Secondary education at the crossroads : international perspectives relevant to the Asia-Pacific region /

Secondary education at the crossroads : international perspectives relevant to the Asia-Pacific region /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Dordrecht : Springer ; [S.l.] : Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association, c2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 272 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Education in the Asia-Pacific region ; v. 9 Education in the Asia-Pacific region ; v. 9.
Subject:	Education, secondary -- Asia. Education, Secondary -- Pacific Area. Education, Secondary. Asia. Pacific Area.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8878159

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Other authors / contributors:	Hughes, Phillip W. (Phillip William), 1926-
ISBN:	9781402046681 1402046685 9786610716401 6610716404 1402046677 (Cloth) 9781402046674 (Cloth)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	In Asia and the Pacific countries many systems are in the process of construction or reconstruction. Can we learn from the experiences of others? This book features contributions from experienced researchers who have worked in many different settings and bring their own insights to attack this universal problem.
Other form:	Print version: Secondary education at the crossroads. Dordrecht : Springer ; [S.l.] : Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association, c2006 1402046677 9781402046674

Table of Contents:

What Can We Learn from Educational Reform?; International Baccalaureate Programmes and Educational Reform; Education Reforms in England and Wales; A Global Endeavour: Education for All; What We've Learned in the Small School Movement; A Journey into High School Reform; Education Reform in Europe; Improving the Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity of Education; Lessons to be Learned from World-wide Education Reform.