The acceleration of e-Learning around the world has driven the major cities/regions in the Asia–Pacific region such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Beijing to plan and implement official policies on e-Learning for enhancing the quality of school education. This article aims to review experiences and then draw lessons of these four major Asian cities/regions in the development of e-Learning policies on the dimensions of infrastructure, curriculum integration, students learning, teacher professional development, as well as leadership and capacity building. It is identified that each of the four major Asian cities/regions has its own area of emphasis in the planning of future e-Learning policies, with Singapore focusing on scaling up good practices of e-Learning among teacher community; Hong Kong focusing on creating digital classrooms supported by wireless networking for student-centered learning; Taiwan focusing on cultivating students with 21st century skills through daily subject teaching; and Beijing focusing on providing digital resources and e-textbooks geared to school curricula. Five implications with regard to e-Learning policies are further made in order to provide a point of references for other cities/regions to develop future e-Learning policies for school education in the 21st century.
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Malaysia’s agenda for establishing itself as an education hub is driven by the need to build its capacity in human capital, knowledge, and innovation, as well as strengthening education as a trade sector for revenue generation. Malaysia’s current profile is that of a student hub based on the exponential growth of the international student body, particularly in the private sector, during the past decade. This chapter explains that while the country’s commitment and progress is much lauded, there are still several critical issues that need to be addressed for Malaysia to stand firm on its status as an education hub. These include the diversification of the current international student demography, graduate employability, skilled workforce development, and brain drain. Malaysia’s future rests on its ability to integrate the various components of education hub to ensure that there is added value gained from its diverse and important cross-border education activities.
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「硬」政策是以法令為根據，具有法律約束力的實施政策，「軟」政策則源於國際法律和有關歐洲工會的政治分析，它沒有法令的約束力或硬性的規條，主要是經由遊說、溝通、指引、資源分享、會議等等的方式，吸引實施者採納有關的政策。由於現代社會的不斷改變，「硬」政策在推行時有很大的局限，而「軟」政策就填補了這空間，為政府的決策帶來了不同的施政效果。本文就以香港課程改革為例，從教師的層面與角度探討課程的「軟」和「硬」政策實施。自2000年的課程改革以來，香港政府採納了「軟」政策來推行新課程，以實質可觀的資源，提供各種人力、物力讓學校採用，期望協助學校實施各種校本革新。表面上，「軟」政策應該受到教師的歡迎，但事實上，教師對「軟」政策所提供的支援並不樂觀，他們所理解的「軟」政策，其實和「硬」政策只是一線之差而已。
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在推行教育改革的環境中，學校改善是一個經常被討論的課題；本文旨在分享一所學校優化行政的歷程。這所學校因應「外評報告」的建議，制定了提昇中層人員為發展策略之一；該校透過參與香港初等教育研究學會主辦的「優化小學學校行政」計劃，引入專業支援，進行適切的校本培訓及以行動學習方法去檢視學校的行政和溝通。小組同工在過程中以改善校務的學習心態，提高了對學校的歸屬感和得到專業成長。本文以敘事方式去回顧這個行動學習的經歷，並透過整理相關文獻、計劃資料和深度訪談，讓讀者了解個案的實踐知識。
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