Overview
- Captures key trends that are driving changes in policy education supported with selected cases from Asia
- Presents a repertoire of pedagogies to prepare educators and policy program designers
- Covers experiences of authors in working with students at undergraduate and postgraduate in selected Asian universities
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Key Trends in the Policy Education Landscape
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Selected Cases of Pedagogical Approaches and Strategies
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Innovations in Public Policy Education
- Capacity Building for Future-ready Leaders
- Public Policy Education in Asia
- Public Policy Pedagogy and Practice
- Public Policy in the 21st Century
- Evolution of Public Policy Education and Practice
- Tools and Techniques for Public Policy Education
- Learning Outcomes for Public Policy
- Public Policy Education in the Digital Age
- Trans-disciplinary Approaches for Policy Education in Asia
About this book
This edited book captures key trends that are driving changes in policy education and presents a repertoire of pedagogies to prepare educators and policy programme designers to teach for better impact in learning and policy practice. Supported with observations from selected Asian universities the chapters cover the experiences of authors in working with students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as professional programmes such as executive education, training, and capacity building for mid-career professionals and practitioners. Part I of this book presents ideas that are asserting the need for incorporation of new content as well as teaching practices for policy education. Part II covers selected cases of application of pedagogical approaches and strategies in Asian universities, tested at different education levels, modes of teaching, and disciplines.
Reviews
“This is an important book that I recommend to public policy educators and scholars as well as those interested in designing multi-and-interdisciplinary curriculum and pedagogical strategies that have implications for all forms of decision making.”
--Eduardo Araral, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
“I highly recommend this book that focuses on key trends in the policy education landscape and diverse pedagogies for educators and learners to better understand policy challenges of the 21st century.”
--Xufeng Zhu, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China
“This book focuses on the importance of quality curriculum and pedagogy to support policy education in a complex and technologically connected world. The volume is valuable due to its recognition of the interplay between content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge, within the teaching and learning context. The authors contribute careful and varied examples of curriculum and pedagogical strategies that are useful for public policy educators in higher education. The specific focus on situated practice in Asia is particularly interesting and provides a refreshing and original contribution to the literature.”
--Tricia Seow, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
“Large-scale shifts in data and technology have reshaped the contemporary landscape of public policy, and therefore of public policy teaching and pedagogy. ‘Emerging Pedagogies in Policy Education: Insights from Asia’ provides an overview of key recent trends in public policy education, including MOOCs, and courses that teach students about systems thinking, big data, and social media. Case studies of specific policy programs in three different contexts – China, Singapore and India - provide insights into the real-life challenges and opportunities that emerge when the rubber hits the road. The book is an excellent read for scholars and educationists interested in teaching public policy and in understanding new trends in public education.”
--Harini Nagendra, Azim Premji University, India
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sreeja Nair is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. With a specialization in environmental policy, she studies policy processes and tools of governments to address uncertainty in policymaking. Her research focuses on Asia and covers diverse environmental and socio-technical policy issues, including climate change, food security and more recently, digital transformation.
Navarun Varma is Lecturer (Resident Fellow) and Assistant Director of External Programmes at Residential College 4, National University of Singapore. He specializes in teaching and research on interdisciplinary topics related to disaster resilience and environmental governance.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emerging Pedagogies for Policy Education
Book Subtitle: Insights from Asia
Editors: Sreeja Nair, Navarun Varma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5864-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-5863-1Published: 01 March 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-5866-2Published: 02 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-5864-8Published: 28 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 254
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Policy, Educational Policy and Politics, Public Administration, Teaching and Teacher Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership