Essays about: "Asian education culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Asian education culture.

1. 1. Korean middle school students’ reflections on the Free Semester policy : How young adolescents in Korea exercise agency in the context of East Asian education reform

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

   Author : Wongie Jung; [2018]
   Keywords : Free Semester; Korean education reform; Asian education culture; Korean middle school student; agency;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore how Korean middle school students exercise agency in the Free Semester policy setting. The Free Semester is an education reform policy in Korea which has been implemented to change traditional East Asian learning environment to be more student-centered and creative one since 2013. READ MORE

3. 2. The Relationship between Family Policies and Total Fertility Rate in East Asian countries, 1995-2009

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Zubdah Farrukh; [2014]
   Keywords : East Asia; Family Policies; Fertility; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : East Asia has experienced a substantial decline in fertility over past few decades. Japan and Korea touched lowest level of fertility, which is 1,26 and 1,08 children per woman respectively in 2005. However, Taiwan continued to decline until 2010 when the fertility rate was 0,90 children per woman. READ MORE

4. 3. THE APPLICATION OF POLITENESS THEORY INTO ENGLISH EDUCATION IN JAPAN

   University essay from Avdelningen för språk och kultur; Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Maho Kawai; [2013]
   Keywords : politeness theory; ESL in Japan;

   Abstract : In Japan, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) revised the Course of Study in English education twice in the last decade (in 2002 and in 2011), and the drastic changes have been made especially in the section of communicative skills: introduction of English study in elementary school, teaching English in English in high school, requirement of the subject ‘Oral Communication I’ in high school, etc. The aim of the revisions is to produce international individuals, who have high English proficiency not only in input-skills but also in output-skills, especially in speaking (MEXT 2004: 90, MEXT 2011). READ MORE

5. 4. Physical activity gives health benefits, but is this new to the Vietnamese? : An analysis of articles from Vietnamese newspapers

   University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

   Author : Matilda Jansson; [2012]
   Keywords : health; culture; media; non-communicable diseases; physical activity; physical activity on prescription; prevention; SIDA; Vietnam;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to analyse how physical activity in the prevention and treatment of diseases, is portrayed in Vietnamese media. This is interesting because the traditional Vietnamese health culture differs a lot from the Western one. READ MORE

6. 5. STRATEGIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN BASED ON ENDOGENOUS GROWTH

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

   Author : Yawar Saeed Khan; [2009]
   Keywords : Endogenous growth; Knowledge Spillovers; Human Capital; Spatial Heterogeneity; Bologna Process;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the possible opportunities for Higher Education in Pakistan towards gaining a competitive advantage in the international community, the link between Human capital development and GDP growth in Pakistan and finally compares the HE policies in Pakistan and the EU. We look at empirical evidence and statistical data to investigate how endogenous growth affects the GDP per capita with the case study of Pakistan. READ MORE