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Young People and the Environment
An Asia-Pacific Perspective
Av John Fien, David Yencken m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
1094 kr
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The book analyses the knowledge, beliefs and behaviours that comprise the environmental attitudes of young people in the Asia-Pacific region and the cultural, political and educational contexts that have shaped them. The findings are based upon a questionnaire survey of over 10,000 young people …
Asian Migrants and Education
The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies and Among Migrant Groups
Av Michael W. Charney, Brenda Yeoh m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1063 kr
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education is and what its functions should be. As Thomas explains, migrant communities need a culture-sensitive education, that is, an education that can both accommodate their special cultural needs and prepare them for life in an increasingly globalized world. To meet this need, Thomas discusses …
Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium
Trends and Challenges
Av Y.C. Cheng, King Wai Chow m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1063 kr
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In facing the challenges of rapid globalization, IT intensification, international competition and local demands for developments, educators, scholars and leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world are concerned with reforms of teacher education for the future of education in …
Reforming Learning
Concepts, Issues and Practice in the Asia-Pacific Region
Av Clarence Ng, Peter D. Renshaw
Inbunden, 2008
1592 kr
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In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, various reform initiatives, policies and programmes have been carried out in different countries within the Asia-Pacific region. All these reform efforts aim to restructure different aspects of schooling in order to promote learning and to prepare …
Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars
Papers in Honour of John P. Keeves
Av Sivakumar Alagumalai, David D. Curtis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
2120 kr
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While the primary purpose of the book is a celebration of John’s contributions to the field of measurement, a second and related purpose is to provide a useful resource. We believe that the combination of the developmental history and theory of the method, the examples of its use in practice, some …
New Paradigm for Re-engineering Education
Globalization, Localization and Individualization
Inbunden, 2005
2120 kr
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In response to the challenges of globalization and local development, educational reforms are inevitably becoming one of the major trends in the Asia-Pacific Region or other parts of the world. Based on the most recent research and international observations, this book aims to present a new …
Towards a Global Community
Educating for Tomorrow's World
Av Jack Campbell, Nick Baikaloff m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1063 kr
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This book is the outcome of a global study undertaken on behalf of the World Education Fellowship (WEF) in collaboration with UNESCO. It provides education policy makers with evidence to support programs that address the major challenges faced by education systems in the next decade. It contains …
Educational Decentralization
Asian Experiences and Conceptual Contributions
Inbunden, 2006
1592 kr
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Decentralization and Education: Asian Experiences and Conceptual Contributions examines the specific ways in which decentralization policies have affected the structure and delivery of education in eleven Asian nations. Written by top scholars in the field, the case studies provide detailed and …
Secondary Education at the Crossroads
International Perspectives Relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region
Inbunden, 2006
1063 kr
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Education is a universal priority. Currently, it is at a crossroad. In every society it is valued as a major road to produce more productive, more harmonious and healthier citizens. Yet, in every setting there is deep dissatisfaction with the overall performance of education and there are major …
Alternative Education
Global Perspectives Relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region
Inbunden, 2007
1063 kr
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Alternative streams of education have been and remain an important but difficult theme for teachers, parents, policy-makers, and scholars. By focusing on case studies of six countries (Bolivia, Thailand, Australia, USA, The Netherlands, and Denmark), and by comprehensively analysing these by means …
Enabling Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy in Subsistence Marketplaces
Av Madhubalan Viswanathan, S. Gajendiran m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1063 kr
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This book is the result of several years of research, curriculum development, and testing of a consumer and entrepreneurial literacy educational program for l- literate, low-income adults in India. Whereas there has been considerable att- tion on micro nancing in recent decades, we describe an …
Educating in the Arts
The Asian Experience: Twenty-Four Essays
Inbunden, 2008
1911 kr
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When I was first asked to edit this book, the researcher in me delighted at the opportunity to provide case studies from different cultural traditions with a team of like-minded fellow artists, educators and researchers. But as the book took shape I also discovered a true passion for its …
Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia
Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Av Yasushi Hirosato, Yuto Kitamura
Inbunden, 2009
1063 kr
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Yasushi Hirosato and Yuto Kitamura Developing countries, including Southeast Asian countries, face an enormous challenge in ensuring equitable access to quality education in the context of deepening globalization and increasing international competition. They must simultaneously meet the goals of …
Academic Freedom Under Siege
Higher Education in East Asia, the U.S. and Australia
Av Zhidong Hao, Peter Zabielskis
Inbunden, 2020
1063 kr
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This book argues that academic freedom in higher education in East Asia, the U.S. and Australia is under stress. Academic freedom means freedom to teach, research, and serve in multiple political and social roles based on professional principles. It is closely linked to shared governance, in which …
Academic Freedom Under Siege
Higher Education in East Asia, the U.S. and Australia
Av Zhidong Hao, Peter Zabielskis
Häftad, 2021
1063 kr
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This book argues that academic freedom in higher education in East Asia, the U.S. and Australia is under stress. Academic freedom means freedom to teach, research, and serve in multiple political and social roles based on professional principles. It is closely linked to shared governance, in which …
Asian Migrants and Education
The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies and Among Migrant Groups
Av Michael W. Charney, Brenda Yeoh m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
Lägg i varukorg
education is and what its functions should be. As Thomas explains, migrant communities need a culture-sensitive education, that is, an education that can both accommodate their special cultural needs and prepare them for life in an increasingly globalized world. To meet this need, Thomas discusses …
Reform of Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific in the New Millennium
Trends and Challenges
Av Y.C. Cheng, King Wai Chow m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
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In facing the challenges of rapid globalization, IT intensification, international competition and local demands for developments, educators, scholars and leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world are concerned with reforms of teacher education for the future of education in …
Reforming Learning
Concepts, Issues and Practice in the Asia-Pacific Region
Av Clarence Ng, Peter D. Renshaw
Häftad, 2010
1597 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, various reform initiatives, policies and programmes have been carried out in different countries within the Asia-Pacific region. All these reform efforts aim to restructure different aspects of schooling in order to promote learning and to prepare …
Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars
Papers in Honour of John P. Keeves
Av Sivakumar Alagumalai, David D. Curtis m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
2189 kr
Lägg i varukorg
While the primary purpose of the book is a celebration of John’s contributions to the field of measurement, a second and related purpose is to provide a useful resource. We believe that the combination of the developmental history and theory of the method, the examples of its use in practice, some …
New Paradigm for Re-engineering Education
Globalization, Localization and Individualization
Häftad, 2010
2339 kr
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In response to the challenges of globalization and local development, educational reforms are inevitably becoming one of the major trends in the Asia-Pacific Region or other parts of the world. Based on the most recent research and international observations, this book aims to present a new …
Secondary Education at the Crossroads
International Perspectives Relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region
Av Phillip Hughes, Phillip Hughes
Häftad, 2010
1063 kr
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Education is a universal priority. Currently, it is at a crossroad. In every society it is valued as a major road to produce more productive, more harmonious and healthier citizens. Yet, in every setting there is deep dissatisfaction with the overall performance of education and there are major …
Alternative Education
Global Perspectives Relevant to the Asia-Pacific Region
Häftad, 2010
1063 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Alternative streams of education have been and remain an important but difficult theme for teachers, parents, policy-makers, and scholars. By focusing on case studies of six countries (Bolivia, Thailand, Australia, USA, The Netherlands, and Denmark), and by comprehensively analysing these by means …
Enabling Consumer and Entrepreneurial Literacy in Subsistence Marketplaces
Av Madhubalan Viswanathan, S. Gajendiran m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
1063 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book is the result of several years of research, curriculum development, and testing of a consumer and entrepreneurial literacy educational program for l- literate, low-income adults in India. Whereas there has been considerable att- tion on micro nancing in recent decades, we describe an …
Educating in the Arts
The Asian Experience: Twenty-Four Essays
Häftad, 2010
1917 kr
Lägg i varukorg
When I was first asked to edit this book, the researcher in me delighted at the opportunity to provide case studies from different cultural traditions with a team of like-minded fellow artists, educators and researchers. But as the book took shape I also discovered a true passion for its …
Political Economy of Educational Reforms and Capacity Development in Southeast Asia
Cases of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Av Yasushi Hirosato, Yuto Kitamura
Häftad, 2010
1067 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Yasushi Hirosato and Yuto Kitamura Developing countries, including Southeast Asian countries, face an enormous challenge in ensuring equitable access to quality education in the context of deepening globalization and increasing international competition. They must simultaneously meet the goals of …
Assessment Reform in Education
Policy and Practice
Inbunden, 2011
1486 kr
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This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning.This book examines the …
Active Ageing, Active Learning
Issues and Challenges
Av Gillian Boulton-Lewis, Maureen Tam
Inbunden, 2011
1063 kr
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This book is concerned with the general issues of ageing, learning and education for the elderly and then with the more specific issues of why, how and what elders want to learn. This monograph consists of 10 chapters written by various internationally renowned researchers and scholar-practitioners …
Pedagogies for Development
The Politics and Practice of Child-Centred Education in India
Inbunden, 2012
1380 kr
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Pedagogies for Development takes a sociological approach to examine the introduction of child-centred education in contemporary Indian policy and school contexts. It investigates the promise of democratic learning in development discourses to ask how far child-centred models can address poverty and …
International Students in the Asia Pacific
Mobility, Risks and Global Optimism
Inbunden, 2012
1063 kr
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This book documents the growing mobility of international students in the Asia Pacific. International students comprise over 2.7m students and it is estimated by the OECD that this will top 8 million in 2020. The great majority of them are students from the Asian countries who study in the Europe, …
Assessment Reform in Education
Policy and Practice
Häftad, 2013
1486 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning.This book examines the …
