Title: Education in East Asia /
Authors: Hsieh, Pei-Tseng Jenny, 1981-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Education East Asia Cross-cultural studies.; Education and state East Asia Cross-cultural studies.; Education; Education and state; East Asia
Abstract: " ... The book explores the education systems of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan, covering local regional developments in each country as well as recent reforms and global contexts"--Cover, page [4].
Contents: China : an overview / Zhou Zhong -- China : the role of independent colleges in the expanding higher education system / Kai Yu and Hubert Ertl -- Hong Kong : structuring the education system for a diversified society / Alka Sharma -- Macao : governmentality and education development in the post-1999 era / Sou-Kuan Vong -- Japan : cultural roots versus systemic provision / Shin'ichi Suzuki -- Japan : internationalisation in education and the problem of introspective youth / Yuki Imoto -- Japan : a silent end to a silent revolution? Post-war changes in resource allocation / Takehiko Kariya -- Mongolia : from nomadic to communistic to liberal / Enkhzul Dambajantsan -- North Korea : an overview / Jeong-ah Cho, Huang-kue Lee and Ki-Seok Kim -- South Korea : education in a multicultural society / Jiyeon Hong -- South Korea : college admissions system and reform issues / Soojeong Lee and Eul Sook Kim -- Taiwan : trends and agendas in education reform / Hsiao-Lan Sharon Chen -- Taiwan : examinations / Pei-tseng Jenny Hsieh.