Chinese Beliefs about Caves

Chinese Cultural Beliefs about Breast Cancer and Breast Self-Examination

The pattern of disease in Taiwan has changed from acute to chronic with a higher incidence of cancer, including breast cancer. Cancer is also the leading cause of death in Taiwan; the mortality of breast cancer has increased and more than cervical cancer. The majority of research on Chinese women’s breast cancer and breast self examination (BSE) are quantitative surveys based on the framework o...

Mind or Virtue Western and Chinese Beliefs About Learning

Traditional research on human learning has neglected people’s beliefs about learning, the role of culture in shaping those beliefs, and people’s consequent learning behavior. Recent research provides evidence that cultural beliefs about learning are essential in influencing individuals’ beliefs and their actual learning. This article reviews research on Western learning beliefs, which emphasize...

"beliefs about Beliefs" without Probabilities

The Relationships among Chinese Practicing Teachers' Epistemic Beliefs, Pedagogical Beliefs and Their Beliefs about the Use of ICT

This study aimed to investigate the relationships among practicing teachers’ epistemic beliefs, pedagogical beliefs and their beliefs about the use of ICT through survey methodology. Participants were 396 high school practicing teachers from mainland China. The path analysis results analyzed via structural equation modelling technique indicated that the systemic relationships among these three ...

Beliefs about brain injury Beliefs about brain injury in Britain

Primary objective: Surveys have revealed that a high proportion of the public in the US and Canada hold misconceptions pertaining to the sequelae of brain injury. This study examined whether similar misconceptions are endorsed by adults in Britain. Research design: Survey Methods and procedures: Three hundred and twenty two participants completed a 17 item questionnaire containing true or false...