This comprehensive volume features essays on education in modern
Taiwan, each coauthored by a Chinese scholar and an American
counterpart. The work furthers understanding and communication
between two diverse cultures. The focus is on how another society
is attempting to deal with issues in education currently being
addressed in Western academic and political circles. Taiwan is a
particularly good example for educators in the United States to
study because the country is one of the most dynamic, fast changing
and economically successful societies in the world, using the
vehicle of education to assure social harmony and the
self-actualization of its students and to prepare students for
careers in business, science, government service and
service-oriented careers. The team approach to each essay assures
that no published research from either culture has been overlooked.
Some of the research is field based; others use more traditional
research methodology.
Other societies can be viewed as laboratories where experiments
in educational excellence are taking place and where Americans can
learn how to better educate students. Schooling has many common
elements worldwide--much education has been shaped by Western
practices. In Taiwan the ethos shows a Western pattern of
organization and a highly technological orientation side by side
with traditional Chinese values. This laboratory lets us see how
innovations and reforms work and how to spot pitfalls. Students in
a variety of Education courses will benefit from these skillfully
written articles. The Confucian Continuum demonstrates the
successes that education has brought to the Chinese people of
Taiwan and the problems that rapid modernization presents to the
traditional education system.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 1991 |
First published: |
April 1991 |
Editors: |
Douglas C. Smith
|
Dimensions: |
230mm (L) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
480 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-93517-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-93517-5 |
Barcode: |
9780275935177 |
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