Full Description
Education in Asia is a set of three comprehensive critical reference guides to education in the region:Education in East Asia, edited by Pei-tseng Jenny HsiehEducation in South-East Asia, edited by Lorraine Pe SymacoEducation in West Central Asia, edited by Mah-E-Rukh AhmedEach volume includes a substantial editorial introduction, followed by individual country chapters written by indigenous authors who are recognised experts in their field, allowing for special local factors to emerge and to be explained with authority and cultural understanding. Combining up to date portraits and analysis of distinctive features and guidance on wider resources, including connections to online dynamic data sources, these handbooks will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.
Contents
The three volumes cover:Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Macao, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, The Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.