Visions of the past and the way that history is defined and taught says a lot about what a country values in its view of itself and the politics it seeks to preserve. In this first groundbreaking study of the politics of history education in East Asian societies, Vickers and Jones examine history curriculum development across the entire region, showing wide-ranging examples of the intersection between history, politics and education. They pay particular attention to changing official visions of the past in the context of political transformations, such as those associated with the rise of...

Noel McGinn designed and participated in a unique comparative international education research project, the Six Nation Education Research Project, a seven-year effort involving China, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, and the US, to show how collaborative research can help expand worldwide knowledge of education. This book examines the effects of the different comparative educational research conducted. The research involved cross-cultural comparison on a variety of topics, including language instruction, educational indicators (testing results), reform of higher education management,...

Twelve original essays examine the interplay between women's education and development, looking at how it has changed women's status in selected nations in Asia. Chapters on countries including Japan, Indonesia, and Pakistan begin with a brief historical account of education for women, then investig

A collection of ten essays advocating the important link between social justice and education and pointing out the threats posed to both by internal policy and budgeting. The contributors include a selection of international scholars and program administrators presenting their views on Third World e

Schooling in Sub-Saharan Africa addresses the difficulties and achievements in providing basic primary school education, literacy and numeracy, to every child, while furthering knowledge of the cultural heritage.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This detailed ethnographic study of fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms offers new insights into Japanese culture, as many aspects of daily social life are embedded in the educational system. Additionally, this book provides new perspectives on educational reform in the US, since many current issues and programs focus on notions of community, collaboration and systemic reform, all of which are central to understanding Japanese teaching-learning processes in schools.

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The growing economic competition among the world's industrialized and developing nations has spurred comparisons and examinations of national school systems. An important aspect of any school system is school and classroom management, which is an indicator of the ultimate goals that a nation has for its future workers. In this volume, international scholars examine the daily life of elementary school classrooms in six nations with complex economies, an international presence, and salient minority and immigrant populations. Essays analyze contemporary classroom management practices and...