Full Description
The book explores the state of social studies education within selected East Asian societies and provides some insights into distinctive classroom practices.
In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, the education of young people who both understand the contexts in which they are growing up and see the need for engaging with them is a top priority. This task falls to social studies education which carries the responsibility for inducting young people into their social world and helping them to see the role they can play within it. This is particularly important in East Asia where strong economic growth, long held cultural values and diverse political systems create an environment that challenges young people on multiple fronts. This book, with its team of regional authors, shows how different societies in the region are dealing with these challenges and what can be expected from future citizens.
The book will appeal to policy makers, researchers and teachers interested in the current state of social studies education in East Asian societies.
Contents
Part 1. A theoretical perspective on social studies education 1. The development of social studies education: An international perspective Part 2. Politics, culture and reform in Asian social studies education 2. Beyond the pendulum? Social studies education in Japan 3. The disciplinary base of social studies education in the People's Republic of China: The case of geography 4. Evolution and controversies of social studies education in the Hong Kong education context 5. Taiwan's new social studies curriculum and its challenges 6. What has the global high performing education system to do with local social studies education? -The case of the Macao Special Administrative Region Part 3 Social studies education in East Asian classrooms 7. "This is a matter of survival": The collaboration between education for disaster prevention and Social Studies education in Japan 8. Chinese students' attitudes toward patriotism education 9. Teachers' perceptions of moral, civic and national practices in schools 10. Integration of cross curriculum priorities into the social studies curriculum: The challenges of Taiwan's social studies teachers 11. "Learning from experience" in Social Studies curriculum in Macao: Examples of classroom practice in Geography teaching Part 4 Agenda for the future 12. Social studies education in a changing world
