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Acknowledgements
This publication grew out of the Third Regional High-Level Expert Meeting
Beyond 2015: Transforming Teaching and Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region,
held from 16 to 18 October 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. At the meeting,
over 40 experts from countries across Asia and the Pacific came together
to exchange views on issues and challenges in teaching and learning and
to reflect on pedagogical approaches for the future. The chapters in this
publication originate from seven case studies presented at the meeting. The
authors thank all the participants of the meeting for the valuable thoughts
and comments they shared on that occasion.Our sincere gratitude also goes to the following experts who contributed the
outcomes of their research to the meeting: Mary George Cheriyan, Raffles
Girls’ School Centre for Pedagogical Research and Learning Lab, Singapore;
Sunhee Paik, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea; Anjlee Prakash and
Deepika Sharma, Learning Links Foundation, India; Paitoon Sinlarat, Dhurakij
Pundit University, Thailand; and Zailah Zainuddin and Noraini Kassim, Ministry
of Education, Malaysia. Their analyses of the situations regarding teaching and
learning in their respective countries enriched the debates at the meeting
and supported the development of the chapters in this book.The process of developing this publication was managed by the UNESCO
Bangkok staff. The initial framework of the case studies project was conceived
by Margaret Sachs-Israel (currently at UNESCO Paris) and Gwang-Chol Chang.
Kar Hung Antony Tam (currently at the UNESCO Project Office in Myanmar)
supported the development of the research design and the coordination of
the publication process. Ace Victor Aceron provided assistance in the final
stage. Sun Lei at UNESCO Hanoi, Toshiyuki Matsumoto at UNESCO Apia,
Inna Melnikova at UNESCO Almaty, Tap Raj Pant at UNESCO Kathmandu and
Nurhajati Sugianto at UNESCO Jakarta contributed to the selection of the
chapter authors, and offered comments on the drafts. Aigul Khalafova of
UNESCO Almaty, and Lay Cheng Tan and Min Bista of UNESCO Bangkok also
provided valuable comments. Our appreciation goes to all those at UNESCO
who provided ceaseless support throughout the process.Last but not least, we wish to express our gratitude to the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT ) of Japan for their
financial support, which made this publication possible.