural Industry in China （CSSCI）, 2008
本文旨在探究过去20年里澳大利亚文化政策的角色变化。 This essay examines changes in the role of cultural policy in Austr... more 本文旨在探究过去20年里澳大利亚文化政策的角色变化。
This essay examines changes in the role of cultural policy in Australia during the past
two decades, a period that witnessed an increasing division between supporters of
publicly-funded arts and those who identified with the economic value of the creative
economy. By the end of the decade the term creative industries had become the
preferred approach to policy making, even though there is yet no national creative
industries policy, such as in New Zealand. The term ‘creative industries’ was first
coined by Australian Labor Party policy makers in the early 1990s, a period of
transition towards greater economic accountability in the arts and cultural industries.
The ensuing ‘creation nation’ arts policy was influential beyond Australia’ shores. It
was the forerunner of international disruptions to the long-held tradition of the arts as
special beneficiaries of government support.
In this essay we look at the way that cultural policy has subsequently embraced the
turn towards enterprise and innovation. We begin with a discussion of the ‘arm’s
lengths’ model of cultural policy: the facilitator, patron, architect and engineer models.
These models demonstrate degrees of government involvement. This four-part
separation of powers, while useful, has failed to account for the knowledge economy
and in particular the impact of media convergence. We provide a more contemporary
four-model division of the cultural and creative industries: the welfare model, the
normal model, the growth model and the creative economy model. The intention of
this is to argue that government should be involved in making good policy, but that
policy ought to encourage and facilitate innovation. We conclude by problematising
the division between cultural and creative industries.
Australian Journalism Review , 1995
China pushes favourable press coverage of Australia The writers conducted an analysis of the co... more China pushes favourable press coverage of Australia
The writers conducted an analysis of the content of the domestic edition
of the Renmim Ribao (Beijing People's Daily) concerning Australia and
Australians over the years 1988-1993 to find whether the paper's coverage
had changed significantly in a period of great change in China, economically,
politically, socially and culturally. This was the first systematic content analysis of the portrayal of Australia in the domestic edition of the People's Daily.
Subject: Australia: Foreign relations; Journalism; China: Foreign relations; Australia: Commerce; Canada: Foreign relations; China: Commerce; Aborigines; Technological change
Australian Journalism Review, 1995
China’s journalists practise politics of politeness. There can be few better illustrations of ... more China’s journalists practise politics of politeness.
There can be few better illustrations of the revolutionary change in the journalistic style of China's leading newspaper, the Renmin Ribao (Beijing People's Daily), than its coverage of Sydney's bid for the 2000 Olympics.
Subject: Journalism; Olympic Games; China: Culture; Newspapers
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2010
The Hu Jintao administration used the ‘four-in-one’ wording for the overall arrangement of develo... more The Hu Jintao administration used the ‘four-in-one’ wording for the overall arrangement of development in China, that is, economic development, political development, cultural development and social development. The term ‘soft power’ was adopted to conceptualise the cultural development dimension. This paper used a tripartite taxonomy to examine Chinese approaches to soft power, as ‘resources’, as ‘strategies’ and as ‘outcomes’. Soft power in China was mainly used in a domestic policy context to mean cultural resources to be amassed and accumulated. Soft power could be measured as part of its comprehensive national power and compared with the hierarchical status of other nation states. Soft power as strategies meant using power softly in seeking normal economic and political advantages abroad. Soft power as outcomes meant the rise of China and its cultural renaissance.
Keywords: soft power; cultural development; ‘four-in-one’; comprehensive national power; the rise of China; Chinese policy process
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both oncampus students... more As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both oncampus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-toface contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This paper identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed. Online instruction: teaching and learning mediated by educators, using information and communication technologies as the vehicle for connecting, sharing and collaborating, is gaining an increasing presence in higher education due to its perceived benefits. These benefits include speedy and effective delivery of courses across geographical and time constraints, opportunities for improved pedagogical support, increased access for nontraditional students, and claims of cost savings (Bigum & Rowan, 2004; Natriello, 2005; Oblinger, Barone & Hawkins, 2001). For more than a century many universities have made provision for students and teachers separated by time and place. For these "distance education" students, technology (i.e., voice, video, data or print) is used as a bridge for communication (French, Olrech, Hale & Johnson, 2003, p 220). Traditionally, print resources were mailed to students and communication was slow and cumbersome, however,
China's Cultural Industries Forum ( …, 2008
Keane, Michael A. and Zhang, Weihong (2008) Cultural creative industries or creative (cultural) i... more Keane, Michael A. and Zhang, Weihong (2008) Cultural creative industries or creative (cultural) industries?, in Hu, Huilin, Eds. China's Cultural Industries Forum (Chinese publication). Shanghai Peoples' Publishing. ... Posted with the permission of the ...
Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2007
As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus student... more As online environments gain an increasing presence in higher education for both on-campus students and distance learners, there is a need to examine how effective these environments are for student learning. Online environments require essentially different teaching and learning strategies from those used in the traditional face-to-face contexts (for on-campus students) or with print-based material (for distance learners). This article identifies early childhood teacher education students' perceptions of their learning experiences with the advent of an online learning environment. Perceptions of on-campus and distance learners are compared, and implications for teacher education staff interested in providing high quality learning environments within an online space are discussed.
中国文化产业评论 Commentary on Cultural Industry in China （CSSCI）, 2008
本文旨在探究过去20年里澳大利亚文化政策的角色变化。 This essay examines changes in the role of cultural policy in Austr... more 本文旨在探究过去20年里澳大利亚文化政策的角色变化。
This essay examines changes in the role of cultural policy in Australia during the past
two decades, a period that witnessed an increasing division between supporters of
publicly-funded arts and those who identified with the economic value of the creative
economy. By the end of the decade the term creative industries had become the
preferred approach to policy making, even though there is yet no national creative
industries policy, such as in New Zealand. The term ‘creative industries’ was first
coined by Australian Labor Party policy makers in the early 1990s, a period of
transition towards greater economic accountability in the arts and cultural industries.
The ensuing ‘creation nation’ arts policy was influential beyond Australia’ shores. It
was the forerunner of international disruptions to the long-held tradition of the arts as
special beneficiaries of government support.
In this essay we look at the way that cultural policy has subsequently embraced the
turn towards enterprise and innovation. We begin with a discussion of the ‘arm’s
lengths’ model of cultural policy: the facilitator, patron, architect and engineer models.
These models demonstrate degrees of government involvement. This four-part
separation of powers, while useful, has failed to account for the knowledge economy
and in particular the impact of media convergence. We provide a more contemporary
four-model division of the cultural and creative industries: the welfare model, the
normal model, the growth model and the creative economy model. The intention of
this is to argue that government should be involved in making good policy, but that
policy ought to encourage and facilitate innovation. We conclude by problematising
the division between cultural and creative industries.
Australian Journalism Review , 1995
China pushes favourable press coverage of Australia The writers conducted an analysis of the co... more China pushes favourable press coverage of Australia
The writers conducted an analysis of the content of the domestic edition
of the Renmim Ribao (Beijing People's Daily) concerning Australia and
Australians over the years 1988-1993 to find whether the paper's coverage
had changed significantly in a period of great change in China, economically,
politically, socially and culturally. This was the first systematic content analysis of the portrayal of Australia in the domestic edition of the People's Daily.
Subject: Australia: Foreign relations; Journalism; China: Foreign relations; Australia: Commerce; Canada: Foreign relations; China: Commerce; Aborigines; Technological change
Australian Journalism Review, 1995
China’s journalists practise politics of politeness. There can be few better illustrations of ... more China’s journalists practise politics of politeness.
There can be few better illustrations of the revolutionary change in the journalistic style of China's leading newspaper, the Renmin Ribao (Beijing People's Daily), than its coverage of Sydney's bid for the 2000 Olympics.
Subject: Journalism; Olympic Games; China: Culture; Newspapers
International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2010
The Hu Jintao administration used the ‘four-in-one’ wording for the overall arrangement of develo... more The Hu Jintao administration used the ‘four-in-one’ wording for the overall arrangement of development in China, that is, economic development, political development, cultural development and social development. The term ‘soft power’ was adopted to conceptualise the cultural development dimension. This paper used a tripartite taxonomy to examine Chinese approaches to soft power, as ‘resources’, as ‘strategies’ and as ‘outcomes’. Soft power in China was mainly used in a domestic policy context to mean cultural resources to be amassed and accumulated. Soft power could be measured as part of its comprehensive national power and compared with the hierarchical status of other nation states. Soft power as strategies meant using power softly in seeking normal economic and political advantages abroad. Soft power as outcomes meant the rise of China and its cultural renaissance.
Keywords: soft power; cultural development; ‘four-in-one’; comprehensive national power; the rise of China; Chinese policy process