Education in South-East Asia

Education in South-East Asia is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in South East Asia. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. The diverse range and forms of culture, religion and politics embedded in the region are exhibited in the distinctive education systems that inter-relate in one of the most integrated regions in the world. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this Handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Brock, Lorraine Pe Symaco
• Assisted by: Colin Brock (Editor), Lorraine Pe Symaco (Editor), Colin Brock (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2013
• EAN: 9781441101419
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-0141-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Education Around the World; Education Around the World
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; EDUCATION / General, Education, South East Asia, Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy