Asia Literacy Dilemma - A Curriculum Perspective

Bringing into focus 'Asia' as a curriculum area, this book provides original commentary on the rationale and feasibility of 'Asia literacy', and its role and significance within and for 21st century education. An important reference for education policy experts and academics in curriculum studies, teacher education, and Asian studies.

List of contents

List of tables
About the authors
Series editor’s note
Acknowledgements
List of acronyms and abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
1 The Asia curriculum entanglement
2 Tracing the emergence of Asia as a curriculum discourse
3 Curricularising Asia education policy
4 The Asia curriculum paradox: Teachers and students reflect
5 The Asia cross-curriculum priority in review
6 Towards a re-curricularisation of Asia
Afterword
Index

About the author

Rebecca Cairns is a Lecturer in Humanities Education at Deakin University, Geelong, and Co-convenor of the Transforming Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy research program and the Australia-China Relations and Higher Education research network at Deakin University.
Michiko Weinmann is an Associate Professor in Languages Education at Deakin University, Melbourne, and Co-convenor of the Transforming Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy research program and the Australia-China Relations and Higher Education research network at Deakin University.

Summary

Bringing into focus ‘Asia’ as a curriculum area, this book provides original commentary on the rationale and feasibility of ‘Asia literacy’, and its role and significance within and for 21st century education. An important reference for education policy experts and academics in curriculum studies, teacher education, and Asian studies.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Cairns, Rebecca (Deakin University Cairns, Cairns Rebecca, Michiko Weinmann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032357058
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3235705-8
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Asia, HISTORY / Asia / General, EDUCATION / Curricula, Asian History, Curriculum planning & development, Curriculum planning and development