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  • Fostering Learner Agency in Creativity and Critical Thinking in Higher Education

    Policy, Practice, and Context of Liberal Arts Education in Japan

    Edited by Miki Sugimura, Mikiko Nishimura ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents an in-depth discussion on how to foster creativity and critical thinking (CCT) in the liberal arts higher education context in Japan, where socio-cultural contexts often contradict the perceived values of liberal learning with a highly competitive education system with standardized testing.By presenting four-year long case studies conducted in two leading private universities in ... Read more

    $179.09 USD

  • Doing Liberal Arts Education

    The Global Case Studies

    Edited by Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers’ understanding of the processes of adopting interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches to the development and teaching of liberal arts courses, integrating diversity and inclusion in policies and practices of liberal arts education, and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Community Participation with Schools in Developing Countries

    Towards Equitable and Inclusive Basic Education for All

    Edited by Mikiko Nishimura ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2016-2030) set by the United Nations in 2015 restated the importance of universal primary education for all, and specifically discuss quality, equity, and inclusion in basic education. To achieve this, the role of community has been emphasized and participation has become a "buzzword" in international development over the past several decades. Despite the ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia

    Possibilities and Challenges in the Global Age

    Edited by Insung Jung, Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book discusses liberal arts education and liberal arts colleges in the context of East Asia, specifically focusing on Japan, China and S. Korea where it has become an emerging issue in higher education in recent years. It first explores the development, concepts and challenges of liberal arts education and liberal arts colleges in East Asia. It then delineates the implications of the best ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

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  • Life Skills Education for Youth

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