The State of Pre-Service Teacher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

2009 ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Teacher Education and Inclusion in the Asia-Pacific Region

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Forlin
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Individual Country

While countries across the Asia-Pacific region have since the early 2000s been very forthright in acknowledging the international conventions and declarations that promote inclusive education, there still seems to be a substantial gap between policy and school expectations in most educational systems. Many of the less developed countries have adopted the terminology in the Education For All framework and applied this within their own education policies. Thus, country policies promote an “inclusive approach to education” that enable children with disabilities to attend a regular school. Some policies go further and state that this should be with appropriate differentiation and support. Unfortunately, this is where the strength of the shift in education seems to end for many of the Asia-Pacific countries. There appears to be an ongoing lack of understanding that inclusion means that not all students will achieve through the “same old” ways and that outcomes will need to be different. In other words, governments promote inclusion through policy, but at the same time continue to expect schools to help all students to achieve the same curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment as the way to equity. Countries across the Asia-Pacific region, like elsewhere, vary enormously in their cultural diversity and in their ability to respond to inclusion. Models of teacher education, likewise, will vary and must be focused on what is contextually viable and culturally acceptable within each individual country. Cultural differences, beliefs, values, and understandings associated with inclusion and disability vary enormously across the Asia-Pacific region and are often firmly embedded within historical contexts. These invariably have strong impact on acceptance and in decision-making regarding what constitutes appropriate teacher preparation for working in more inclusive schools. Regardless of context, effective teacher education requires skilled teacher educators who have received full training in regard to inclusion and who are also aware of the needs of classroom teachers when asked to operate an inclusive classroom, within different cultural contexts, and the potential additional strains of large class sizes, and often limited resources. A variety of different models have been applied throughout the Asia-Pacific region to prepare teachers for inclusion with inconsistent outcomes.

scholarly journals Building the capacity of Indonesian education universities for ICT in pre-service teacher education: A case study of a strategic planning exercise

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cher Ping Lim ◽  
Paulina Pannen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Curriculum Assessment ◽  
Pre Service Teacher Education ◽  
Ict In Education Competencies ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

<span>This paper documents how four Indonesian teacher education institutions (TEIs) engaged in strategic planning to build their capacity in developing pre-service teachers' ICT in education competencies. These TEIs adopted a holistic approach towards strategic planning by drawing upon the six dimensions of the </span><em>Capacity Building Toolkit</em><span> for TEIs in the Asia Pacific. The core dimension is the pre-service teacher education program (curriculum, assessment and practicum) that is driven by the vision and philosophy of a TEI. The program is supported by four other dimensions of professional learning, ICT plan, communication and partnerships, and research and evaluation. Three of the four TEIs focused their strategic planning on the development of pre-service teacher education programs, while one focused on research and evaluation. In the process, the TEIs identified support from the management as pivotal in the implementation of the plan. However, they also encountered challenges in senior staff's reluctance to change, lack of funding, and shortages of qualified staff.</span>

The state of psychiatric research in the Asia Pacific region

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Cedric Roche ◽  
Paul Fung ◽  
Ramdas Ransing ◽  
Isa Multazam Noor ◽  
Mohammadreza Shalbafan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Psychiatric Research ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region

Modern Socialist Vietnam: Perspectives for Investors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-113
Author(s):  
S.   N. Sinitsyn
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
The State ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Socialist Republic ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Resource Capacity

The article considers aspects of the interaction between the state and business and describes the state’s role in developing innovative projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is one of the most rapidly growing centres of innovative projects in the Asia-Pacific region. The most attractive sectors to invest in here are finance, education, technology, artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. SRV has acquired a human resource capacity that is capable of producing high-quality, innovative projects Education in Vietnam is a social task for the state Numerous universities and institutes and business accelerators, business incubators, and coworking centres play an essential role in personnel training.

scholarly journals The Financial Inclusion Landscape in the Asia-Pacific Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (79) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarwat Jahan ◽  
Jayendu De ◽  
Fazurin Jamaludin ◽  
Piyaporn Sodsriwiboon ◽  
Cormac Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Current State ◽  
Multidimensional Concept ◽  
Specific Country

Financial inclusion is a multidimensional concept and countries have chosen diverse methods of enhancing financial inclusion with varying degrees of results. The heterogeneity of financial inclusion is particularly striking in the Asia-Pacific region as member countries range from those that are at the cutting edge of financial technology to others that are aiming to provide access to basic financial services. The wide disparity is not only inter-country but also intra-country. The focus of this paper is to take stock of the current state of financial inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region by highlighting twelve stylized facts about the state of financial inclusion in these countries. The paper finds that the state of financial inclusion depends on several factors, but a holistic approach calibrated to specific country conditions may lead to greater financial inclusion.

scholarly journals Exportaciones agroalimentarias de Sonora hacia la región Asia-Pacífico: una aproximación hacia los factores de competitividad

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio A. Sandoval Godoy ◽  
Vidal Salazar Solano ◽  
Pablo Wong González
Keyword(s):  
Meat Products ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
The State ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Asian Pacific Region ◽  
Global View ◽  
Asian Pacific ◽  
Meat Market

Resumen: En este documento, se presenta un panorama general del dinamismo exportador de productos agroalimentarios que ha mantenido el estado de Sonora durante los últimos años. Se hace especial énfasis en los productos de exportación que están teniendo presencia significativa en la región Asia-Pacífico, en particular, los derivados del segmento de carnes. Asimismo, se destacan algunas de las perspectivas más inmediatas de dicho proceso, tomando en cuenta el escenario de las principales Fortalezas / debilidades y oportunidades / amenazas que condicionan su desarrollo, en un contexto de creciente globalización de la producción y los mercados. La idea central es que, aun con las limitaciones del caso, existe una clara tendencia a constituir una plataforma regional competitiva para la producción y exportación de productos agroalimentarios, lo cual puede ser un elemento importante para la diversificación del comercio exterior de la entidad.Palabras clave: Exportaciones, Cuenca del Pacífico, Productos cárnicos, Sonora, Región Asia PacíficoAbstract: This article presents a global view of the dynamics de agricultural and food products exportation that has been a taking place in the State of Sonora during the last few years. Special emphasis is given to the exporting products with a significative presence in the Asia-Pacific region, in particular the ones linked to the meat market. In the same way, it points out the most inmediate perspectives in such a process, taking into consideration the scenario of the main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats conditioning its development, in a growing globalization production and market context. The main idea is that even with its limitations, there is a clear tendency to create a competitive regional platform for the production and exportation of these products, which could be an important element in the diversity of the state?s exterior commerce.Palabras clave: Exports, Pacific Basin, Meat products, Sonora, Asian Pacific Region.

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