This book focuses on learning and teaching as the core business ofhigher education and explores
reformative efforts in response to the influencesof globalised processes in three advanced
economies in the Asia-Pacific region:Japan Hong Kong and Australia. This is a significant book
as it adds tolimited discussions on the globalisation of learning debates and
scholarlyreflections on the links between globalised processes and changing
educationalpractices critical to understanding the current challenges and optionsavailable for
charting future development for universities in the Asia-Pacificregion and beyond. It rejects
an essentialising perspective that considerschanges as inevitable and uniform. Instead it
considers negotiations arguments and even resistance as competing forces and integral
components ofthe process of reforming pedagogical practices in Asia-Pacific universities.This
book discusses globalised processes as a new context for reforminglearning and teaching and
itsfocused discussions cover topics includingmeeting the needs of new student groups new
technological practices forchange use of English as an international language and challenges
inassessment and quality assurance.
