Prolegomena: Alternative Discourses in Social Science as "Culturally Independent" Scholarship -- The Yin-Yang Dialectic and Principles of Social Change: Culturally Independent Alternative Sociological Ideas -- Selective Modernization and Alternative Modernities: In Search of an Alternative Theory -- From The "Culture of Development" Toward "Cultured" Development: An Alternative Theoretical Appr…
1: Introduction -- 2: The historical and politico-military context of the border -- 3: The refugee problem from an official account -- 4: Reconstructions of social memory by refugees -- 5: Everyday life in refugee camps -- 6: Music and Art as symbols of identity and everyday resistance -- 7: Conclusion. .This book provides a critical analysis of the Rohingya refugees’ identity building proce…
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Societal-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain -- Chapter 3. Individual-level Changes and Criminogenic Strain -- Chapter 4. Mediating Mechanisms of Strain and Delinquency -- Chapter 5. Coping Mechanisms for Strain and Delinquency -- Chapter 6. Strain, Coping, and Delinquency among Different Groups of Youth -- Chapter 7. Conclusion.This book explores two maj…
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Researching Judges in China -- Chapter 3. The Chinese Judiciary and Its Gendered Construction -- 3.1. The Chinese Judicial System and Practice -- 3.2. Women Judges and Their Work in Court -- Chapter 4. Women in the Judiciary -- 4.1. Entry into the Judiciary and Career Paths -- 4.2. Women’s Position in the Judiciary -- Chapter 5. Women and Judging -- 5.1. …
1. Preface -- 2. Prologue -- 3. PISA, Korean students' world-class achievements and Dark side of Korean schooling - 4. History of Shadow education in Korea -- 5. Types of hakwon education -- 6. Elementary School Years -- 7.Middle School Years -- 8. High School Years -- 9. Good and Bad Effects of hakwon education -- 10. Hakwon education as a Worldwide Curriculum Question -- 11. Conclusion: Ques…
Science is central to our everyday life. Yet, the study of advanced science is often stratified by 'race' or ethnicity. This book draws across science education literature and sociology of education theories. It investigates how social identities of 'race' and ethnicity, social class and gender can shape minority ethnic students' views of, and aspirations toward, science through exploring the e…
Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective Series Editors: Fred Dervin, University of Helsinki, Finland Xiangyun Du, Confucius Institute for Learning and Development, Aalborg University, Denmark What happens when East travels West? In today’s increasingly globalized world, these collisions are becoming increasingly common in universities– especially due to the growth of m…
Chapter 1 Mobile Children and Migrant Children Schools -- Chapter 2 Early Development: Geography and Social Networks -- Chapter 3 Curriculum, Contribution, and Community -- Chapter 4 Counter-Narrative of Work, Life, and Solidarity in Urban Cities -- Chapter 5 The Demolition and Relocation -- Chapter 6 The Mobilization and Action. .Winner of the AERA Division B Outstanding Book Recognition Award…
Part A: Asian Higher Education in the Era of Contemporary Globalization -- Introduction—Collins, Hawkins, Lee, Neubauer -- Chapter 1: John N. Hawkins, “Education in the Asia/Pacific Region: Historical Context” -- Chapter 2: Sheng Ju Chan “A Journey Back to the Center: Asian Higher Education in Global Context” -- Chapter 3: Anthony Welch, “Asian Higher Education: Achievements, Challe…
1. The Issei: In Search for Autonomy -- 2. Religious and Social Communities: The Importance of Ethnic Solidary -- 3. The Nisei Experience -- 4. World War II -- 5. Rebuilding Social and Religious Communities: The Aftermath of the War.This book studies the Japanese-American coffee farmers in Kona, Hawaii. Specifically, it sheds light on the role of first and second generation immigrants in the em…