Handbook of Asian Education: A Cultural Perspective

Handbook of Asian Education: A Cultural Perspective
ISBN-10
1136721290
ISBN-13
9781136721298
Category
Education
Pages
584
Language
English
Published
2010-11-30
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Ming Fang He, Yong Zhao, Guofang Li

Description

Comprehensive and authoritative, this Handbook provides a nuanced description and analysis of educational systems, practices, and policies in Asian countries and explains and interprets these practices from cultural, social, historical, and economic perspectives. Using a culture-based framework, the volume is organized in five sections, each devoted to educational practices in one civilization in Asia: Sinic, Japanese, Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu. Culture and culture identities essentially are civilization identities; the major differences among civilizations are rooted in their different cultures. This framework offers a novel approach to capturing the essence of the diverse educational systems and practices in Asia. Uniquely combining description and interpretation of educational practices in Asia, this Handbook is a must-have resource for education researchers and graduate students in international and comparative education, globalization and education, multicultural education, sociocultural foundations of education, and Asian studies, and for educational administrators and education policy makers.

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