International Journal of Educational Research and Development Vol. 4(5), pp. 077-082, June 2015 ISSN 2327-316X ©2015 Academe Research Journals

Review

The win-win paradigm: A unique and innovative project of community-based schooling system at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China

Naqvi Najam Abbas*, Muhammad Fiaz, Ghayoor Abbas Gilani and Zhang Wentao

Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: najm.naqvi@gmail.com.

Accepted 3 June, 2015

Abstract

This paper presents the concept, results and the project execution and evaluation of an innovative and novel, community-based schooling system established by the foreign students of Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China at the university campus for the children of foreign students under the patronage of university administration. The authors conceived the idea to institute a community-based education system for the school-going children of the foreign students after analyzing their intellectual and emotional quotients. The project was executed purely on the basis of project management principles and this paper contributes in showcasing the whole concept behind this project. This paper was written after evaluating the performance of all the stake holders involved and a role model is presented here to be replicated in alike scenarios. This paper also spot lights the phenomenal improvement in the five quotients of the school-going children namely: intelligence, emotional, physical, cultural and spiritual.

Key words: Community-based schooling system, quotients, project management, school, foreign students, China