The Study of China in Universities: A Comparative Case Study of Australia and the United Kingdom
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Chapter 3: Contexts of Higher Education in the United Kingdom and in Australia

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3.1. Abandonment of the Binary System in Higher Education

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3.2. Enterprising Universities

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3.3. Diminishing Humanities and Languages

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Part II: Methodology

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Chapter 4: Research Design and Considerations

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4.1. Design of the Investigation

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4.1.1. Ethnographical Educational Research

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4.1.2. Case Studies and Generalizability

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4.2. Justifications of Case Selections

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4.2.1. Justification for Choosing Countries of Research Sites

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4.2.2. Considerations on Site Selections

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4.3. Considerations on Gaining Access to the Research Sites and to Individuals

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4.3.1. Access to the Research Settings

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4.3.2. Access to Individual Staff and Students

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4.4. A Brief Background of the Researcher

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Chapter 5: Data Collection Procedures and Analysis

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5.1. Survey of Documents

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5.2. Interviews

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5.2.1. Interview Respondents

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5.2.2. Interview Procedures

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5.2.2.1. Audio Recording Interviews

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5.2.2.2. Languages Used in Interviews— English and Chinese (Mandarin)

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