Handbook of Asian Education [[electronic resource] ] : A Cultural Perspective

• Autore: Zhao Yong <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (572 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.95
• Soggetto topico: Education - East Asia; Education and state - East Asia; Education and state - East Asia - Cross-cultural studies; Education and state --East Asia --Cross-cultural studies; Education --East Asia --Cross-cultural studies; Education; Social Sciences; History of Education
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LeiJing LiGuofang <1972-> HeMing Fang OkanoKaori <1959-> MegahedNagwa GamageDavid RamanathanHema
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front 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 ; 5. 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 ; 9. 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 ; 15. 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 ; 20. 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 ; 25. The Education System in Bhutan from 747AD to the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century: Tandin Wangmo and Kinga Choden
• Sommario/riassunto: Comprehensive and authoritative, this Handbook provides a nuanced description and analysis of educational systems, practices, and policies in Asian countries and explains and interprets these practices from cultural, social, historical, and economic perspectives. Using a culture-based framework, the volume is organized in five sections, each devoted to educational practices in one civilization in Asia: Sinic, Japanese, Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu. Culture and culture identities essentially are civilization identities; the major differences among civilizations are roo
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of Asian Education
• ISBN: 1-283-44215-9; 1-78034-687-5; 9786613442154; 1-136-72129-0; 0-203-81631-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457770203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II