Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

The International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • Book
  • © 2003

Overview

Editors:
  1. John P. Keeves

    1. Flinders University Institute of International Education, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Ryo Watanabe

    1. National Institute for Educational Policy Research of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Rupert Maclean

    1. UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Bonn, Germany

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  4. Peter D. Renshaw

    1. Griffith University, Southport, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  5. Colin N. Power

    1. University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  6. Robyn Baker

    1. New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  7. S. Gopinathan

    1. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  8. Ho Wah Kam

    1. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  9. Yin Cheong Cheng

    1. Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  10. Albert C. Tuijnman

    1. Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, Sweden

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

Part of the book series: Springer International Handbooks of Education (SIHE, volume 11)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 429.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 549.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 549.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (92 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Trends and Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Trends in Educational Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Yin Cheong Cheng
      Pages 3-16

    3. Achieving Education for All in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Rupert Maclean, Ken Vine
      Pages 17-27

    4. Educational Expenditure and Participation in East Asia and Australia

      • Gerald Burke, Robert Lenahan, Hing Tong Ma
      Pages 29-42

    5. The Family and Schooling in Asian and Pacific Countries

      • Kevin Marjoribanks
      Pages 43-57

    6. Cultural and Social Capital in Asian and Pacific Countries

      • Lawrence J. Saha
      Pages 59-72

    7. Secondary Education Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • Rupert Maclean
      Pages 73-91

    8. Educational Research and Policy-Making in Asian and Pacific Countries

      • T. Neville Postlethwaite
      Pages 93-106

    9. Evaluation and Accountability in Asian and Pacific Countries

      • Ramon Mohandas, Meng Hong Wei, John P. Keeves
      Pages 107-121

    10. Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

      • John P. Keeves, Ryo Watanabe, Peter McGuckian
      Pages 123-140

  3. Access and Equity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Education of Special Groups

      1. Equality of Opportunity in Education
        • Rupert Maclean
        Pages 143-154
      2. A Case Study of Learning Achievement in South Asia
        • Rupert Maclean, Ken Vine
        Pages 155-169
      3. Education of Children in Remote Areas
        • Tiedao Zhang
        Pages 171-188
      4. Practices and Development of Gifted and Talented Education
        • Sin Kuen-Fung
        Pages 189-202
      5. Inclusive Education for Students with Special Needs
        • David Mitchell, Ishwar Desai
        Pages 203-215
      6. Issues for Urban Youth in Asia and the Pacific
        • Kerry J. Kennedy
        Pages 217-230
      7. Drop-outs from School and How to Cope with this Problem
        • S. Srinivasan, S. Anandalakshmy
        Pages 231-240
      8. Ethnicities, Minorities and Indigenous Groups in Central Asia
        • Joseph Zajda, Rea Zajda
        Pages 241-256
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

The aim of the Handbook is to present readily accessible, but scholarly sources of information about educational research in the Asia-Pacific region. The scale and scope of the Handbook is such that the articles included in it provide substantive contributions to knowledge and understanding of education in the Asia region. In so doing, the articles present the problems and issues facing education in the region and the findings of research conducted within the region that contribute to the resolution of these problems and issues. Moreover, since new problems and issues are constantly arising, the articles in the Handbook also indicate the likely directions of future developments.
The different articles within the Handbook seek to conceptualize the problems in each specific content area under review, provide an integration of the research conducted within that area, the theoretical basis of the research the practical implications of the research and the contribution of the research towards the resolution of the problems identified. Thus, the articles do not involve the reporting of newly conducted research, but rather require a synthesis of the research undertaken in a particular area, with reference to the research methods employed and the theoretical frameworks on which the research is based. In general, the articles do not advocate a single point of view, but rather, present alternative points of view and comment on the debate and disagreements associated with the conduct and findings of the research.
Furthermore, it should be noted, that the Handbook is not concerned with research methodology, and only considers the methods employed in inquiry in so far as the particular methods of research contribute to the effective investigation of problems and issues that have arisen in the conduct and provision of education at different levels within the region.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Flinders University Institute of International Education, Australia

    John P. Keeves

  • National Institute for Educational Policy Research of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

    Ryo Watanabe

  • UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Bonn, Germany

    Rupert Maclean

  • Griffith University, Southport, Australia

    Peter D. Renshaw

  • University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia

    Colin N. Power

  • New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand

    Robyn Baker

  • National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    S. Gopinathan, Ho Wah Kam

  • Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

    Yin Cheong Cheng

  • Institute of International Education, Stockholm University, Sweden

    Albert C. Tuijnman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • Editors: John P. Keeves, Ryo Watanabe, Rupert Maclean, Peter D. Renshaw, Colin N. Power, Robyn Baker, S. Gopinathan, Ho Wah Kam, Yin Cheong Cheng, … Albert C. Tuijnman

  • Series Title: Springer International Handbooks of Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3368-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-1007-1Published: 30 September 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6167-6Published: 05 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3368-7Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2197-1951

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-196X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXVIII, 1426

  • Topics: International and Comparative Education

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation