LEADER 06135nam 22008893u 450 001 9910457770203321 005 20210108054740.0 010 $a1-283-44215-9 010 $a1-78034-687-5 010 $a9786613442154 010 $a1-136-72129-0 010 $a0-203-81631-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065122 035 $a(EBL)683997 035 $a(OCoLC)764571998 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000620718 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11407479 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000620718 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10612876 035 $a(PQKB)10036748 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC683997 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065122 100 $a20130418d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHandbook of Asian Education$b[electronic resource] $eA Cultural Perspective 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (572 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8058-6445-8 327 $aFront Cover; Handbook of Asian Education; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Sinic Education; 1. A Cultural Overview of Education in Sinic Civilization: Guofang Li and Ming Fang He; 2. Educational Governance and Management in Sinic Societies: Nicholas Sun-keung Pang; 3. Curriculum and Assessment: John Chi-Kin Lee, Nguyen Loc, Kyunghee So, Ramanathan Subramanism, Peyreu Yen, and Hongbiao Yin; 4. Teachers and Teaching in Sinic Education: Guofang Li, Ming Fang He, Wenli Tsou, Wong Pyo Hong, Xiaolan Curdt-Christiansen, and Pham Lan Huong 327 $a5. Learners and Learning in Sinic Societies: Ming Fang He, John Chi-Kin Lee, Jiayi Wang, Le Van Canh, Phyllis Chew, Kyunghee So, Betty Christine Eng, and Min-Chuan Sung6. Home and Community in Sinic Education: Guofang Li, Liang Du, I-Wah Pang, Shih-pei Chang, Hyunhee Cho, Le Van Canh, and Lana Khong; 7. Challenges and Future Directions in Sinic Education: Jing Lei and Jianwei Zhang; 8. Education of Immigrants from Sinic Civilization: Desiree Baolian Qin, Guofang Li, Meenal Rana, and Eun-Jin Kim Han; Part II: Japanese Education 327 $a9. A Cultural Overview of Education in Japanese Civilization: Adaptive Learning at the Global Periphery: Kaori H. Okano10. Who Runs Japan's Schools?: Education Governance and Management: Robert Aspinall; 11. The Politics of School Curriculum and Assessment in Japan: Ryuko Kubota; 12. Teachers and Teaching in Japan: Professional Mecca or Pressure Cooker?: Catherine Lewis; 13. Learners and Learning in Japan: Structures, Practices, and Purposes: Peter Cave; 14. The Changing Relationship Between the Home and School in Japan: Ryoko Tsuneyoshi 327 $a15. A Nation's School Unhinged?: Challenges and Future Directions for Japanese Education: June A. Gordon16. Japanese Immigrant and Transient Students in the United States: Yoshiko Nozaki; Part III: Islamic Education; 17. A Cultural Overview of Islam and Education: Nagwa M. Megahed; 18. Education in the United Arab Emirates: A Socio-cultural Analysis: Ali S. Ibrahim; 19. Education in the Sultanate of Oman: The Conflict and the Harmony of Modernity and Traditions: Hamood Al-Harthi 327 $a20. The Malaysian Education System: A Cultural Perspective: Tamby Subahan Mohd Meerah, Lilia Halim, and Nik Rahimi Nik Yusof21. Education of Immigrant Children from Islamic Cultures: Jing Lei; Part IV: Buddhist Education; 22. A Cultural Overview of the Education Systems in Buddhist Countries: David T. Gamage; 23. Developments in the Sri Lankan System of Education: Third Century BC to the Twenty-First Century AD: David T. Gamage and Prasad Setunga; 24. Thailand: The Development of the Education System Since 1220: Pachrapimon Sooksomchitra Fox and David T. Gamage 327 $a25. 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