International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region: Part One PDF
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INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION A publication of the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Kluwer International Handbooks of Education VOLUME 11 A list of titles in this series can be found at the end of this volume. International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia -Pacific Region Part One Editors: John P. Keeves Flinders University Institute of International Education, Australia and Ryo Watanabe National Institute for Educational Policy Research of Japan, Tokyo, Japan Section Editors: John P. Keeves, Flinders University Institute of International Education, Australia Rupert Maclean, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Bonn, Germany Peter D. Renshaw, Griffith University, Southport, Australia Colin N. Power, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia Robyn Baker, New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand S. Gopinathan, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. Singapore Ho Wah Kam, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Yin Cheong Cheng, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong Albert C. Tuijnman, Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, Sweden Ryo Watanabe, National Institutefor Educational Policy Research of Japan, Japan ~ APERA SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. ISBN 978-90-481-6167-6 ISBN 978-94-017-3368-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-3368-7 A publication of the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Printed on acidjree paper All Rights Reserved © 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 2003 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2003 No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informations storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Table of Contents Overview and Introduction John P. Keeves and Ryo Watanabe Xlll PART ONE SECTION 1: TRENDS AND ISSUES Section Editor - John P. Keeves 1 Trends in Educational Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region Yin Cheong Cheng 3 2 Achieving Education for All in the Asia-Pacific Region Rupert Maclean and Ken Vine 17 3 Educational Expenditure and Participation in East Asia and Australia Gerald Burke, Robert Lenehan, and Hing Tong Ma 29 4 The Family and Schooling in Asian and Pacific Countries Kevin Marjoribanks 43 5 Cultural and Social Capital in Asian and Pacific Countries Lawrence J. Saha 59 6 Secondary Education Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region Rupert Maclean 73 7 Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making in Asian and Pacific Countries T. Neville Postlethwaite 93 8 Evaluation and Accountability in Asian and Pacific Countries Ramon Mohandas, Meng Hong Wei, and John P. Keeves 107 9 Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region John P. Keeves, Ryo Watanabe, and Peter McGuckian 123 v VI Table of Contents SECTION 2: ACCESS AND EQUITY Section Editor - Rupert Maclean Education of Special Groups 10 Equality of Opportunity in Education Rupert Maclean 143 11 A Case Study of Learning Achievement in South Asia Rupert Maclean and Ken Vine 155 12 Education of Children in Remote Areas Tiedao Zhang 171 13 Education of Gifted and Talented Learners Kenneth Kuen Fung Sin 189 14 Inclusive Education for Students with Special Needs David Mitchell and Ishwar Desai 203 15 Issues for Urban Youth in Asia and the Pacific Kerry J. Kennedy 217 16 Drop-outs from School and How to Cope with this Problem S. Srinivasan and S. Anandalakshmy 231 17 Ethnicities, Minorities and Indigenous Groups in Central Asia Joseph and Rea Zajda 241 18 Sex and Gender Differences in Educational Outcomes John P. Keeves and Malcolm Slade 257 19 Gender-Sensitive Education for Bridging the Gender Gap Namtip Aksornkool 269 20 Gender Differences in Access to Education and Employment Sharada Jain 279 Lifelong Learning 21 Adult Literacy in the Asia-Pacific Region Inayatullah 293 22 Learning Across the Adult Lifespan Erlinda C. Pefianco, David Curtis, and John P. Keeves 305 23 Workforce Education David N. Wilson 321 24 Nonformal Education Steve Wilson and Mona Shrestha 335 Table of Contents vii SECTION 3: LEARNING AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Section Editors - Peter Renshaw and Colin Power 25 The Process of Learning Peter Renshaw and Colin Power 351 26 Cognitive Development Alison F. Garton 365 27 Lifespan Human Development Candida C. Peterson 379 28 Values Education in a Changing World Lourdes R. Quisumbing and Joy de Leo 395 29 Measuring Attitudes by Unfolding a Likert-Style Questionnaire David Andrich and Guanzhon Luo 409 30 Bullying in Schools Phillip T. Slee, Lang Ma, Hee-Og Sim, Keith Sullivan, and Mitsura Taki 425 31 Student Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective David N. Watkins 441 32 Classroom Learning Environments Barry J. Fraser and Swee Chiew Goh 463 33 Metacognition Christina E. van Kraayenoord and Merrilyn Goos 477 34 Motivation and School Learning Chi-Hung Ng and Peter Renshaw 495 35 Problem Solving Michael J. Lawson 511 36 Technology and Learning Kwok-Cheung Cheung 525 SECTION 4: CURRICULUM AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Section Editor - Robyn Baker Curricula of the Schools 37 Change in the School Curriculum: Looking to the Future Robyn Baker and Andy Begg 541 38 Civics and Citizenship Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse 555 viii Table of Contents 39 Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development John Fien and Debbie Heck 569 40 Literacy and Reading Warwick B. Elley and Ho Wah Kam 585 41 Mathematics Curricula Andy Begg 599 42 Science Curricula Robyn Baker and Rosemary Hipkins 615 43 Assessment Research in Second Language Curriculum Initiatives Kathryn Hill and Tim McNamara 629 44 Education for Peace and International Understanding Yoshiyuki Nagata and G.R. (Bob) Teasdale 641 Education and the World of Work 45 Planning Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Asia David N. Wilson 657 46 Vocational Education and Training in Asia Jandhyala B.G. Tilak 673 47 Pacific Island Issues in Vocational Education and Training Perive Tanuvasa Lene 687 48 Transition from School to Work in East Asia David Atchoarena and Efison Mujanganja 701 49 Enterprise Education in Australia and New Zealand Michael Long and Chris Selby Smith 715 PART TWO SECTION 5: TEACHING, TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATION Section Editors - S. Gopianathan and Ho Wah Kam Teaching 50 Issues and Concerns Regarding Teaching, Teachers and Higher Education S. Gopinathan and Ho Wah Kam 733 Table of Contents ix 51 Class Size and Classroom Processes Peter Blatchford and Gemma Catchpole 741 52 Homework and Coaching Ian David Smith 755 53 Teacher Self-Evaluation John MacBeath 767 54 Time: Allocated, Institutional and Task Oriented Maurice Galton 781 55 Monitoring of Student Learning Geoff N. Masters 793 Higher Education and Teacher Education 56 Higher Education and Development Jandhyala E.G. Tilak 809 57 Financing Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region N. V. Varghese 827 58 Selection for Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region V. Lynn Meek 839 59 Adult Education in Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region Darryl Dymock and Barrie Brennan 853 60 Teaching as an Occupation and Learning Profession J(erry J. J(ennedy 867 61 Research into Teacher Education Sim Wong-J(ooi 883 62 The Recruitment and Reparation of Teachers Chen Ai Yen, Lim Cher Ping, and S. Gopinathan 899 SECTION 6: ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION Section Editor - Yin Cheong Cheng 63 Organisation and the Management of Education: Development, and Growth Yin Cheong Cheng, Magdalena Mo Ching Mok, and J(ing W. Chow 915
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