Asian Education and Development Studies: Volume 1 Issue 2

Higher education and the imperative to build reputations

Paul Morrissey

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that an increasingly powerful global dimension provides an imperative for higher education institutions (HEIs) in differing national…

A critical reflection of teacher professionalism in Cambodia

Charlene Tan, Pak Tee Ng

The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of teacher professionalism in Cambodia and the issues and challenges in this area.

Controversy over abolishing Iranian university entrance examination

Mohammad Reza Ghorbani

Although the number of higher education institutes in Iran has been increased and the capacity of many universities has been expanded by the government and private sector, the…

Financial well‐being of Malaysian college students

Mohamad Fazli Sabri, Christine C. Cook, Clinton G. Gudmunson

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between personal and family backgrounds, academic ability, childhood consumer experience, financial socialization…

CME that impacts most physicians: a survey

Farhan Vakani, Fatima Jafri, Sara Rahman, Wasim Jafri

The purpose of this paper is to objectively assess the best type of continuing medical education (CME) activity that makes the most impact on the physicians’ behavior in changing…

Can localised food systems be a silver bullet for some globalised humanitarian problems?

Winston Ka‐Ming Mak

Our global food system today is characterised by an unprecedented scale of centralisation, intensification and concentration. The record‐high food supplies are supposed to suffice…