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Liang, Weijun; Fung, Dennis – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
This article begins with a historical overview of the STEM education policy and related classroom practices in Hong Kong. Against the backdrop that the Hong Kong education authority has been promoting STEM education over the past few years, there has been a pressing need for effective strategies of implementing STEM education in the context of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Small Classes, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
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Qin, Bo; Zhu, Gang; Cheng, Chen; Shen, Liang; Zhang, Aidong – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
This paper presents the reflections of one of the authors, a junior faculty member, on teaching a master's level, English-medium instruction (EMI) course. The course was titled, "International Research on Teacher Education," and it took place in a Chinese research-intensive university. It was, in part, a response to the need for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, College Faculty
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Kim, Hyejin – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2016
The last decade has witnessed the emergence of a new type of player in primary and secondary education in the Asia Pacific. This type is the transnational corporation (TNC) specializing in schools. I refer to these organizations as Education TNCs, which I define as private firms that operate for-profit schools in multiple countries. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Corporations, International Schools, Proprietary Schools
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Finger, Glenn; Romeo, Geoff; Lloyd, Margaret; Heck, Deborah; Sweeney, Trudy; Albion, Peter; Jamieson-Proctor, Romina – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
There is increased accountability of initial teacher education (ITE) programs in Australia to develop Graduate teachers who are better prepared. Most ITE programs have been designed using Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Informed by the growing Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) research, this journal article suggests that ITE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Graduate Students
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So, Kyunghee; Kang, Jiyoung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2014
Since the introduction of international achievement assessments, Korea has received a great deal of global attention because of its strong academic performance achieved at primary and secondary education levels. However, Korea has not fully benefited from these achievements in education for several reasons as discussed in this paper. The Korean…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Academic Achievement
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Guilloteaux, Marie J. – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2013
This paper outlines a procedure for language textbook analysis from the perspective of second language acquisition (SLA) principles as a preliminary procedure to evaluation for selection. The aim is to provide a tool that allows comparison of the potential of textbooks for supporting students' language learning. To this end, ten general principles…
Descriptors: Textbook Selection, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction