Changing Education Leadership, Innovation and Development in a Globalizing Asia Pacific /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mason, Mark (Editor), Hershock, Peter D. (Editor), Hawkins, John N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education ; 20
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Education > Philosophy.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Education, general.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Sociology of Education.; Educational Philosophy.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book responds to the growing unease of educators and non-educators alike about the inadequacy of most current educational systems and programs to meet sufficiently the demands of fast changing societies. These systems and programs evolved and were developed in and for societies that have long b...