Asia Literate Schooling in the Asian Century

ISBN-13: 9781138492806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 216 str.

Opis

This is the first book to critically scrutinize the concept, policy and practice of teaching and learning involved in building intercultural relations with Asian societies, bringing into dialogue scholars who are at the forefront of current thinking on Asia-related schooling.

Spis treści

Part 1: Positioning Asia Literacy and Schooling 1. What Makes Asia Literacy a ‘Wicked Policy Problem’? Christina Halse 2. The Time Has Come: Histories of Asia literacy David Walker 3. The Concept of Tianxia and Its Impact on Chinese Discourses on the West Rui Yang 4. Learning Asia: In search of a new narrative Fazal Rizvi Part 2: Asia Literacy and the Teaching Profession 5. Assessing Asia Literacy in Australian Teachers Dianne Toe 6. Asia Literacy as Experiential Learning Julie Dyer 7. Professional Standards and Ethics in Teaching Asia Literacy Alex Kostogriz Part 3: Asia in/through the School Curriculum 8. China’s English: Lessons for Asia literacy Bob Adamson 9. The Feasibility of Implementing Cross-Curricular Studies of Asia Anne Cloonan 10. Asia and the Autobiographical Picture Book Elizabeth Bullen and Trish Lunt Part 4: Reimagining Asia Literacy and Schooling 11. Deparochialising Education and the Asian Priority: A curriculum (re)imagination Aaron Koh 12. Asia Engagement beyond Binaries and Boundaries: Towards a re-theorisation of Asia, community, curriculum Michiko Weinmann 13. Australia’s Self-Identity and Three Modes of Imagining Asia: A Critical Perspective on ‘Asia’ Literacy Chengxin Pan

O autorze

Christine Halse is Professor and Chair of Education at Deakin University, Australia.