Handbook of Asian Education: A Cultural Perspective

Front Cover
Handbook of Asian Education
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Sinic Education
	1. A Cultural Overview of Education in Sinic Civilization: Guofang Li and Ming Fang He
	2. Educational Governance and Management in Sinic Societies: Nicholas Sun-keung Pang
	3. Curriculum and Assessment: John Chi-Kin Lee, Nguyen Loc, Kyunghee So, Ramanathan Subramanism, Peyreu Yen, and Hongbiao Yin
	4. Teachers and Teaching in Sinic Education: Guofang Li, Ming Fang He, Wenli Tsou, Wong Pyo Hong, Xiaolan Curdt-Christiansen, and Pham Lan Huong
	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
	6. Home and Community in Sinic Education: Guofang Li, Liang Du, I-Wah Pang, Shih-pei Chang, Hyunhee Cho, Le Van Canh, and Lana Khong
	7. Challenges and Future Directions in Sinic Education: Jing Lei and Jianwei Zhang
	8. Education of Immigrants from Sinic Civilization: Desiree Baolian Qin, Guofang Li, Meenal Rana, and Eun-Jin Kim Han
Part II: Japanese Education
	9. A Cultural Overview of Education in Japanese Civilization: Adaptive Learning at the Global Periphery: Kaori H. Okano
	10. Who Runs Japan’s Schools?: Education Governance and Management: Robert Aspinall
	11. The Politics of School Curriculum and Assessment in Japan: Ryuko Kubota
	12. Teachers and Teaching in Japan: Professional Mecca or Pressure Cooker?: Catherine Lewis
	13. Learners and Learning in Japan: Structures, Practices, and Purposes: Peter Cave
	14. The Changing Relationship Between the Home and School in Japan: Ryoko Tsuneyoshi
	15. A Nation’s School Unhinged?: Challenges and Future Directions for Japanese Education: June A. Gordon
	16. Japanese Immigrant and Transient Students in the United States: Yoshiko Nozaki
Part III: Islamic Education
	17. A Cultural Overview of Islam and Education: Nagwa M. Megahed
	18. Education in the United Arab Emirates: A Socio-cultural Analysis: Ali S. Ibrahim
	19. Education in the Sultanate of Oman: The Conflict and the Harmony of Modernity and Traditions: Hamood Al-Harthi
	20. The Malaysian Education System: A Cultural Perspective: Tamby Subahan Mohd Meerah, Lilia Halim, and Nik Rahimi Nik Yusof
	21. Education of Immigrant Children from Islamic Cultures: Jing Lei
Part IV: Buddhist Education
	22. A Cultural Overview of the Education Systems in Buddhist Countries: David T. Gamage
	23. Developments in the Sri Lankan System of Education: Third Century BC to the Twenty-First Century AD: David T. Gamage and Prasad Setunga
	24. Thailand: The Development of the Education System Since 1220: Pachrapimon Sooksomchitra Fox and David T. Gamage
	25. The Education System in Bhutan from 747AD to the First Decade of the Twenty-First Century: Tandin Wangmo and Kinga Choden
	26. Immigrant Children from Asian Buddhist Countries: Issues in Education and Adjustment: Wei Qiu, Naiyi Xie, and Yong Zhao
Part V: Hindu Education
	27. A Cultural Overview of Education in Hindu Civilization: Sheshagiri K. M.
	28. Colonialism, Modernism, and Neo-Liberalism: Problematizing Education in India: Gaysu R. Arvind
	29. Learners and Learning in India: History, Perspectives, and Contexts: Disha Nawani and Manish Jain
	30. Indian Americans and the Social-Cultural Context of Education: Khyati Y. Joshi
Index