Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
About the Book Series
The purpose of this series is to provide a comprehensive coverage of schooling issues in
Asia and a platform for exploring educational futures in the region. It also aims to:
• Locate schools in the broader social, political, economic and cultural contexts that
construct them.
• Investigate the ways schools cater for all groups of students, and in particular
disadvantaged groups, in the quest for equality of opportunity.
• Investigate the distinctive qualities of schools in Asia and the relationship of these
qualities to schooling outcomes.
• Highlight comparative issues in schooling across East-West divides including cultures,
digital technologies, socioeconomic well being and development trajectories of different
countries.
Culturally Responsive Science Pedagogy in Asia: Status and Challenges for Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan
1st Edition
Edited
By Lilia Halim, Murni Ramli, Mohd Norawi Ali
August 26, 2024
Science learning, for many, is often seen as learning a culture of science knowledge and practices that is incongruent from one’s everyday experiences and cultural background of learners. This edited volume presents a systemic view of the current initiatives and challenges for the inclusion of ...
The Asia Literacy Dilemma: A Curriculum Perspective
1st Edition
By Rebecca Cairns, Michiko Weinmann
August 26, 2024
The Asia literacy dilemma brings forward a novel approach to the long-standing global debates of Asia-related teaching and learning. By bringing into focus ‘Asia’ as a curriculum area, the book provides original commentary on the rationale and feasibility of ‘Asia literacy’ and its role and ...
Student Self-Assessment as a Process for Learning
1st Edition
By Zi Yan
May 27, 2024
Covering both higher education and school education, this book contributes to the field of assessment by providing a systematic account of student self-assessment based on a consistent conceptualisation. Yan advocates viewing self-assessment as an active and reflective process and using it as a ...
Supporting Diverse Students in Asian Inclusive Classrooms: From Policies and Theories to Practice
1st Edition
Edited
By Ming-Tak Hue, Shahid Karim
January 29, 2024
This edited book is uniquely set in the context of Chinese societies. It deals with the issues of inclusive education in a Chinese context and examines inclusion from the experience of Hong Kong schools. Like other countries, in Hong Kong, inclusive education has been promoted through Integrated ...
Free Learning: A Student-Directed Pedagogy in Asia and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Ross Parker, David Coniam, Peter Falvey
May 31, 2023
This edited volume explores, investigates and analyses Free Learning – an innovative approach to student-directed learning which seeks to challenge educational norms from within. The volume is framed by a recognition of the urgent need for transformation of our educational systems.In traditional ...
Social Studies Education in South and South East Asian Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By Kerry J Kennedy
January 09, 2023
The education of young people is context bound. This edited volume explores the contexts that characterise South and South East Asia and their influence on social studies education. There is not a single context across this broad geographical expanse, rather different religions, different political...
Social Studies Education in East Asian Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By Kerry J Kennedy
May 06, 2022
The book explores the state of social studies education within selected East Asian societies and provides some insights into distinctive classroom practices. In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, the education of young people who both understand the contexts in which they are...
School Climate Matters: Shanghai Schools from a Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
By Ning Bo
April 29, 2022
This book describes the effect of school climate on student academic achievement. The unexpected leading position of Shanghai in its first and second appearance of the PISA survey—topping every league table in this assessment by a clear margin—attracted attention from all over the world. This book ...
School Reform and Democracy in East Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Masamichi Ueno
April 29, 2022
This book discusses how East Asia has introduced school and curricular reform to reflect democratic citizenship and globalized skills, knowledge, dispositions, and competencies in the 21st century. It also focuses on the tendencies and reasons students from Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and ...
Cross-Bordering Dynamics in Education and Lifelong Learning: A Perspective from Non-Formal Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Hideki Maruyama
June 30, 2021
Education as a concept has long been taken for granted. Most people immediately think of schools and colleges, of classes and exams. This volume aims to highlight non-formal education (NFE) in its various forms across different historical and cultural contexts. Contributors draw upon their ...
Asian Education Miracles: In Search of Sociocultural and Psychological Explanations
1st Edition
Edited
By Gregory Arief Liem, Ser Hong Tan
September 30, 2020
With a focus on Asian contexts, this book brings together knowledge on how values and practices, embedded and practised in the classroom, school, family, and the society at large, can influence students’ motivation, engagement and psychological well-being. The book synthesizes research on students ...
Teachers' Work and Emotions: A Sociological Analysis
1st Edition
By Kwok Kuen Tsang
June 30, 2020
Being a teacher is often thought of as an emotionally fulfilling job, with many positive experiences in watching students grow and mature. However, as Tsang’s research shows, there are plenty of negative emotional experiences in this line of work as well. Given the recent attention towards mental ...