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Evolving Families eBook Series

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  • Identities, Practices and Education of Evolving Multicultural Families in Asia-Pacific

    Edited by Jan Gube, Fang Gao, Miron Bhowmik ...
    Series series Evolving Families
    This edited book highlights the identities and practices of ethnically diverse families and schools in contexts where multicultural policies are not always a priority. In an era of globalization and ensuing population mobility, it places a focus on Asia-Pacific, a continent with diverse customs, populations, and languages, but grapples with what it might mean to be multicultural.The book features ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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    Towards Rights-Based Practice

    by Jim Ife, Karen Soldatić, Linda Briskman ...
    Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice helps students and practitioners understand how human rights concepts underpin the social work profession and inform their practice. This book examines the three generations of human rights and the systems of oppression that prevent citizens from participating in society as equals. It explores a range of topics, from ethics and ethical ... Read more

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  • Asian Perspectives on Teacher Education

    Edited by Shin'ichi Suzuki, Edward R. Howe ...
    Research into teacher education is dominated by Anglophone literature, with the inevitable result that teacher education in non-English speaking regions of the world largely remains unexamined. This book fills the gap in the existing literature and comprises twelve invited contributions from an international panel of educationists. To provide the reader with a clear structure, the book offers a ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Asian Education

    A Cultural Perspective

    Edited by Yong Zhao, Jing Lei, Guofang Li, Ming Fang He, Kaori Okano, Nagwa Megahed, David Gamage, Hema Ramanathan ...
    Comprehensive and authoritative, this Handbook provides a nuanced description and analysis of educational systems, practices, and policies in Asian countries and explains and interprets these practices from cultural, social, historical, and economic perspectives.Using a culture-based framework, the volume is organized in five sections, each devoted to educational practices in one civilization in ... Read more

    $179.99 USD

  • Indigenous Social Work around the World

    Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice

    by John Coates ...
    Series series Contemporary Social Work Studies
    How can mainstream Western social work learn from and in turn help advance indigenous practice? This volume brings together prominent international scholars involved in both Western and indigenous social work across the globe - including James Midgley, Linda Briskman, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham - to discuss some of the most significant global trends and issues relating to indigenous and ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia

    Edited by Stella R. Quah ...
    Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Minority Education in China

    by Hong Kong University Press ...
    This edited volume brings together essays by leading experts exploring different aspects of ethnic minority education in China: among these are the challenges associated with bilingual and trilingual education in Xinjiang and Tibet; Han Chinese reactions to preferential minority education; the role of inland boarding schools for minority students, and the mediation of religion and culture in ... Read more

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  • Confucianism and Democratization in East Asia

    by Doh Chull Shin ...
    For decades, scholars and politicians have vigorously debated whether Confucianism is compatible with democracy, yet little is known about how it affects the process of democratization in East Asia. In this book, Doh Chull Shin examines the prevalence of core Confucian legacies and their impacts on civic and political orientations in six Confucian countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Working Across Difference

    Social Work, Social Policy and Social Justice

    Edited by Donna Baines, Dr. Bindi Bennett, Susan Goodwin, Margot Rawsthorne ...
    Social Workers in Australia are increasingly called upon to work across social differences in ways that promote social justice and challenge growing inequity, and anti-oppressive practice has been put at the heart of qualifying programmes. In this exciting new collection, some of Australia's leading social work academics explore working across so-called human differences within the context of ... Read more

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  • Global Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality in Education

    Raising Awareness, Fostering Equity, Advancing Justice

    Edited by Elinor L. Brown, Guichun Zong ...
    Series series International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice
    International Advances in Education: Global Initiatives for Equity and Social Justice is an international research monograph series that contributes to the body of inclusive educational policies and practices focused on: empowering society’s most vulnerable groups; raising the ethical consciousness of those in positions of authority; and encouraging all to take up the mantle of global equity in ... Read more

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  • Civic Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Case Studies Across Six Societies

    Edited by John L. Cogan, Murray Print ...
    Series series Reference Books In International Education
    This book examines the approach to civic education in six societies located on the Pacific Rim: Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US. In these scrupulously designed studies, the contributors investigate the recent re-emergence of civic education in this region. Developments such as globalization, nationalism, and sovereignty have profound effects on how schools make "good ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • International Student Mobility and Opportunities for Growth in the Global Marketplace

    Edited by Krishna Bista ...
    Today, millions of students cross geographic, cultural, and educational borders for their higher education. Trends of international student mobility are significant to universities, educators, business leaders, and governments to increase revenue and campus diversity in the global marketplace. As such, it is vital to examine recent trends in global student mobility around the world. International ... Read more

    $166.49 USD