Asian education: Recent e-books
This guide is for those beginning research in Asian education and the education of Asian students abroad, including South Asia.
Recent e-books
Mother tongue prestige: the sociolinguistics of privilege in urban middle-class education in India by Jessica Sujata Chandras
Publication Date: 2024"This book studies the intersection of language and social privilege in education in India. Drawing on rich ethnographic detail and primary data, it introduces a conversation of privilege, specifically contemporary configurations of caste and socioeconomic class in India, to the fields of South Asian studies and sociolinguistic educational studies. The author examines how and why education at the pre-primary, secondary, and higher education levels in India remains largely segregated by socioeconomic class and caste through the lens of language."Shadow education in Asia by Bayezid Alam (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2024Shadow education, the practice of private tutoring outside formal schooling, has become pervasive in Asia. Driven by intense exam competition and dissatisfaction with mainstream education, it plays a significant role in the region's educational landscape. However, its implications and regulatory frameworks still need to be studied and better understood. This book, Shadow Education in Asia: Policies and Practices , addresses this gap by comprehensively analyzing shadow education policies and practices in Asia.Resilience of educators in extraordinary circumstances : war, disaster, and emergencies by Sengupta (Ed.); Arnthorsson (Ed.); Mobasher (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2024In August 2021, Afghanistan found itself in the grip of an unprecedented crisis as the Taliban swiftly regained control of the nation, quickly extinguishing the flame of academic freedom. The book, Resilience of Educators in Extraordinary Circumstances: War, Disaster, and Emergencies, captures the gravity of this unfolding humanitarian crisis, shedding light on the plight of those who sought refuge from the shadows of oppression. Beyond merely recounting the hardships faced, the book strategically delves into the interventions and coping mechanisms employed by individuals and organizations. It endeavors to identify the gaps in addressing the educational needs of a population caught in the crossfire of conflict. By showcasing exemplary contributions from institutions, local governments, and humanitarian actors, the book aims to construct a narrative of best practices on a global scale.Mapping educational change in Kazakhstan by Colleen McLaughlin (Ed.); Liz Winter (Ed.); Natallia Yakavets (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2024Based on an in-depth, ten-year study, this novel book examines the reform of Kazakhstan's education system, from the initial plans and models of change, through to the implementation at all stages and places in the education system. Through an exploration of a wide range of data, it maps the problems, models, challenges, interventions, and successes of educational change. It covers the viewpoints of all stakeholders involved - policy makers, teachers, regional officials, head teachers, parents, and pupils - to provide a comprehensive assessment of the perspectives of people at all levels.
2023
Indigenous STEM education : perspectives from the Pacific Islands, the Americas and Asia. Volume 1 by Pauline W. U. Chinn (Ed.); Sharon Nelson-Barber (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2023This book explores ways in which systems of local knowledge, culture, language, and place are foundational for STEM learning in Indigenous communities. It is part of a two-volume set that addresses a growing recognition that interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and cross-hybrid learning is needed to foster scientific and cultural understandings and move STEM learning toward more just and sustainable futures for all learners.Innovations in teacher development, personalized learning, and upskilling the workforce by Sriya Chakravarti (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2023Innovations in Teacher Development, Personalized Learning, and Upskilling the Workforce disseminates the best practices on high-quality education, teaching training, teacher/student entrepreneurship, and wealth-generating careers. It presents information on refining education through teacher development sessions and training.Sustainable education policy development in China: challenges and strategies by Jian Li
Publication Date: 2023This book serves as a reference for scholars and researchers who are interested and work in research on China's sustainable education policy development, administrators, and stakeholders in China's education system and graduate students who major or minor in the field of comparative and international education.
2022
Handbook of research on Asian perspectives of the educational impact of COVID-19 by M. Rezaul Islam (Ed.); Santosh Kumar Behera (Ed.); Lamhot Naibaho (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2022The Handbook of Research on Asian Perspectives of the Educational Impact of COVID-19 provides the current issues the education sector is facing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book investigates the issues and challenges the education sector is facing as well as the future directions needed to provide education in a more effective way, covering topics such as academic perspectives, university-level employees, and leadership challenges.Narratives of South Asian and South Asian American social justice educators by Anita Rao Mysore (Edi.); Christine Sleeter (Foreword); Nina Asher; Anita Chikkatur; Dimpal Jain; Saili S. Kulkarni; Anand R. Marri; Hema Ramanathan; Dilys Schoorman; Raji Swaminathan
Publication Date: 2022Narratives of South Asian and South Asian American Social Justice Educators carries the voices of faculty in higher education. Caught between the stereotypes of the model minority and invisibleness, the authors narrate their triumphs, trials and tribulations as social justice educators in US teacher education and in allied fields.Universities as transformative social spaces : mobilities and mobilizations from South Asian perspectives by Andrea Kolbel (Ed.); Joanna Pfaff-Czarnecka (Ed.); Susan Thieme (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2022The essays in this volume take a critical look at universities across South Asia, more specifically, at the dynamics of student mobility and mobilizations existing in such localized social spaces, and compares these with their counterparts in universities across the world. While elite universities in South Asia, as elsewhere, have been caught in a stiff international competition and are aspiring for the highest ranks, students from the most excluded communities and remote parts of the country seek entry to badly endowed universities, facing obstacles during their courses, and upon seeking entry into employment. The volume evaluates such universities as spaces for mobility opportunity and mobilizations in a globally networked world.
