Overview
- Shares unique case studies of liberal arts colleges both in and outside East Asia
- Examines the differences and similarities between Eastern and Western liberal arts education
- Provides a critical review of present and future challenges faced by liberal arts colleges in East Asia and other regions
- Offers practical and sustainable models and guidelines for liberal arts colleges in East Asia and beyond
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance (HEAQEG)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mikiko NISHIMURA is Senior Associate Professor of Sociology of Education at the International Christian University. Her research interests include education reforms and policies, community participation and accountability in education, school choice, and gender in education. She has been involved in project formulation, implementation, and evaluation in education and poverty alleviation in various countries, in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Her recent co-edited books include: Comparative Analysis on Universal Primary Education Policy and Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda; and Gender and International Educational Development.
Toshiaki SASAO is Professor of Psychology, Education and Peace Studies at International Christian University. His current research interests include evidence-based social and community interventions in ethnic communities and schools, pedagogical strategies and issues in multicultural contexts, and institutional and individual well-being in schools and communities. Some publication titles include Gang Violence and Substance Abuse: A Multicultural Approach (Sage), Japanese Handbook of Community Psychology (Universityof Tokyo Press), International Community Psychology (Springer), Critical Readings in Social Psychology (Seishi Shobo Books), An Introduction to Community Psychology (Minerva Books), and Handbook of Community Psychology (American Psychological Association).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia
Book Subtitle: Possibilities and Challenges in the Global Age
Editors: Insung Jung, Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao
Series Title: Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0513-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0511-4Published: 22 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9179-7Published: 25 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0513-8Published: 09 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-6352
Series E-ISSN: 2365-6360
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 206
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Higher Education, International and Comparative Education