Pedagogical approaches in Asia nowadays are imported from the West. In Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC), however, there is a dichotomy between the perceived benefits of Western pedagogies and the real classroom practices in Chinese societies. The success of Hong Kong students in large-scale international assessments has proved that both the strengths of both Western pedagogies and CHC education...

Breaking with discriminatory views and segregated education for children disabilities, regions often referred to as Confucian Heritage Regions (CHRs) have been moving towards inclusive educati...

Through making references to some inter-disciplinary and cross-cultural studies of “Transcendence” as well the usage relevant terms in contemporary Confucianism Christianity, especially concepts “transcendence” “immanence” (which is translated sometimes nèi zài Chinese), this study attempts challenge prevalent stereotypes Christianity Confucianism. With special historical Christian-Confucian di...

This paper describes the perception of a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning among Vietnamese teachers in a Confucian heritage culture and the changes these teachers undergo through their interaction with a new science curriculum that was designed culturally appropriate. A framework of teacher professional development combining state-of-the-art knowledge on professional deve...

PURPOSE There is accumulating evidence for the efficacy of nonpharmacological multimodal stimulation interventions in maintaining cognition and improving quality of life in people with mild-to-moderate dementia. However, the complex nature of these interventions limits their application in practice and research. We report here the design and development of a culturally appropriate framework, th...

This article analyzes the formation of theoretical views on nature, methods, and practice administrative communication activities public authorities in relation to people state VI‒V centuries BC Ancient China. Communication ideas are identified, first all, basis analysis Confucius’ Lun Yu treatise. The adopted method study here is a systemic approach comparative historical analysis, allowing us...

Previous research on the feeling of "face" has long described "face" as a complicated phenomenon in Confucian societies. Indeed, the feeling of face is highly context dependent. One may have very different (having or losing) face perception if the same face event occurs in a different context. To better capture the features of how face is felt, effects on possible responses need to be considere...

The possibility of curricular innovation in English teaching in nonWestern countries has been questioned on cultural grounds. However, in some cases this may be unjustified; insufficient attention may have been paid to the diversity and extent of the educational traditions that either co-exist, or have existed in the past, in a particular cultural area. Historical and theoretical analyses may s...