Overview
- The first comprehensive overview of the Bhutanese education system
- Offers a unique exploration of the challenges and opportunities within the Bhutanese education system through the lens of culture and Gross National Happiness philosophy
- Stimulates debate in Bhutan on the place of education in the new democracy and highlights the issues that need to be addressed in the future
Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects (EDAP, volume 36)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Historical Perspectives
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Contemporary Issues
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
T.W. (Tom) Maxwell has recently retired from the University of New England, Australia, but he continues to work in Bhutan and in other international settings and also to publish in the area of international education – especially education in Bhutan, doctoral education, and action research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Education in Bhutan
Book Subtitle: Culture, Schooling, and Gross National Happiness
Editors: Matthew J. Schuelka, T.W. Maxwell
Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1649-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1647-9Published: 26 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9411-8Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1649-3Published: 16 September 2016
Series ISSN: 1573-5397
Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 252
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations