APERA Conference 2006 - Theme: Educational Reform and National Development

Educational Reform and National Development

E11	(Re)defining the Essentials: Examining the Challenges of Promoting Meaningful Art Education within a Result Oriented and Competitive Educational Paradigm in Singapore Public Schools	Paper
	Ang, Winston (Nanyang Technological University)

E12	A Comparative Study of the Perceptions of Teachers and Students in Secondary Reform in China and Canada	Paper
	Joong, Peter (Nipissing University)

E13	A Study of the Inspectorate Systems in China and the Netherlands	Paper
	Sun, Hechuan(Shenyang Normal University) Zong, Feifei(Shenyang Normal University) Zheng, Dan(Shenyang Normal University) Ma, Xiaoyan(Shenyang Normal University)

E14	Zone of Acceptance of Parental Involvement in School Governance	Paper
	Ho, Sui Chu Esther (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

E31	Adolescence, Sense of Identity and Female Risk Taking in a Senior Secondary School in Northern Tasmania	Paper
	Wood, Derris Lynette (University of Tasmania)

E32	Assuring Quality in Chinese IT Education	Paper
	Carroll, Dave (Dublin Institute of Technology) Lawless, Deirdre (Dublin Institute of Technology) Hussey, Matt (Dublin Institute of Technology) Gordon, Damian (Dublin Institute of Technology) O'Leary, Ciaran (Dublin Institute of Technology)

E33	Design and Implementation of an Academic Ramp in English, Math, and Physics for Freshmen Maritime Students in the Philippines	Paper
	Mistades, Voltaire (College of Science, De La Salle University)

E41	Development of Guidance Curriculum as a Liberal Subject in Schools in Hong Kong	Paper
	Tung-Cheung, Elaine (The Hong Kong Institute of Education)

E42	The History of Music Education in Turkey: The Role and Importance of Gazi Faculty of Education	Paper
	Tufan, Enver (Gazi Universitesi)

E43	Educational Quality and Sustainable Development: Progress Towards the Education for All Goals in Asia, the Pacific, Latin America and the Carribean	Paper
	Walker, Elaine (Seton Hall University) Ramaswami, Soundaram (Seton Hall University) Finkelstein, Martin (Seton Hall University)

E51	Integrating Enterprise Education under Systemic Schooling - A Case for India	Paper
	Vaidya, Shipra (National Council of Educational Research and Training)

E52	Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Meeting Demands of Education Reform and Building Students' Resilience at the Same Time	Paper
	Lai Yeung, Susanna Wai Ching (The University of Hong Kong)

E53	Qatar Strive for Quality Education in a Globalize World	Paper
	Jehan, Almeer (Higher Education Institute) Salman, Salman (Higher Education Institute)

E61	Science Education: Innovation in Rural and Remote Queensland Schools	Paper
	Lake, David (James Cook University)

E62	Self-regulation and Global Development among a Group of Iranian College Preppies: A Question of Changing Methodology in Education	Paper
	Hameedy, Mansoor A. (University of Alzahra) Asslaanee, Seemaa (University of Alzahra)

E63	System Efforts to Improve Teaching and Learning: The Role of the School District	Paper
	Marsh, David D. (University of Southern California) Olsen, Carlye (University of Southern California)

E64	The Null Curriculum in the Curriculum Reform of Hong Kong: Will our Students Understand Hong Kong as a Part of the Emerging Asia Pacific Region?	Paper
	Tang, Thomas K. W. (The Open University of Hong Kong)

E71	Teach Less, Learn More? Unravelling the Paradox with People Development	Paper
	Koh, Yong Chiah (Ministry of Education) Lim, Fei Victor (Ministry of Education) Fong, Yick Chee (Jurong Junior College) Adriadi, Hendri (Ministry of Education)

E72	The History and Current Status of Teacher Education in Turkey: Prospects for Future	Paper
	Atasoy, Basri (Gazi Universitesi) Tasar, Mehmet Fatih (Gazi Universitesi)

E73	Education Reform: Promoting Educational and Social Piorities	Paper
	Gallagher, Tony (Queens University Belfast)

E81	The Vietnam Education Foundation Initiative on the Status of Undergraduate Education in Vietnam: The Role of Quality Assurance in Educational Transformation and National Development	Paper
	Nguyen, Thi Thanh Phuong (Vietnam Education Foundation) Gray, Peter (United States Naval Academy) McNamara, Lynne (Vietnam Education Foundation) Director, Stephen W. (Drexel University) Doughty, Philp (Syracuse University) Hopcroft, John (Cornell University) Rogers, Gloria (ABET, Inc.) Silvera, Isaac (Harvard University)

E82	Transplants and Implants: Educational Reform in Qatar - Not Quite the Panegyric!	Paper
	Watkins, Richard (Supreme Education Council)

E83	Universities Partner for Educational Reform and Development: Ferris State University in Michigan and An Giang University in Vietnam for Improving Student Achievement in the Mekong Delta	Paper
	Harris, Michael (Ferris State University) Johnston, Michelle (Ferris State University)

E84	What Educational Reform Means: Lessons from Teachers, Research and Policy and Practice Working together for Student Success	Paper
	Airini, (The University of Auckland) Langley, John (The University of Auckland) McNaughton, Stuart (The University of Auckland)

S12	中国高考制度改革设想	Paper
	王凤玉 (沈阳师范大学)

S13	初中生的法律教育：兩岸三地教材的比較研究	Paper
	Tse, Thomas (香港中文大學) 吳達明 (香港公開大學)

W4	Education Reform and Economic Development in China: A Multiple Case Study with particular reference to Manpower Development	Symposium
	Chen, Ai Yen(Nanyang Technological University) Huang, Shenlan (Hebei SiJiaJuang Vocational and Technical College) Hu, Tongfa (Changjao County Education Bureau, Hebei Province) Xie, Zheng (Shensi Medical and Nursing Institute)

X7	Nationalism, Internationalism and Intercultural Sensitivities	Symposium
	Yuen, Celeste, Y.M. (The Hong Kong Institute of Education) Huang, Binlan (Guangxi University) Westrick, Jan (Valparaiso University) Eason, David John (University of Stirling)