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Bai, Huilin; Pan, Hui-Ling Wendy – Multicultural Education Review, 2023
The concept and connotation of critical thinking are formed based on human activities and social development in Europe and America, while relevant studies in East Asia are lacking. How to deconstruct the characteristics, formation and deep reasons of critical thinking in the East based on its continuous and dynamic human activities is still a…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, History
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Hung, Ruyu; Zhengmei, Peng; Kato, Morimichi; Nishihira, Tadashi; Okabe, Mika; Di, Xu; Kwak, Duck-Joo; Hwang, Keumjoong; Tschong, Youngkun; Chien, Cheng-His; Peters, Michael A.; Tesar, Marek – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2021
In the year of 2020, the project of the collective writing on the theme 'Philosophy of education in a new key' (Peters, 2020) was launched to explore possibilities of thinking philosophy of education through collective efforts and intelligence. Its leading tone 'Harmonic Cadence' (Peters, 2020) means that the new field for philosophy of education…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Aesthetics, Asian Culture, Learning Processes
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Dat Bao, Editor; Thanh Pham, Editor – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
This book identifies three types of influential forces that pose challenges to innovations: socio-cultural dynamics, teacher individuality, and local circumstances. It uses languages, cultural traits, and intellectual heritages in the Asia-Pacific region as an example to show the resistance to Western-based pedagogies due to disparities between…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Barriers, Teacher Characteristics, Instructional Innovation
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Tan, Soo Jiuan; Tambyah, Siok Kuan – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This study examines generalized trust and trust in institutions in Confucian Asia, covering six countries namely, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, and one dependent region, Hong Kong. Using data from the 2006 AsiaBarometer Survey, our study affirms the reliability and validity of using a two-item scale to measure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Reliability, Validity
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Lang, LingLing; Irby, Beverly J.; Brown, Genevieve – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
For more than 2000 years, Confucian teaching has had tremendous influence on the history, politics, economy, and culture of East Asian countries and regions. Despite the rapid growth in gross domestic product (GDP), people's standard of living, and economic advancements, Confucian Asia continues to adhere to the Confucian cultural values that they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Models, Cultural Differences
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Commission for International Adult Education, 2012
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Religion
Hurdle, Burton G., Jr. – 1989
A survey course syllabus of Asian philosophy is presented. For each period of dates in the semester course, a reading assignment was made, discussion topics and questions proposed, and supplementary readings and sources suggested. The course focused on Indian philosophy, Buddhism and Hinduism, and Chinese philosophy, specifically Confucian…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Confucianism, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries