The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies

Author: Kerry J. Kennedy
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0415586887

The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies: Schools for the Knowledge Society

Walk into a classroom in Tokyo, New York, London or Rotterdam, and the similarities in structure, activity, purpose and style will outweigh differences in language, dress and ethnic characteristics. Get The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies computer books for free.
Learning is regulated and rationed, teaching is a process or one-way transmission of knowledge, students need to be docile and conformist, assessment needs to sift and sort the bright from the not-so-bright, and rewards will be given to those who successfully negotiate this regime. But are these the kinds of places that can meet the needs of the 'net generation'? The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies is concerned with the debate about the nature of modern schooling in Asia. Traditionally schools are historical constructions reflectin Check The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Learning is regulated and rationed, teaching is a process or one-way transmission of knowledge, students need to be docile and conformist, assessment needs to sift and sort the bright from the not-so-bright, and rewards will be given to those who successfully negotiate this regime Traditionally schools are historical constructions reflectin

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