Gerard A. Postiglione is a Professor at the Wah Ching Center of Research in Education on China at the University of Hong Kong.Jason Tan is an Associate Professor in the Policy and Leadership Studies Department at the National Institute of Education in Singapore.

Overall the volume presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of East Asian education systems. Additionally, this work provides some very illuminating excerpts on issues related to globalization and education reform within the context of national efforts to train and socialize populations for economic and political development.

Gerard A. Postiglione is a Professor at the Wah Ching Center of Research in Education on China at the University of Hong Kong.Jason Tan is an Associate Professor in the Policy and Leadership Studies Department at the National Institute of Education in Singapore.

Overall the volume presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of East Asian education systems. Additionally, this work provides some very illuminating excerpts on issues related to globalization and education reform within the context of national efforts to train and socialize populations for economic and political development.

Gerard A. Postiglione is a Professor at the Wah Ching Center of Research in Education on China at the University of Hong Kong.Jason Tan is an Associate Professor in the Policy and Leadership Studies Department at the National Institute of Education in Singapore.

Overall the volume presents a comprehensive picture of the current state of East Asian education systems. Additionally, this work provides some very illuminating excerpts on issues related to globalization and education reform within the context of national efforts to train and socialize populations for economic and political development.