EDITORIAL FOR THEMATIC ISSUE ON “EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES IN EAST ASIA”

TitleEDITORIAL FOR THEMATIC ISSUE ON “EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES IN EAST ASIA”
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsHuang, K.-H., Cheng, C.-C.
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume78
Issue6A
Start Page1062-1064
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedDecember/2020
Type of ArticleEditorial
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
KeywordsEast Asia, educational challenges, global educational practices
Abstract

Globalization and education reform is becoming an important topic across the international arena. In response to global pressures for reform, national educational systems' quality is increasingly being compared internationally, and education changes are introduced. For example, uniformity of global curricula, instruction, and testing might result from worldwide trends such as the TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) and PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). Also, the growth of English language usage and immigrants might contribute to a growing uniformity of global educational practices for the global economy (Springer, 2008). Nevertheless, there is considerable criticism of the ever-increasing global uniformity in education because ignoring differences in contextual capacity and culture at the national and local levels will result in unintended and unexpected consequences for educational practice (Carnoy & Rhoten, 2002).

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2021/457-1612880638.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/20.78.1062
Refereed DesignationRefereed
Full Text