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1 online resource |
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Routledge series on schools and schooling in Asia |
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Routledge series on schools and schooling in Asia.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Series editor's note; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: (re)thinking Asia literacy; PART 1 Positioning Asia literacy and schooling; 1 What makes Asia literacy a 'wicked policy problem'?; 2 The time has come: histories of Asia literacy; 3 The concept of Tianxia and its impact on Chinese discourses on the West; 4 Learning Asia: in search of a new narrative; PART 2 Asia literacy and the teaching profession; 5 Assessing Asia literacy in Australian teachers; 6 Asia literacy as experiential learning |
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7 Professional standards and ethics in teaching Asia literacyPART 3 Asia in/through the school curriculum; 8 China's English: lessons for Asia literacy; 9 The feasibility of implementing cross-curricular studies of Asia; 10 Asia and the autobiographical picture book; PART 4 Reimagining Asia literacy and schooling; 11 Deparochialising education and the Asian priority: a curriculum (re)imagination; 12 Asia engagement beyond binaries and boundaries: towards a re-theorisation of Asia, community and curriculum |
| Summary |
Globalization, migration, transnational movements and the development of the tiger economies of Asia have led education leaders and policy makers around the world but particularly in Australia, the USA, Canada, and New Zealand to view schools as key sites for developing 'globally competent', 'Asia literate' citizens who have the capabilities to live, work and interact with the peoples, cultures and societies of Asia. In what has been dubbed the 'Asian Century', nations are increasingly seeking to transform their schooling policies, curricula, and teaching workforces to engage with the growing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Cultural competence.
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Education and state.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
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Cultural competence
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Education and state
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Education
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| SUBJECT |
Asia -- Study and teaching. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008624
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| Subject |
Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Halse, Christine, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781317806615 |
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1317806611 |
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0415738539 |
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9780415738538 |
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9781315815121 |
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1315815125 |
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