Social studies education in South and South East Asian contexts / Edited by Kerry J Kennedy.

SeriesRoutledge series on schools and schooling in Asia
Abstract "The education of young people is context bound. This edited volume explores the contexts that characterise South and South East Asia and their influence on social studies education. There is not a single context across this broad geographical expanse, rather, different religions, different political systems and different values exert influences that create distinctive programmes that characterise different countries. Yet there are also commonalities such as the post-colonial nature of most of the countries portrayed in this book, determined efforts at establishing new national communities and multiple value systems that lead to distinctive local priorities. There are also voices of resistance in these chapters recognizing the realities of local contexts but also recognizing the need for change. Social studies education in these contexts may well be descended from its origins in North America but in South and South Asian contexts it has taken on new purposes, new forms and new values. Education researchers, policy makers and postgraduate students in comparative education will find the volume useful in its exploration and comparison of the social studies curricular and reforms that shaped them"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2020055410
ISBN9780367523688 (hardback)
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