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Zusatztext "This thoroughly researched and well-organized handbook of Asianeducation is a most welcome addition to the literature."--Pacific Affairs Volume 85! Issue 1 "The Handbook of Asian Education is an essential contribution to literature in such fields as international! cross-cultural! and comparative education and is a valuable resource for researchers and educators alike."-International Journal of Multicultural Education"The Handbook of Asian Education is a very exhaustive publication and it provides extremely valuable information as well as insightful analyses of the Asian education systems." - D. Strajn! International Review of Education! October 2011 Informationen zum Autor Yong Zhao is University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also serves as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, and executive director of the Confucius Institute and the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education. Klappentext Describes educational practices in Asia and explains and interprets these practices from cultural! historical! and economic perspectives. This title documents the accomplishments and achievements of Asian education and also discusses the challenges it faces. It is also suitable for graduate students in international and comparative education. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Part I: Sinic Education Chapter 1: Cultural Overview of Education in Sinic Civilization GUOFANG LI AND MING FANG HE Chapter 2: Education Governance and Management in Sinic Societies NICHOLAS SUN-KEUNG PANG Chapter 3: Curriculum and Assessment JOHN CHI-KIN LEE, NGUYEN LOC, KYUNGHEE SO, RAMANATHAN SUBRAMANISM, PEYREU YEN AND HONGBIAO YIN Chapter 4: Teachers and Teaching in Sinic Education GUOFANG LI, MING FANG HE, WENLI TSOU, WONG PYO HONG, XIAOLAN CURDT-CHRISTIANSEN, AND PHAM LAN HUONG Chapter 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 SUNG Chapter 6: Home and Community in Sinic Education GUOFANG LI, LIANG DU, I-WAH PANG, SHIH-PEI CHANG, HYUNHEE CHO, AND LANA KHONG Chapter 7: Challenges and Future Directions in Sinic Education JING LEI AND JIANWEI ZHANG Chapter 8: Education of Immigrants from Sinic Civilization DESIREE BAOLIAN QIN, GUOFANG LI, MEENAL RANA, AND EUN-JIN KIMHAN Part II: Japanese Education Chapter 9: Cultural Overview of Education in Japanese Civilization: Adaptive Learning at the Global Periphery KAORI H. OKANO Chapter 10: Who Runs Japan's Schools?: Education Governance and Management ROBERT ASPINALL Chapter 11: The Politics of School Curriculum and Assessment in Japan RYUKO KUBOTA Chapter 12: Teachers and Teaching in Japan: Professional Mecca or Pressure Cooker? CATHERINE LEWIS Chapter 13: Learners and Learning: Structures, Practices and Purposes PETER CAVE Chapter 14: The Changing Relationship Between the Home and School in Japan RYOKO TSUNEYOSHI Chapter 15: A Nation's School Unhinged?: Challenges and Future Directions For Japanese Education JUNE A. GORDON Chapter 16: Japanese Immigrant and Transient Students in the United States YOSHIKO NOZAKI Part III: Islamic Education Chapter 17: Cultural Overview of Islam and Education NAGWA M. MEGAHED Chapter 18: Education in the United Arab Emir...
