Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
About the Book Series
In Asia, schooling, teaching and learning are undergoing major changes as a consequence of wider economic, social, cultural and political movements. The success of some Asian countries in international education benchmarks has redirected attention to the region. This is counterbalanced by other countries that are struggling to educate their citizens in the midst of political instability, ideological and religious tensions, poverty and natural disasters. In spite of such broad differences across countries in Asia, pioneering and innovative research is being conducted that is of increasing interest to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and governments worldwide.
The Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education book series will examine key theoretical and empirical research on the changing institutional and cultural contexts of Asian education. The series aims to establish a strong platform for the critical discussion of educational practices and pedagogies in Asia, and is open to Asian and international researchers with a focus on the region. Interdisciplinary research is welcomed, including education, social sciences, psychology, organisational studies, economics, history, political science, cultural studies, and language and literacy.
Education and Social Justice in Japan
1st Edition
By Kaori H. Okano
August 01, 2022
This book is an up-to-date critical examination of schooling in Japan by an expert in this field. It focuses on developments in the last two decades, with a particular interest in social justice. Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed employment practices, population decline, an aging ...
Internationalization of Teacher Education and the Nation State: Rethinking Nationalization in Singapore
1st Edition
By Rita Z. Nazeer-Ikeda
May 06, 2022
The relationship between teacher education and internationalization is often regarded as one that has just begun, sparked by globalization and its knowledge economy. This book questions such an assumption by arguing that although contemporary demands on teacher education have intensified the need ...
Students' Experiences of Teaching and Learning Reforms in Vietnamese Higher Education
1st Edition
By Tran Le Huu Nghia, Ly Thi Tran
May 06, 2022
Located within the global changing contexts of higher education in the 21st century, this book examines the reform of the teaching and learning practices in Vietnamese universities under the Higher Education Reform Agenda and the influence of internationalization on the higher education sector. ...
Is It Time to Let Meritocracy Go?: Examining the Case of Singapore
1st Edition
By Nadira Talib
April 29, 2022
Despite meritocratic claims of equal opportunity, official statistics released by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, reveal that a large segment of the Malay population has sustained the lowest academic achievement from 1987 to 2011. This statistical representation raises the possibility of a ...
Localizing Global English: Asian Perspectives and Practices
1st Edition
Edited
By Hikyoung Lee, Bernard Spolsky
April 29, 2022
English is the most widely taught and learned language in the world and is used for communication among speakers from different language backgrounds. How it can be effectively taught and learned, what English means to, and how it can be "owned" by, non-native speakers of English in Asia and ...
Internationalization of Higher Education in East Asia: Trends of student mobility and impact on education governance
1st Edition
Edited
By Ka-Ho Mok, Kar Ming Yu
December 14, 2016
The rise in demand for higher education in the Asia-Pacific region is an undeniable reflection of the growing pace of globalization and the subsequent pressures imposed by it. Aspiring to become globally competitive and to position favourably in the global university league tables, governments in ...