Higher Education and Belief Systems in the Asia Pacific Region: Knowledge, Spirituality, Religion, and Structures of Faith

✍ Scribed by Alexander Jun, Christopher S. Collins

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 170
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects 49
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book underscores the role of belief and knowledge that are outside the canons of science, as they are not often considered within the core functions of a university. It explores various ways in which belief systems are part of the fabric of higher education – either implicitly or explicitly – and pursues a deeper understanding of the role of belief practices as it plays out in both private and public higher education. The broad variety of geographic locations and belief systems represented here demonstrate the ways in which implicit and explicit belief systems affect higher education. The book is unique in its breadth of coverage, but also in its depth of exploration regarding how belief systems function in society through the avenue of higher education, which is often a central site for the production and dissemination of knowledge.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xix
Introduction to Belief Systems in Higher Education (Christopher S. Collins, Alexander Jun)....Pages 1-12
Front Matter ....Pages 13-13
The Shaping of Academic Culture in Higher Education in Taiwan: Confucianism, Historic Legacy, and Western Influences (Jason Cheng-Cheng Yang)....Pages 15-25
Toward Sustainable Islamic Communities in Malaysia: The Role of Islamic-Based Higher Education Institutions (IHEIs) (Nur Rafidah Asyikin Binti Idris, Morshidi Sirat, Chang Da Wan)....Pages 27-40
Christian Higher Education in Korea: Exploring Historical Roles and Regular Christian Curricular and Non-Regular Mentoring Programs ( Seong Do Cho)....Pages 41-50
Christian Universities in Japan (William R. Stevenson III)....Pages 51-60
Front Matter ....Pages 61-61
Thai Higher Education and an Epistemological Theory of Attasammāpaṇidhi (Theptawee Chokvasin)....Pages 63-72
A Critical Analysis of Belief Education in Chinese Higher Education (Shijing Gao, Bingna Xu)....Pages 73-83
Reinventing and Promoting Traditional Cultures and Values in Bali: A Critical Review of the Government Role in Education and Cultural Exchange (Esther Wing Chit Mok)....Pages 85-100
Front Matter ....Pages 101-101
Reimagining for Our Children: Aloha ‘āina in Higher Education (Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Lipe, Tasha Kawamata Ryan)....Pages 103-115
Encounters with Belief in the Global City: Urban Humanities Filmmaking Pedagogy from Los Angeles to Shanghai (Jonathan Banfill)....Pages 117-134
Spirituality and Emancipatory Struggle in Higher Education (Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet)....Pages 135-150
Philosophy, Culture, and the Battle Against Mission Drift in Higher Education in Asia (Alexander Jun, Christopher S. Collins)....Pages 151-158

✦ Subjects

Education; Religion and Education; International and Comparative Education; Higher Education