An Education Pedagogy for Vietnam 'Một nền giáo dục sư phạm cho Việt Nam Michael Burgess & Mike Turner

AnEducation

Pedagogy forVietnam

'Mộtnền giáodục sư

phạm choViệt Nam

Michael Burgess & Mike Turner

About The Authors

• Michael Burgess & Mike Turner• Consultant Lecturers & Business Consultants• In Australia & Vietnam• PhD Candidates

• Research Areas• Michael: The Vietnam Economy / Education• Mike: Entrepreneurship in Vietnam / Mongolia

Burgess & Turner :An Education Pedagogy for Vietnam

Vietnam: An Overview

• A Vibrant People & Internationalising Economy• A Culturally Rich and Diverse Nation• A transforming economy faced with old and

new institutional demands

• 150th member of the WTO• Is higher education in Vietnam commensurate

with its economic and other needs?

An Education Pedagogy for VietnamBurgess & Turner :

• Global Competitive Index is low• Education

• Primary: ranked 71• Secondary: ranked 102• Tertiary: ranked 109

• 140 universities• 300,000 university graduates annually• No representation in the world’s top 200



• Global Competitive Index (continued)

• Business• Procedures: ranked 110• Processing time: ranked 118• Regulation: ranked 120• Accountability: ranked 120• Investor protection: ranked 133



People and Change

• People are ‘Knowledgeable Agents’• They have the capacity to transform situations• They are not merely passive adherents to

institutional or structural arrangements

• Knowledgeable Agents can• Control the present• Direct organic growth in organisations

towards a model of coherence• Subjectively alter for

the future


Management Education

• Derived from a specific set of understandingsdeveloped in a particular context•

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The American System of ManufacturesAccepted as universality of how to manage

• Does not address differences of organisationalforms, and of different cultures• Like Bureaucracy it generally works, but is the model

being applied, actually being understood?


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Works in the west where immersion in the culturalconstruct provides context

But what about in Vietnam?

Structure of theObserved Learning Outcome

• Students operate at the uni-structural levelof SOLO• Simple and obvious connections without grasping

the significance.

• A surface approach without deep learning• Outcomes reflected in the Global Competitive Index


Enhancing The Experience

• A Lecture Room is an Organisation

• ANOMIE will prevail

• Management in the Lecture Room• A regard for the Human Factor• Clear communication• Clear understanding


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A range of models and discussion developed onhow organisations might be appropriatelymanaged in the Vietnam context

Heeds the rapidly changing business landscapein Vietnam and other influences(eg cultural overlays)

Enhancing The Experience• Lectures designed to include prominent

Vietnamese (both historical and modern)• Shows commonality of management thought

between Vietnam and the west


“ Power is placed wherethe knowledge is ”

Mintzberg


Nguyễn Trãi (1380 – 1442)

• An adviser to Lê Lợi (Emperor Lê Thái Tổ )

• A wise intellectual, a skilled politician,a diplomat and a master tactician• The principles of networking for business

outcomes (James Mooney)

• Attention to both firmness and tact• An understanding of formal and informal

structures in the organisation (Elton Mayo)

Nguyễn TrãiBurgess & Turner :An Education Pedagogy for Vietnam

Nguyễn Trãi

• The Organisational Environment• A thorough understanding of the ‘organisation’

and its competencies (Chester Barnard)

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The art of communication to ensure the survivalof the organisation (Chester Barnard)

Be magnanimous in victory (resolving conflict) toseek to avoid future conflict (Mary Parker Follet)

• Heroism and humanism:• The personal factor in management


• Michael Porter et al.

Nguyễn Trường Tộ (1830 – 1871)

• An adviser to Emperor Tự Đức

• A wise intellectual and strategist seeking toaddress the problems of the time• Wrote at least 58 manuscripts

• Understood that successful organisationalstrategy requires appropriately interfacing withthe landscape

Nguyễn Trường TộBurgess & Turner :An Education Pedagogy for Vietnam

Nguyễn Trường Tộ

• External Environment• Understood the threat posed by French Colonialism• Saw that advantage can be drawn by differences of

opinion between countries

• Internal Environment• Tự Đức not able to define a consistent policy• Factions

• Reformist Vs Conservative• Confrontational Vs Co-operational


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Sought to make Vietnam an advanced andself-reliant nation

• Foreigners welcome as guests / Vietnamesepeople are their hosts

Advocated a flexible relationship with France andestablishment of diplomatic relations with othercountries


• Concepts

• eg Britain and Spain• Recommended training interpreters for

international relations


• Travelled to France• Procured tools and textbooks• Hired teachers• Trainers of scientific and technological subjects

• The Result?• Tự Đức

• Excellent knowledge of literature• Inability to understand the situation of the time• Prevented the efforts of Nguyễn Trường Tộ



• General Võ Nguyên Giáp (born 1911)• “...power is not the decisive factor…Human beings!

Human beings are the decisive factor! ”

• Trần Hưng Đạo (1228 – 1300)• “ People should be treated with humanity so we can

guarantee deep roots and durable bases. ”

• Phan Huy Chú (1782 – 1840)• “ The country (organisation) takes people as its roots. ”

HR Based Concepts


Conclusion

• Learning and understanding helps develop deeplearning processes

• Adding Vietnamese context to western theoriesand concepts• Provides students with a rich tapestry of

knowledge to contextualise their studies

• Creates a deeper understanding of the roleof management

• A process of maintaining equilibrium withenvironments and people


• A move from command driven to demanddriven organisations

Conclusion• This concept better equips Vietnamese managers

(or any other non-western culture) to more readilyidentify and deal with organisational efficiencies

• A re-inforcement and appreciation of the role ofinherent cultural values, and in a business context

• For Vietnam• Increases in Vietnam’s Global Competitive Index

can be expected


Thank You

And a special ‘Thank You’ to allof our students, some of whomappeared in this presentation


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An Education Pedagogy for Vietnam 'Một nền giáo dục sư phạm cho Việt Nam Michael Burgess & Mike Turner