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Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

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  1. Chi-Ming Lam

    1. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  2. Jae PARK

    1. Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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  • Demonstrates the significance of a sociological and philosophical approach to education
  • Addresses both current and long-standing issues in education in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • Integrates theoretical insights with practical applications in various areas of education

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: A Sociological and Philosophical Approach to Education

    • Chi-Ming Lam, Jae Park
    Pages 1-8

  3. Fostering Rationality in Asian Education

    • Chi-Ming Lam
    Pages 9-22

  4. Redeeming Philosophy Through the Issue-Inquiry Approach: A Case in Hong Kong

    • Ronald Wai-Yan Tang
    Pages 23-36

  5. Sustainable Development as a World-view: Implications for Education

    • Margarita Pavlova, Tatiana Lomakina
    Pages 37-50

  6. The Water Margin, Moral Degradation, and the Virtue of Zhixing

    • William Sin
    Pages 51-65

  7. Teachers as Translators in Asian Religious Education

    • Orlando Nang-Kwok Ho
    Pages 67-89

  8. Reflections on Our Individual and Collective Identities as Persons in the World

    • Laurance Splitter
    Pages 91-109

  9. A Matrix Approach to Language Policy Analysis: The Case of Hong Kong

    • Vincent Kan, Bob Adamson
    Pages 111-130

  10. Internationalisation of Education in Hong Kong: Practice and Challenges

    • Siu-Wai Wu, David Sorrell
    Pages 131-146

  11. Glocalisation of English Language Education: Comparison of Three Contexts in East Asia

    • Tae-Hee Choi
    Pages 147-164

  12. Re-envisioning Teacher Education Programmes for International Students: Towards an Emancipatory and Transformative Educational Stance

    • Indika Liyanage, Adriana Díaz, Laura Gurney
    Pages 165-178

  13. Does Confucianism Hinder Critical Thinking in Education?

    • Chi-Ming Lam
    Pages 179-192

  14. The Confucian View of Lifelong Learning: Relevancy to the Teaching and Learning of Older Adults

    • Maureen Tam
    Pages 193-204

  15. Asian Education and Asia as Method

    • Jae Park
    Pages 205-225

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 227-229
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About this book

This book demonstrates the value of approaching education from a sociological and philosophical perspective. Specifically, it addresses current and long-standing educational issues in the Asia-Pacific region, integrating sociological and philosophical insights with practical applications in four key areas: educational aims, moral education, educational policy, and the East-West dichotomy. It discusses educational aims in terms of rationality, philosophical thinking, and sustainable development and presents the literary, religious, and analytical approaches to moral education. Four educational policies are then considered: Hong Kong’s language policy, Hong Kong’s policy on the internationalization of education, East Asia’s policies on English education, and Australia’s policy on teacher education. Different aspects of the East-West dichotomy are analysed: Confucian rationalism versus Western rationalism, Confucian learning culture versus Western learning culture, and Asian research methodology versus Western research methodology. Taken as a whole, the book shows that issues in education are rarely simple, and looking at them from multiple perspectives allows for rich and informed debates. It presents a rare philosophical and sociological analysis of the cultures and experiences of education in the Asia-Pacific region, and promotes research that leads to more culturally rooted educational policies and practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Chi-Ming Lam

  • Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Jae PARK

About the editors

Chi-Ming Lam is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Education in the Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.  His research interests include the philosophy of Karl Popper, critical thinking, Confucianism, and philosophy for children.  He has published and presented on these areas both nationally and internationally.  His most recent publication is a book entitled Childhood, Philosophy and Open Society: Implications for Education in Confucian Heritage Cultures.


Jae Park is an assistant professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Born and raised in Korea, he followed his family to Peru. He worked as a pediatric surgeon with deprived children’s healthcare and education in civil war-torn Lima. He later earned his M.Ed. and Ed.D. specializing both in philosophy of education from the University of Hong Kong. His fields of study include minority and cultural studies, higher education, managerial theories, and sociology of technology. He published in Educational Philosophy and Theory, International Studies in Sociology of Education, Comparative Education, and Ethics & Behavior. He is the president of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong and as a director of the Centre for Lifelong Learning Research and Development of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is the editor-in-chief of the Interna
tional Journal of Comparative Education and Development.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

  • Editors: Chi-Ming Lam, Jae PARK

  • Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-940-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-287-938-7Published: 18 December 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5730-5Published: 09 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-287-940-0Published: 12 December 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5397

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 229

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sociology of Education, Educational Philosophy

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