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Sato, Masaaki; Ludecke, Michelle; Saito, Eisuke – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2020
This paper presents a cross-cultural discussion of three episodes where students' embodied dispositions serve as indicators of, and barriers to, learning. These episodes are drawn from a longitudinal study into school reform in Asia. Framed around a shared understanding of embodiment within practice approaches, and employing a unique method of…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Barriers
Lamb, Terry; Murray, Garold; Gao, Xuesong – Multilingual Matters, 2011
In this volume researchers from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America employ a variety of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches in their exploration of the links between identity, motivation, and autonomy in language learning. On a conceptual level the authors explore issues related to agency, metacognition,…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Popular Culture, Distance Education, Learning Motivation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
Recent developments and problems in the eradication of illiteracy in Asia and Oceania are reviewed in this conference report. Literacy is a critical issue because more than half of the region's population is illiterate, and social and economic development cannot progress when the literacy rate is so low. In an effort to improve the situation, most…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Change Strategies, Developing Nations