Theorizing Teaching and Learning in Asia and Europe

Name: Theorizing Teaching and Learning in Asia and Europe
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Theorizing Teaching and Learning in Asia and EuropeA Conversation between Chinese Curriculum and European Didactics\nAuthor(s): John Chi-Kin Lee, Kerry J. Kennedy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138805996, 978-1138805996\nSynopsis\nThere has been much debate in recent times between the Anglo American tradition of curriculum studies and the Continental and North European tradition of didactics (Didaktik). As important as such debate has been, this book seeks to add new voices to the debate representing ideas and traditions from a different part of the world. The focus is on Chinese curriculum thinking that has passed through a number of stages and currently represents a blend of some aspects of the American tradition and Chinese cultural traditions. How does Chinese thinking about curriculum, teaching and learning resonate with European didactic traditions and what are the implications for theorizing an expanded n