Social Studies Education in South and South East Asian Contexts

Kerry J Kennedy isan Emeritus Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Advisor (Academic Development) at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Curriculum Studies in the Faculty of Education at the University of Johannesburg.

Section 1 A Theoretical Perspective on Social Studies Education 1. An exploration of social studies education in Asian contexts Section 2 Politics, Culture and Reform in South and South East Asian Social Studies Education 2. Postcolonial national identity formation through social studies: The case of India 3. Developing loyal citizens: A case study of social studies education in Pakistan 4. Social studies education in Bangladesh: Contextual influences, reforms and development, and curriculum 5. Social studies education in Singapore: From cultural transmission to social transformation 6. Social studies curriculum in Thailand: A contested terrain 7. Social studies as citizenship transmission in Indonesian schools 8. The development of social studies education in Myanmar Section 3 Social Studies Education in South And South East Asian Classrooms 9. Marginalised students and their contexts: A case from India 10. Teaching and learning in social studies classrooms in Pakistan 11. Civic and citizenship education in Bangladesh 12. Discussion and inquiry in social studies 13. ‘Noble character’ as a focus for moral education in Malaysia 14. Adaptive model of social studies learning and classroom culture in Indonesian schools 15. Teaching history in Myanmar: Nation building or national reconciliation? Section 4 Lessons from Asian Contexts for Social Studies Education 16. Interrogating the nature of Asian social studies