Author: Baby Professor
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1541923456
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Did you know that there are lots of small countries with unique physical and cultural characteristics in Asia? One of these is Malaysia. Let’s visit Malaysia by reading the information and seeing the pictures in this book. Books have the power to take you places. Where do you want to go next?
Southeast Asia, Second Edition
Author: Douglas Phillips
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438199511
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This eBook introduces readers to the geography of Southeast Asia, covering the culture region as a whole rather than individual countries. The volume emphasizes the region's people and their various ways of life, considering how they have adapted to, used, and changed the natural environments in which they live. Like other titles in the 10-volume Modern World Cultures set, Southeast Asia, Second Edition explores the geographical features, climate, and ecosystems; population, settlement, and culture; and the history and economy of the region at hand. Also covered are the region’s diversity, challenges, and prospects. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, glossary, and further readings, these accessible titles offer an ideal starting point for research on the culture regions of the world.
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN: 1438199511
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This eBook introduces readers to the geography of Southeast Asia, covering the culture region as a whole rather than individual countries. The volume emphasizes the region's people and their various ways of life, considering how they have adapted to, used, and changed the natural environments in which they live. Like other titles in the 10-volume Modern World Cultures set, Southeast Asia, Second Edition explores the geographical features, climate, and ecosystems; population, settlement, and culture; and the history and economy of the region at hand. Also covered are the region’s diversity, challenges, and prospects. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, glossary, and further readings, these accessible titles offer an ideal starting point for research on the culture regions of the world.
All About Asian Rajah Brooke’s Birdwings
Author: Josh Barrer
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
How did Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing butterflies get their name? What shape wings do they have? How can you tell a male and female apart? Find answers to these questions and more in All About Asian Rajah Brooke’s Birdwings. Inside, you’ll also find amazing, close-up photos of these creatures and all of their beautiful colors. Rajah Brooke’s Birdwings is one of six books in our Insects Around the World series. Be sure to check out all six to learn more about the fascinating bugs that live in our world.
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758131
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
How did Rajah Brooke’s Birdwing butterflies get their name? What shape wings do they have? How can you tell a male and female apart? Find answers to these questions and more in All About Asian Rajah Brooke’s Birdwings. Inside, you’ll also find amazing, close-up photos of these creatures and all of their beautiful colors. Rajah Brooke’s Birdwings is one of six books in our Insects Around the World series. Be sure to check out all six to learn more about the fascinating bugs that live in our world.
The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies
Author: John Chi-Kin Lee
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134127294
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Walk into a classroom in Tokyo, New York, London or Rotterdam, and the similarities in structure, activity, purpose and style will outweigh differences in language, dress and ethnic characteristics. Learning is regulated and rationed, teaching is a process or one-way transmission of knowledge, students need to be docile and conformist, assessment needs to sift and sort the bright from the not-so-bright, and rewards will be given to those who successfully negotiate this regime. But are these the kinds of places that can meet the needs of the ‘net generation’? The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies is concerned with the debate about the nature of modern schooling in Asia. Traditionally schools are historical constructions reflecting the social, economic and political needs of the societies that invest in them. As Asia faces the challenges posed by the ‘knowledge economy’, its schools have taken on a new and quite different importance. This informative book outlines the broad policy contexts in which these transformations are taking place and the practical strategies that are needed to meet this objective. The authors argue that the future of Asian societies depends on a transformation that requires a fundamental restructuring of schools as we know them while maintaining their long-held cultural values. This valuable insight: provides an overview of educational issues in Asian societies establishes a broad theoretical framework in which these issues can be understood contextualizes issues by providing country case studies acknowledges the important role of culture influencing educational priorities. It should be of interest to all those working in education policy and comparative education.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134127294
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Walk into a classroom in Tokyo, New York, London or Rotterdam, and the similarities in structure, activity, purpose and style will outweigh differences in language, dress and ethnic characteristics. Learning is regulated and rationed, teaching is a process or one-way transmission of knowledge, students need to be docile and conformist, assessment needs to sift and sort the bright from the not-so-bright, and rewards will be given to those who successfully negotiate this regime. But are these the kinds of places that can meet the needs of the ‘net generation’? The Changing Role of Schools in Asian Societies is concerned with the debate about the nature of modern schooling in Asia. Traditionally schools are historical constructions reflecting the social, economic and political needs of the societies that invest in them. As Asia faces the challenges posed by the ‘knowledge economy’, its schools have taken on a new and quite different importance. This informative book outlines the broad policy contexts in which these transformations are taking place and the practical strategies that are needed to meet this objective. The authors argue that the future of Asian societies depends on a transformation that requires a fundamental restructuring of schools as we know them while maintaining their long-held cultural values. This valuable insight: provides an overview of educational issues in Asian societies establishes a broad theoretical framework in which these issues can be understood contextualizes issues by providing country case studies acknowledges the important role of culture influencing educational priorities. It should be of interest to all those working in education policy and comparative education.
Cultural History of Reading [2 volumes]
Author: Sara E. Quay
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313071675
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1083
Book Description
What is it about some books that makes them timeless? Cultural History of Reading looks at books from their earliest beginnings through the present day, in both the U.S. and regions all over the world. Not only fiction and literature, but religious works, dictionaries, scientific works, and home guides such as Mrs. Beeton's all have had an impact on not only their own time and place, but continue to capture the attention of readers today. Volume 1 examines the history of books in regions throughout the world, identifying both literature and nonfiction that was influenced by cultural events of its time. Volume 2 identifies books from the pre-colonial era to the present day that have had lasting significance in the United States. History students and book lovers alike will enjoy discovering the books that have impacted our world.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313071675
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1083
Book Description
What is it about some books that makes them timeless? Cultural History of Reading looks at books from their earliest beginnings through the present day, in both the U.S. and regions all over the world. Not only fiction and literature, but religious works, dictionaries, scientific works, and home guides such as Mrs. Beeton's all have had an impact on not only their own time and place, but continue to capture the attention of readers today. Volume 1 examines the history of books in regions throughout the world, identifying both literature and nonfiction that was influenced by cultural events of its time. Volume 2 identifies books from the pre-colonial era to the present day that have had lasting significance in the United States. History students and book lovers alike will enjoy discovering the books that have impacted our world.