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Reforming learning : concepts, issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region by Chi-Hung Ng (auth.), Chi-hung Ng, Peter D. Renshaw (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Reforming learning : concepts, issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region about?

In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, various reform initiatives, policies and programmes have been carried out in different countries within the Asia-Pacific region. All these reform efforts aim to restructure different aspects of schooling in order to promote learning and to prepare students for future challenges in globalised economies. These measures to a certain extent challenge traditional practices, established arrangements and deep-seated assumptions related to different aspects of learning. The authors in this book discuss educational reforms in different countries in the Asia-Pacific region in light of student learning, clarify their concepts, evaluate implementation and impact on the learning processes, with a hope that we can learn better from each other and develop a better understanding of "contemporary" learning and teaching processes within the region. The central argument running through different chapters in this book highlights the importance of understanding reforms and learning within their historical, political and sociocultural contexts. Reforming learning involves changes in established cultural practices in our schools, classrooms, and other learn

Who reads Reforming learning : concepts, issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region?

Author

Chi-Hung Ng (auth.), Chi-hung Ng, Peter D. Renshaw (eds.)

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9789048167661

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, School Education & Teaching