Teaching in Primary Schools in China and India

Nirmala Rao is a Professor, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong.Emma Pearson is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.Kai-ming Cheng is a Professor and Chair of Education, the University of Hong Kong.Margaret Taplin is an Independent Educational Consultant based in Australia and Hong Kong.

• 1. Introduction 2. The National Context: Educational Policy and Implementation 3. The Local Contexts 4. The Classroom Context: Teaching and Learning Mathematics 5. The Classroom Context: Teaching and Learning Language 6. Policy Makers’, Principals’ and Teachers’ Views on Teaching and Learning 7. Parents’ and Students’ Views on Schooling and Achievement 8. Teaching and Learning in Chinese and Indian Primary Schools

'The research methodology adopted is impressive and multi-dimensional...I recommend this book highly. It helps our understanding of the contexts of learning in China and India with regard to primary schooling and provides insights and explanations which I have not readily found in other research publications.' - Professor Rupert Maclean, Chair Professor of International Education,UNESCO Chair in TVET and Lifelong Learning, The Hong Kong Institute of Education