Culture and educational outcomes in “Confucian heritage” societies in Asia

Abstract

Asia does not exist. There is no such sensible entity. When we speak of, model, and try to make comparisons with education in Asia, are we referring to Singapore or Sri Lanka? To Shanghai or Xinjiang – two regions of China about as far apart figuratively as they are literally? To Kyrgyzstan or Korea – and of course, which Korea? Comparison of incomparable entities makes little sense, as does the inference of a model that is not immediately banal from a region as diverse as Asia. In recognisin...