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Education Reform and Education Policy in East Asia
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 44.95This book assesses the impact of globalization on the education systems of key East Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and the "tiger economies" of South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, examining how the increasingly interdependent economic system has driven policy change and education reform. It discusses how policy makers have... more...
The Search for New Governance of Higher Education in Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 100.00This volume sets out in the wider context of globalization to critically examine how selected countries / societies in Asia have responded to the growing pressures of globalization for improving university performance in the global market place. more...
Social and Political Development in Post-reform China
Palgrave Macmillan 1999; US$ 145.00This book is a sociological study of how economic reforms, started in the late 1970s, have affected people's life in China. The book is based upon the author's recent research projects conducted in mainland China. The unique feature of the book is not only based upon qualitative analysis but also quantitative data, the integration of which can enhance... more...
Intellectuals and the State in Post-Mao China
Palgrave Macmillan 1998; US$ 168.00To understand political change in contemporary China it is crucial to understand the position of intellectuals in that society and their often troubled relation to the state. This book explores the ideas of prominent Chinese intellectuals, their relationship to the pro-democracy movements and the changing relationship between intellectuals and the... more...
Globalization and Educational Restructuring in Asia and the Pacific Region
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 138.00The focus of this book is to examine the growing impact of globalization on education policy and development in the Asia Pacific region. It analyses the reaction of selected societies and the strategies that their governments have adopted in response to the tidal wave of marketization, corporization, commercialization and privatization. Particular... more...
Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95The search for good governance has become an increasingly important element of public policy and public management and is high on the political agenda of East Asian countries. The need for robust governance structures and institutions was brought into sharp focus by the Asian Financial Crisis which adversely affected most East Asian societies.... more...
Changing Education Governance and Management in Asia
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008; US$ 199.00The e-book reflects the increasing thirst for knowledge of trends in the Far East-Changing education governance and management in Asia is representative of this. This e-book offers a distinctive comparative perspective analyzing recent changes in education governance and management in selected Asian societies including Hong Kong, Mainland... more...
Globalization and Education
Hong Kong University Press 2002; US$ 45.00This book adopts the wider perspective of globalization in order to examine and critically reflect upon the origin, evolution and development of the Quality Education Movement in Hong Kong. more...
Social Cohesion in Greater China
World Scientific Publishing Company 2010; US$ 153.00This book critically examines the issues and challenges of social development faced by societies in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with particular reference to the major strategies these societies adopt to promote social cohesion and civil harmony in the context of globalization. It focuses on people who have been socially marginalized by the... more...
The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 220.00This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination and discussion of emerging, controversial and cutting... more...