2021
Building teacher quality in India: examining policy frameworks and implementation outcomes by Alexander W. Wiseman (Ed.); Preeti Kumar (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2021In an era of educational globalization, teacher quality is heralded as a key factor to improve education quality worldwide. Since the 1980s, global, national, and local education policies and reforms have consistently focused on improving teacher quality in order to improve student learning outcomes. In India, which has one of the largest student populations and fastest growing economies in the world, the quality of teaching is blamed for the poor performance by Indian students on internationally-comparative assessments. As a result, Indian national policy documents and curriculum frameworks have repeatedly called for drastic improvements in teacher preparation and performance, but with few widespread results.Creating responsive adult learning opportunities in Japan by OECD
Publication Date: 2021We have both print and online versions.
The COVID-19 crisis has reiterated the importance of adult learning and career guidance services as many adults have lost their jobs and now require upskilling and reskilling opportunities in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving world of work. To foster the development of responsive and more widespread adult learning opportunities in Japan, this report analyses several policy options to expand access to training, remove the barriers to training participation, and ensure that the training provided is aligned with Japan's labour market needs.Education in China, ca. 1840-present by Meimei Wang; Bas van Leeuwen; Jieli Li
Publication Date: 2021In Education in China, ca. 1840-present Meimei Wang, Bas van Leeuwen and Jieli Li offer a description of the transformation of the Chinese education system from the traditional Confucian teaching system to a modern mode. In doing so, they touch on various debates about education such as the speed of the educational modernization around 1900, the role of female education, and the economic efficiency of education.Educational reform and international baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific by David Gregory Coulson; Shammi Datta; Michael James Davies
Publication Date: 2021Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific is a collection of innovative research that examines the development and implementation of IB curricula, highlighting a wide range of topics including critical thinking, student evaluation, and teacher training.Rural education in China's social transition by Gerard A. Postiglione; Peggy A. Kong; Emily Hannum
Publication Date: 2021This book investigates the interplay between China's social, economic, and educational policy changes, its rural households and urban communities. A unique contribution of the book is its emphasis on the intersection of resource-constrained rural environments, limited knowledge networks, and urbanization of parent support, student engagement in learning, teacher and student retention.
2020
Ambitious and anxious: how Chinese college students succeed and struggle in American higher education by Yingyi Ma
Publication Date: 2020Over the past decade, a wave of Chinese international undergraduate students--mostly self-funded--has swept across American higher education. From 2005 to 2015, undergraduate enrollment from China rose from under 10,000 to over 135,000. This privileged yet diverse group of young people from a changing China must navigate the complications and confusions of their formative years while bridging the two most powerful countries in the world. Paper version at https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/13571887.Assessment tools for mapping learning outcomes with learning objectives by G. R. Sinha
Publication Date: 2020Assessment Tools for Mapping Learning Outcomes With Learning Objectives provides vital research on the implementation of quality assessment methods for measuring the outcomes of select learning processes on students, while highlighting topics such as quality assessment, effective employability, and student learning objectives.Education crossing borders how Singapore and MIT created a new university by Dara R. Fisher
Publication Date: 2020In this book, Dara Fisher chronicles the decade-long collaboration between MIT and Singapore's Education Ministry to establish the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Fisher shows how what began as an effort by MIT to export its vision and practices to Singapore became an exercise in adaptation by actors on the ground.Education in Central Asia: a kaleidoscope of challenges and opportunities by Denise Egéa (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2020This book brings together internationally prominent scholars renowned for their work on post-Soviet republics, as well as outstanding emerging scholars native of Central Asia in order to discuss the state of education in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Drawing on their individual contexts and research, the authors offer analyses and critiques of some of the social, political, and economic issues in education in their respective countries, and some insights about how local actions engage with the challenges and problems, as well as with the possibilities and opportunities they face.Introducing problem-based learning (PBL) for creativity and innovation in Chinese universities: emerging research and opportunities by Chunfang Zhou
Publication Date: 2020Introducing Problem-Based Learning (PBL) for Creativity and Innovation in Chinese Universities: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides a multidimensional understanding on both challenges and opportunities of fostering creativity and PBL in Chinese universities and particularly discusses this implementation in a Chinese cultural context. Though related to a Chinese cultural context, the book can inspire other universities in other cultures, particularly in Asian areas, to learn why PBL is a potential strategy for creativity development and to rethink how to facilitate the innovation capability of universities in the future.Ready to learn: before school, in school, and beyond school in South Asia by The World Bank (Editor)
Publication Date: 2020Countries that have sustained rapid growth over decades have typically had a strong public commitment to expanding education as well as to improving learning outcomes. South Asian countries have made considerable progress in expanding access to primary and secondary schooling, with countries having achieved near-universal enrollment of the primary-school-age cohort (ages 6-11), except for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Secondary enrollment shows an upward trend as well.Scholars of faith: South Asian Muslim women and the embodiment of religious knowledge by Usha Sanyal
Publication Date: 2020Since the late twentieth century, new institutions of Islamic learning for South Asian women and girls have emerged rapidly, particularly in urban areas and in the diaspora. This book reflects upon the increased access of Muslim girls and women to religious education and the purposes to which they seek to put their learning.School reform and democracy in East Asia by Masamichi Ueno (Ed.)
Publication Date: 2020This 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 Singapore receive the highest scores in international students' assessment such as PISA and TIMSS; yet their curiosity and motivation for learning are the lowest internationally.
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Subjects: Asian studies, Education, South Asian studies, Southeast Asian studies
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