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Reorientation of Higher Education – Challenging the East–West Dichotomy
Av Bob Adamson, Jon Nixon m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
468 kr
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This book presents accounts of the repositioning of higher education institutions across a range of contexts in the East and the West. It argues that global governance, institutional organization, and academic practice are complementary elements within the process of institutional repositioning. …
Chinese Learner – Cultural, Psychological, and Contextual Influences
Av David Watkins, John Biggs m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
288 kr
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Paints a clear, research-based picture of how Chinese students and their teachers see the context of their learning both in Hong Kong and abroad. The focus of much of this research is the question, "How can Chinese learners be so successful academically?".
Inequality in Education – Comparative and International Perspectives
Av Donald Holsinger, W. James Jacob m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
416 kr
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Revisiting the Chinese Learner – Changing Contexts , Changing Education
Av Carol K. K. Chan, Nirmala Rao m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
366 kr
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Non–Formal Education – Flexible Schooling or Participatory Education?
Av Alan Rogers
Häftad, 2004
288 kr
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The book describes the background (in both development contexts and educational reform contexts) to the emergence of the concept 'non-formal education' (NFE). It contains an important new analysis of development paradigms in which the controversies surrounding non-formal education grew up and which …
Full Circle – A Life with Hong Kong and China
Av Ruth Hayhoe
Häftad, 2004
305 kr
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Full Circle is the story of a life transformed by long exposure to the people and culture of China and East Asia. The stories of many people in Hong Kong, China and Japan are interwoven into this narrative account, as Ruth Hayhoe shares what it was like to live through a series of major transitions …
Building Alliances – Schools, Parents, and Communities in Hong Kong and Singapore
Av Maria Manzon
Häftad, 2004
148 kr
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This monograph explores the evolution of parental and community partnerships in education in Hong Kong and Singapore, and the local and global forces that have shaped those partnerships. It focuses on the work of two government advisory bodies established to spearhead partnership advocacy: the …
Internationalizing Higher Education – Critical Explorations of Pedagogy and Policy
Av Peter Ninnes, Meeri Hellsten m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
299 kr
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This study analyzes an important feature in English-language Malaysian fiction that has been considerably neglected in scholarship -- the theme of religion. Through interrogating this theme, the multilayered textures of cultural memories that are infused with "spiritual" dimensions are revealed in …
In Search of an Identity – The Politics of History as a School Subject in Hong Kong, 1960s–2005
Häftad, 2005
264 kr
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In most societies the school subject of History reflects and reinforces a sense of collective identity. However, in Hong Kong this has emphatically not been the case. Official and popular ambivalence towards 'the nation' in the shape of the People's Republic of China, and the sensitivity of Hong …
Balancing the Books – Household Financing of Basic Education in Cambodia
Av Mark Bray, Seng Bunly
Häftad, 2005
153 kr
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Portraits of Influential Chinese Educators
Av Ruth Hayhoe
Häftad, 2006
356 kr
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China's economic rise has surprised the world, and most governments and large corporations feel the need for a China-strategy to shape their relations with this emerging super-power. What do they know, however, about the educational ideas and achievements that have contributed to this economic …
School Knowledge in Comparative and Historical Perspective – Changing Curricula in Primary and Secondary Education
Av Aaron Benavot, Cecilia Braslavsky m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
359 kr
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School curricula are established not only to prepare young people for a real world, but also to beckon an imagined one anchored in individual rights and collective progress. Both worlds - the real and the imagined - increasingly reflect influential transnational forces. In this special edited …
Changing Education – Leadership, Innovation, and Development in a Globalizing Asic Pacific
Av Peter Hershock, Mark Mason m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
282 kr
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This book responds to the growing unease of educators and non-educators alike about the inadequacy of most current educational systems and programs to meet sufficiently the demands of fast changing societies. These systems and programs evolved and were developed in and for societies that have long …
Teachers as Learners – Critical Discourse on Challenges and Opportunities
Häftad, 2010
356 kr
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Education in the Market Place – Hong Kong′s International Schools and their Mode of Operation
Av Yoko Yamato
Häftad, 2003
151 kr
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Centralization and Decentralization – Educational Reforms and Changing Governance in Chinese Societies
Häftad, 2003
279 kr
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Globalization has brought dramatic changes to the character of education in most countries around the world. Contextualised in the literature on globalization, this book examines how policies of decentralization have affected the running of education in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and China.
Citizenship Education in Asia and the Pacific – Concepts and Issues
Av Wing On Lee, David Grossman m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
307 kr
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This book is a landmark in citizenship and citizenship education discourse. Its themes include citizenship paradigms, democratization, patriotism, social tolerance, globalization and information society, and colonialism. The volume explores various perspectives on citizenship, including Confucian, …
Higher Education in Macau – Growth and Strategic Development
Av Mark Bray, Roy Butler m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
219 kr
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Childhood Socialization – Comparative Studies of Parenting, Learning, and Educational Change
Häftad, 2003
301 kr
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Pedagogy and ICT Use in Schools around the World – Findings from the IEA Sites 2006 Study
Av Nancy Law, Willem Pilgrum m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
356 kr
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Citizenship Curriculum in Asia and the Pacific
Av David Grossman, Wing On Lee m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
288 kr
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Based on case studies of societies in the world's most dynamic region, this book signals a new direction in the study of the citizenship curriculum. Following their very successful "Citizenship Education in Asia and the Pacific: Concepts and Issues", the editors have gone beyond broad citizenship …
Values Education for Dynamic Societies – Individualism or Collectivism
Av William Cummings, William K. Cummings m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
282 kr
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Teaching the Chinese Learner – Psychological and Pedagogical Perspectives
Häftad, 2001
288 kr
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This work analyses ways in which teachers in Hong Kong and China think about their teaching and the ways in which they conduct their teaching. Differences between Chinese and western approaches are identified and lessons are drawn for educational reform.
Knowledge Across Cultures – A Contribution to Dialogue Among Civilizations
Av Ruth Hayhoe, Ruth Hayhoe m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
356 kr
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Clinical Voice Assessment and Therapy
A Hong Kong Perspective Volume II
Av Edwin Yiu, Estella Ma
Häftad, 2001
129 kr
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Clinical Voice Assessment and Therapy
A Hong Kong Perspective Volume 1
Av Edwin Yiu
Häftad, 2001
133 kr
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Education and the Politics of Langauge – Hegemony and Pragmatism in Cambodia, 1979–1989
Häftad, 2000
279 kr
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Education and Political Transition – Themes and Experiences in East Asia
Av Mark Lee, Wing On Lee m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
182 kr
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This edition throws light on the links between education and political transition in a dynamic part of the world. Themes addressed by the book include globalization, internationalization and localization; democratization and nationalization; and liberal versus democratic approaches.
International Studies of Educational Achievement – Methodological Issues
Häftad, 1999
182 kr
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