TY - BOOK AU - Liem,Gregory Arief D. AU - Tan,Ser Hong TI - Asian education miracles: in search of sociocultural and psychological explanations T2 - Routledge series on schools and schooling in Asia SN - 9781315180625 AV - LA1052 U1 - 370.95 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Education KW - Asia KW - Social aspects KW - Psychological aspects KW - EDUCATION / Essays KW - bisacsh KW - EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions KW - EDUCATION / Reference KW - EDUCATION / Educational Psychology KW - EDUCATION / Special Education / Gifted N2 - With a focus on Asian contexts, this book brings together knowledge on how values and practices, embedded and practised in the classroom, school, family, and the society at large, can influence students' motivation, engagement and psychological well-being. The book synthesizes research on students and systems from culturally diverse Asian countries and economies, including Cambodia, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, and beyond. The book takes special interest in applying the insights gained from understanding students' motivation, engagement, and well-being within their sociocultural contexts. Importantly, chapters in the book are grounded on thorough theoretical reviews and sound empirical findings, which together inform practical applications to enhance the motivation, engagement, and well-being of students in the Asian region. Taken together, this book will serve as a comprehensive and authoritative source for scholars, researchers, and practitioners (teachers, school policy makers, and educators in general) who are interested in examining and enhancing student motivation, engagement, and well-being from Asian perspectives UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315180625 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -