What the West Can Learn From the East

Asian Perspectives on the Psychology of Learning and Motivation

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Educational Psychology, Health & Well Being, Psychology
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Author: ISBN: 9781607529989
Publisher: Information Age Publishing Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Information Age Publishing Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781607529989
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Information Age Publishing
Language: English

Education, East and West, is today mostly Western in orientation. Asian perspectives remain relatively unrepresented in curricula, pedagogy and administrative structures. This volume has brought together authors researching in Asia who redress this imbalance and describe what the West can learn from the East. Topics covered include conceptions of and approaches to effective learning and teaching, selfregulated learning, perceived causes of success and failure, valuing of education, peer influences and classroom behavior, creativity, teacher commitment, class size, motivation, future goals, and other influences on effective learning. Shared insights from the research and theorizing presented should provide a fascinating perspectives for educators and administrators charged with providing cuttingedge, researchbased educational best practices in diverse cultural and social environments internationally.

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Education, East and West, is today mostly Western in orientation. Asian perspectives remain relatively unrepresented in curricula, pedagogy and administrative structures. This volume has brought together authors researching in Asia who redress this imbalance and describe what the West can learn from the East. Topics covered include conceptions of and approaches to effective learning and teaching, selfregulated learning, perceived causes of success and failure, valuing of education, peer influences and classroom behavior, creativity, teacher commitment, class size, motivation, future goals, and other influences on effective learning. Shared insights from the research and theorizing presented should provide a fascinating perspectives for educators and administrators charged with providing cuttingedge, researchbased educational best practices in diverse cultural and social environments internationally.

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