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Manzon, Maria – Comparative Education, 2020
Action follows from being. One's way of doing and understanding comparative education follows from one's being. It springs from the soul. Using [Kim, T., and R. Brooks' (2013). "Internationalisation, Mobile Academics, and Knowledge Creation in Universities: A Comparative Analysis." SRHE Research Award (2011/12) Final Report] framework on…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Foreign Workers
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You, Yun – Comparative Education, 2017
Education reforms in England are increasingly justified by borrowing "best practices" of high-performing East Asian societies, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. However, taking the reforms of school accountability as an illustrative example, this article argues that there are serious variations between England and its East…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
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Li, Hui; Rao, Nirmala; Tse, Shek Kam – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Western ideas and progressive pedagogies have been introduced to China (including Shenzhen), Hong Kong, and Singapore to replace traditional Chinese pedagogy. But these imported ideas are not congruent with traditional Chinese culture and thus have encountered resistance from Chinese teachers. The present study observed and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Asian Culture, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
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Dimmock, Clive – Educational Management & Administration, 1998
Explores the appropriateness and synchrony between educational policy reforms imported into Hong Kong and central features of the host culture. Draws upon Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions to provide a framework for identifying and matching Hong Kong's culture in juxtaposition with other cultures. Despite powerful Western influences, Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Zhang, Li-fang; Hui, Sammy King-fai – Roeper Review, 2002
This study examined use of Sternberg and Zhang's (1995) pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness by 189 preservice teachers in China. In making judgments about giftedness, study participants considered three of the models' five criteria: excellence, productivity, and value (but not rarity and demonstrability). Results are compared to similar…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Stoltman, Joseph P., Ed. – 1976
The papers and research reports in this monograph form two parts. Part I is intended to help geography educators learn more about how children conceptualize space. The validity of Piaget's views on the evolution of conceptions of territorial size among children of different countries was investigated. Reflecting a different concern for educators…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Education
Tait, Alan, Ed.; Mills, Roger, Ed. – 2003
This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Change Strategies