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Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

In: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Ser. v.29

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Intro -- Series Editors' Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: A Sociological and Philosophical Approach to Education -- Educational Aims -- Moral Education -- Educational Policy -- East-West Dichotomy -- References -- Chapter 2: Fostering Rationality in Asian Education -- Introduction -- Rationality as a Tripartite Concept -- Arguments for Teaching Children to Be Rational -- A Pragmatic Answer to the Question "Why Be Rational?" -- Rationality as an Integral Part of Humanity -- Dependence of Morality on Rationality -- Fostering Rationality Through Philosophical Inquiry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Redeeming Philosophy Through the Issue-­Inquiry Approach: A Case in Hong Kong -- Introduction -- Background and the Problem -- Practice on Policy-Institutional Level -- Practice on Classroom-Instructional Level -- Practice on Student-Explorational Level -- An Interim Conclusion -- The "Baby" of Philosophy: Issue-Inquiry -- The Issue-Inquiry Approach -- Phronesis (Practical Knowledge) -- Issue-Inquiry Approach in the Light of Phronesis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Sustainable Development as a World-view: Implications for Education -- Introduction -- Sustainable Development: Development and Environment -- Development and Environment: How to Resolve Tensions -- Technical Fix -- Value Change -- Establishing Norms: Education for Sustainable Development -- Education for Sustainable Development in Russia -- Noösphere as a World-view -- Norms -- Current Developments -- Ecological Education -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Water Margin, Moral Degradation, and the Virtue of Zhixing -- Liu: The Doors to Hell -- Cultural Confrontation, Moral Degradation, and Literary Criticism -- The Nature of Zhixing -- Wu Song's Virtue -- The Paradox of Moral Education -- References.

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Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Education in the Asia-Pacific Region

In: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects 29

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