The book explores the state of social studies education within selected East Asian societies and provides some insights into distinctive classroom practices.
In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, the education of young people who both understand the contexts in which they are growing up and see the need for engaging with them is a top priority. This task falls to social studies education which carries the responsibility for inducting young people into their social world and helping them to see the role they can play within it. This is particularly important in East Asia where strong economic growth, long held cultural values and diverse political systems create an environment that challenges young people on multiple fronts. This book, with its team of regional authors, shows how different societies in the region are dealing with these challenges and what can be expected from future citizens.
The book will appeal to policy makers, researchers and teachers interested in the current state of social studies education in East Asian societies.
Part
1. A theoretical perspective on social studies education
1. The
development of social studies education: An international perspective Part
2.
Politics, culture and reform in Asian social studies education
2. Beyond the
pendulum? Social studies education in Japan
3. The disciplinary base of
social studies education in the Peoples Republic of China: The case of
geography
4. Evolution and controversies of social studies education in the
Hong Kong education context
5. Taiwan's new social studies curriculum and its
challenges
6. What has the global high performing education system to do with
local social studies education? The case of the Macao Special Administrative
Region Part 3 Social studies education in East Asian classrooms
7. "This is a
matter of survival": The collaboration between education for disaster
prevention and Social Studies education in Japan
8. Chinese students
attitudes toward patriotism education
9. Teachers perceptions of moral,
civic and national practices in schools
10. Integration of cross curriculum
priorities into the social studies curriculum: The challenges of Taiwan's
social studies teachers
11. "Learning from experience" in Social Studies
curriculum in Macao: Examples of classroom practice in Geography teaching
Part 4 Agenda for the future
12. Social studies education in a changing world
Kerry J. Kennedy is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Advisor (Academic Development) at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also a distinguished Visiting Professor in curriculum studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg.
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