04059nam 2200817Ia 450 991096671650332120251117083544.01-136-82523-11-280-66058-997866136375121-136-82524-X0-203-83085-710.4324/9780203830857(CKB)2670000000176980(EBL)692328(OCoLC)793165363(SSID)ssj0000621213(PQKBManifestationID)11407494(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621213(PQKBWorkID)10616856(PQKB)11073112(MiAaPQ)EBC692328(Au-PeEL)EBL692328(CaPaEBR)ebr10558583(CaONFJC)MIL363751(OCoLC)794706977(EXLCZ)99267000000017698020100818d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChanging schools in an era of globalization /edited by John Chi-Kin Lee and Brian J. Caldwell1st ed.New York Routledge20111 online resource (251 p.)Routledge research in education ;53Description based upon print version of record.1-138-02155-5 0-415-99330-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Changing Schools in an Era of Globalization; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Figures; Lists of Tables; Preface; Part I Educational Reforms and Changing Schools. International and Asia-Pacific Perspectives; 1 Changing Schools in Asia-Pacific Societies in a Global Society; 2 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in China and Hong Kong SAR; 3 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Taiwan; 4 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Australia; 5 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Singapore; Part II Issues in Educational Reforms6 School Privatization in Relation to Development Goals7 School Development, Curriculum Development, and Teacher Development; 8 Accountability and Assessment Measures; 9 Responses to the Educational Reform and Policy Agenda; Part III Reflections on Educational Issues and Creations of Future Leaders and Schools; 10 Future Educational Reform Policies and Measures; 11 Leadership and the Future of Schools; Contributors; IndexMuch has been written about globalization and the challenge of preparing young people for the new world of work and life in times of complexity and continuous change. However, few works have examined how globalization has and will continue to shape education in the East. This volume discusses education within the context of globalization and examines what is occurring in schools and systems of education in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and Australia. Closer examination of recent developments and current trends reveal the same turbulence and a range ofRoutledge research in education ;53.Basic educationUnited StatesEducation and globalizationUnited StatesEducationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesFunctional literacyUnited StatesLabor productivityUnited StatesManpower policyUnited StatesWorkplace literacyUnited StatesBasic educationEducation and globalizationEducationEconomic aspectsFunctional literacyLabor productivityManpower policyWorkplace literacy371.2/07371.207Caldwell Brian938624Li Zijian1960-1086379MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966716503321Changing schools in an era of globalization4494788UNINA