Ai-Girl Tan

Dennis M. McInerney

Gregory Arief D. Liem

Oon Seng Tan

Education, East and West, is today mostly Western in orientation. Asian perspectives remain relatively unrepresented in curricula, pedagogy and administrative structures. This volume has brought together authors researching in Asia who redress this imbalance and describe what the West can learn from the East. Topics covered include conceptions of and approaches to effective learning and teaching, self-regulated learning, perceived causes of success and failure, valuing of education, peer influences and classroom behavior, creativity, teacher commitment, class size, motivation, future goals, and other influences on effective learning. Shared insights from the research and theorizing presented should provide a fascinating perspectives for educators and administrators charged with providing cutting-edge, research-based educational best practices in diverse cultural and social environments internationally.

Asian Perspectives on the Psychology of Learning and Motivation

What the West Can Learn From the East

Horn-Mun Cheah

Sylvia Chong

A Perspective on Class Size, Team Teaching, Alternative Pedagogies, and Assessments

Educational Innovations

Mayumi Oie

Yukiko Tsubonou

This book creates a platform for music educators to share their experience and expertise in creative music teaching and learning with the international community. It presents research studies and practices that are original and representative of music education in the Japanese, Asian and international communities. It also collects substantial literature on music education research in Japan and other Asian societies, enabling English-speaking readers to access excellent research and practical experiences in non-English societies.

Creativity in Music Education

Ai-Girl Tan

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