Table of Contents

1. School Reform and Democracy in Japan in the Global Era 2. The Case of School Reform in Korea: Seeking innovation of school culture 3. Curriculum Change and Teacher Education Reform in China in the Age of Globalisation 4. The Implementation of SLC in Taiwan: A new chapter in education of democracy 5. Problem-Based Learning in Singapore: A bridge between institutional and workplace learning 6. Democratisation and Education Reform in Indonesia 7. Shapes of Liberty: From the biographies of Vietnamese socialist teachers

About the Author

Masamichi Ueno is Professor of Education at Sophia University, Japan, Visiting Professor at Shandong Normal University and Northwest University, China, and President of the Institute of East Asian Education.

Reviews

"This book provides readers with a clear and interesting introduction about how school reforms take place in Asian countries including Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. This book is a significant reference for scholars who are interested in the fields of comparative and international education, school reform and democracy."Rayu Hung, National Chiayi University, Taiwan