This open access book compares and contrasts the results of international student assessments in ten countries. The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released the results of its 2018 assessment in December 2019. This book reflects the debates that typically follow the release of these results and focuses on the causes of differences between countries. Such causes in…
This open access book provides a theoretical framework and case studies on decision science for regional sustainability by integrating the natural and social sciences. The cases discussed include solution-oriented transdisciplinary studies on the environment, disasters, health, governance and human cooperation. Based on these case studies and comprehensive reviews of relevant works, including l…
Buku ini diterbitkan sebagai bagian dari proyek GlobaLIS (Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi Global), yang dimulai pada tahun 2010 untuk mengglobalkan pendidikan profesional LIS Jepang (lihat Bab 2). Anggota utama proyek ini adalah Dr. Miwa (Universitas Terbuka Jepang), Dr. Kasai (Universitas Tamagawa), Prof. Takeuchi (Universitas Chiba), dan Ms. Miyahara (Universitas Wanita Sagami), yang membawa …
This volume examines the topic of local biodiversity conservation in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most rapidly changing areas in the world. With a focus on aquatic systems, this book offers insight on the state of local biodiversity, challenges in management and conservation of biodiversity, and newly developed methods for monitoring biodiversity. In addition, because the service provide…