Description
The Asia-Pacific region encompasses a diverse geopolitical landscape shaped by distinct challenges, opportunities, and contextual variables. Despite significant cultural, economic, and national differences, the region also exhibits shared characteristics that contribute to a cohesive and dynamic educational environment. This convergence creates a compelling basis for examining teaching methodologies, field-based initiatives, research priorities, policy developments, and evolving theoretical frameworks. Collectively, these elements highlight the region as a vibrant site of pedagogical innovation and transformation.
Teaching Methodologies in Asian and Pacific School Systems explores pedagogical innovations and emerging trends across the Asia-Pacific region. Rather than focusing on a single sector, the book adopts a comprehensive approach, examining educational practices from early childhood through tertiary levels. Covering topics such as children with learning disabilities, differentiated instruction, and indigenous identity preservation, this book is a fundamental academic resource for educators, leaders, parents and community members, policymakers, and more.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Frederic Fovet (Ed.)
Frederic Fovet is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers University. He has previously held faculty positions at the University of Prince Edward Island and Royal Roads University. He has also been Head of Accessibility Services at McGill University for a period of four years, for the duration of his PhD. He was responsible, in this role, for the campus wide roll out of Universal Design for Learning strategies Frederic acts as a UDL and Inclusion consultant, domestically and internationally, in the K-12 and post-secondary sectors. Frederic was the instigator of and the Program Chair for the three first Pan-Canadian Conferences on UDL which took place in Montreal, Charlottetown, and Victoria, in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively. He has been a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (IJDSJ) since 2020 and has been invited to join the Editorial Executive in 2023.