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Globalised Processes and Their Influences on University Learning and Teaching in Advanced Knowledge Economies in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Reforming Learning and Teaching in Asia-Pacific Universities

Part of the book series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ((EDAP,volume 33))

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This chapter situates learning and teaching in various globalised processes. We argue that major globalised processes have resulted in the development of a new learning and teaching context in the Asia-Pacific region. Within this new context, this chapter discusses issues and challenges in four important areas: new student groups, technological change, using English as a mode of communication, and finally, assessment and quality assurance practices. We have integrated a brief introduction to the chapters in this book in the discussion of these four focal areas in the new context of learning and teaching.

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  1. Learning Sciences Institute Australia, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Chi-hung Clarence Ng

  2. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Michiko Nakano

  3. Learning and Teaching Unit, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Robert Fox

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    Chi-hung Clarence Ng

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  3. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Michiko Nakano

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Ng, Ch.C., Nakano, M., Fox, R. (2016). Globalised Processes and Their Influences on University Learning and Teaching in Advanced Knowledge Economies in the Asia-Pacific Region. In: Ng, Ch., Fox, R., Nakano, M. (eds) Reforming Learning and Teaching in Asia-Pacific Universities. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 33. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0431-5_1

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