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Changing schools in an era ...
Much has been written about globalization and the challenge of preparing young people for the new world of work and life in times of complexity and continuous change. However, few works have examined how globalization has and will continue to shape education in the East. This volume discusses education within the context of globalization and examines what is occurring in schools and systems of education in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and Australia. Closer examination of recent developments and current trends reveal the same turbulence and a range of
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monografia Rebiun24483229 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun24483229 m o d | cr -n--------- 100818s2011 nyua ob 001 0 eng d 2010034855 1-280-66058-9 9786613637512 1-136-82524-X 0-203-83085-7 UPVA 997925778003706 CBUC 991003791086806714 CBUC 991001013811306712 CBUC 991010890235206709 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 371.2/07 371.207 Changing schools in an era of globalization electronic resource] edited by John Chi-Kin Lee and Brian J. Caldwell New York Routledge 2011 New York New York Routledge 1 online resource (251 p.) 1 online resource (251 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Routledge research in education 53 Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Changing Schools in an Era of Globalization; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Figures; Lists of Tables; Preface; Part I Educational Reforms and Changing Schools. International and Asia-Pacific Perspectives; 1 Changing Schools in Asia-Pacific Societies in a Global Society; 2 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in China and Hong Kong SAR; 3 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Taiwan; 4 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Australia; 5 Educational Reforms and School Improvement in Singapore; Part II Issues in Educational Reforms 6 School Privatization in Relation to Development Goals7 School Development, Curriculum Development, and Teacher Development; 8 Accountability and Assessment Measures; 9 Responses to the Educational Reform and Policy Agenda; Part III Reflections on Educational Issues and Creations of Future Leaders and Schools; 10 Future Educational Reform Policies and Measures; 11 Leadership and the Future of Schools; Contributors; Index Much has been written about globalization and the challenge of preparing young people for the new world of work and life in times of complexity and continuous change. However, few works have examined how globalization has and will continue to shape education in the East. This volume discusses education within the context of globalization and examines what is occurring in schools and systems of education in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, and Australia. Closer examination of recent developments and current trends reveal the same turbulence and a range of English Basic education- United States Education and globalization- United States Education- Economic aspects- United States Functional literacy- United States Labor productivity- United States Manpower policy- United States Workplace literacy- United States Electronic books Caldwell, Brian Li, Zijian 1960-) 1-138-02155-5 0-415-99330-X Routledge research in education 53