The international handbook of educational research in the asia-pacific region / edited by John P. Keeves, Ryo Watanabe

1 Trends in Educational Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 2 Achieving Education for All in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 3 Educational Expenditure and Participation in East Asia and Australia.- 4 The Family and Schooling in Asian and Pacific Countries.- 5 Cultural and Social Capital in Asian and Pacific Countries.- 6 Secondary Education Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 7 Educational Research and Educational Policy-Making in Asian and Pacific Countries.- 8 Evaluation and Accountability in Asian and Pacific Countries.- 9 Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 10 Equality of Opportunity in Education.- 11 A Case Study of Learning Achievement in South Asia.- 12 Education of Children in Remote Areas.- 13 Education of Gifted and Talented Learners.- 14 Inclusive Education for Students with Special Needs.- 15 Issues for Urban Youth in Asia and the Pacific.- 16 Drop-outs from School and How to Cope with this Problem.- 17 Ethnicities, Minorities and Indigenous Groups in Central Asia.- 18 Sex and Gender Differences in Educational Outcomes.- 19 Gender-Sensitive Education for Bridging the Gender Gap.- 20 Gender Differences in Access to Education and Employment.- 21 Adult Literacy in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 22 Learning Across the Adult Lifespan.- 23 Workforce Education.- 24 Nonformal Education.- 25 The Process of Learning.- 26 Cognitive Development.- 27 Lifespan Human Development.- 28 Values Education in a Changing World.- 29 Measuring Attitudes by Unfolding a Likert-Style Questionnaire.- 30 Bullying in Schools.- 31 Student Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.- 32 Classroom Learning Environments.- 33 Metacognition.- 34 Motivation and School Learning.- 35 Problem Solving.- 36 Technology and Learning.- 37 Change in the School Curriculum: Looking to the Future.- 38 Civics and Citizenship.- 39 Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development.- 40 Literacy and Reading.- 41 Mathematics Curricula.- 42 Science Curricula.- 43 Assessment Research in Second Language Curriculum Initiatives.- 44 Education for Peace and International Understanding.- 45 Planning Technical and Vocational Education and Training in Asia.- 46 Vocational Education and Training in Asia.- 47 Pacific Island Issues in Vocational Education and Training.- 48 Transition from School to Work in East Asia.- 49 Enterprise Education in Australia and New Zealand.- 50 Issues and Concerns Regarding Teaching, Teachers and Higher Education.- 51 Class Size and Classroom Processes.- 52 Homework and Coaching.- 53 Teacher Self-Evaluation.- 54 Time: Allocated, Institutional and Task Oriented.- 55 Monitoring of Student Learning.- 56 Higher Education and Development.- 57 Financing Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 58 Selection for Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 59 Adult Education in Universities in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 60 Teaching as an Occupation and Learning Profession.- 61 Research into Teacher Education.- 62 The Recruitment and Reparation of Teachers.- 63 Organisation and the Management of Education: Development, and Growth.- 64 Decentralization and the Self-Managing School.- 65 Quality Assurance and School Monitoring.- 66 Staffing in School Education.- 67 School Leadership and Management.- 68 Effective Schooling in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 69 School Leadership Development.- 70 Public and Private Education.- 71 Policy-Making, Planning and Change in Tertiary Education.- 72 Financing Education in Asian and Pacific Countries.- 73 Family and Community Participation in Education.- 74 Educational Research for National and Regional Development.- 75 Globalisation and Education in Asia.- 76 Comparative Educational Achievement Studies.- 77 Comparative Indicators in Education.- 78 Dissemination of the Findings of Educational Research.- 79 Donor Support for Educational Research.- 80 Educational Research for Educational Reform.- 81 The Impact of Educational Research on Decision Making and Practice.- 82 Research in Education: Nature, Impact, Needs and Priorities.- 83 University Education for National Development.- 84 Culturally Inclusive Teacher Education in Oceania.- 85 Reforming Secondary Education and the Education of Adolescents.- 86 Reform in Science and Technology Curricula.- 87 Emerging Information and Communications Technology in Education.- 88 Education Reform and the Labour Market in Pacific Island Countries.- 89 Training of Educational Research Workers.- 90 Regional Cooperation in Educational Research.- 91 Challenges for Research into Educational Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region.- 92 Monitoring the Impact of Globalisation on Education and Human Development.- Index of Names.-