Reforming Learning and Teaching in Asia-Pacific Universities

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This book focuses on learning and teaching as the core business of higher education and explores reformative efforts in response to the influences of globalised processes in three advanced economies in the Asia-Pacific region: Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. This is significant, not just because limited discussion on globalisation has taken a learning perspective, but also because scholarly reflection on the links between globalised processes and changing educational practices at the university level is critical for a better understanding of current challenges and options available for charting future development for universities in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. It rejects an essentialising perspective that considers changes as inevitable and uniform, and instead considers negotiations, arguments, and even resistance as competing forces and integral components of the process of reforming pedagogical practices in Asia-Pacific universities. It discusses globalised processes as a new context for reforming learning and teaching and its focused discussion covers topics including meeting the needs of new student groups, new technological practices for change, use of English as an international language, and challenges in assessment and quality assurance.

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