SOGI Minority and School Life in Asian Contexts

SOGI Minority and School Life in Asian Contexts
Author: Makiko Kasai
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2023-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000955923

Representing an often overlooked population, this book explores the experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in Asian countries. Contributors focus on LGBTQ+ youth’s school life experiences, including bullying and violence, a pervasive and serious problem. This book aims to inform psychologists, mental health providers, and school professionals about the needs of LGBTQ+ youth from eight different Asian countries. Individual chapters present unique aspects of LGBTQ+ youth experiences in school contexts from different cultural perspectives. In addition, the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ and other minorities (including ethnicity, religion, and social class) highlights multiple sources of oppression or discrimination that can create additional pressures and stress for youth. The concepts of inter-minority conflict and inter-minority empathy are introduced to understand minority issues from new perspectives. This is a valuable reference for psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, mental health professionals, and students, whether preparing for general practice, treating LGBTQ+ clients, or supporting LGBTQ+ youth in schools around the world.

The Statesman's Yearbook 2023

The Statesman's Yearbook 2023
Author: Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1430
Release: 2023-01-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 134996056X

Now in its 159th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions.

Labor Migration in Asia Trends, Skills Certification and Seasonal Work

Labor Migration in Asia Trends, Skills Certification and Seasonal Work
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2024-05-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9264974393

This report is based on the discussions at the 13th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Integrating Skills Development and Certification into the Labor Migration Cycle, held on 27–28 June 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual roundtable brings together labor experts and policy makers from across Asia to discuss trends in labor migration and emerging policy and issues on migrant workers. Chapter 1 analyzes labor migration flows in Asia and relevant policy developments, including a section on the flow and cost of remittances. Chapter 2 looks at the pathways for middle-skilled migration and the accompanying skills recognition or certification approaches in Singapore and Thailand, focusing on the construction sector. Chapter 3 examines programs for seasonal workers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and how they relate to other programs for migrant workers in agriculture. The chapter also provides an overview of seasonal migrant worker options in the agriculture sector in Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Thai seasonal workers in Nordic countries. Statistical annexes provide updated economy-specific notes and comparative tables on country-level migration flows.

International Financial Statistics Yearbook, 2018

International Financial Statistics Yearbook, 2018
Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 1471
Release: 2018-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484354281

This 2018 yearbook issue of International Financial Statistics (IFS) is a standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The IMF publishes calculated effective exchange rates data only for countries that have given their approval. The country, euro area, and world tables provide measures of effective exchange rates, compiled by the IMF’s Research Department, Statistics Department, and area departments. The real effective exchange rate index in line rec is derived from the nominal effective exchange rate index, adjusted for relative changes in consumer prices. Consumer price indices, often available monthly, are used as a measure of domestic costs and prices for these countries.

The History of Higher Education in Thailand

The History of Higher Education in Thailand
Author: Penpisoot Kwan Maitrarat
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2021-10-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030790762

This book explores the history of higher education in Thailand, and the ways in which excellence and equity have played out over time. Classed as a developing country, Thailand has implemented wide-reaching legislative and regulatory responses relating to the purpose, character of and access to higher education. The authors investigate these changes by interrogating the mechanisms and reciprocities that have operated at the international level to trigger this decision making, and acknowledge that these changes have often run up against long-standing cultural norms and ideologies. Thailand has a highly stratified society, and maintains a strong commitment to the preservation of Thai identity and traditional values: tensions and pressures are likely to arise when history, culture and ideology are not aligned with political decree. Importantly, the push and pull between equity and excellence within the education system are likely to lie at the heart of those tensions.

Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022

Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2022-05-19
Genre:
ISBN: 926450205X

This fifth edition of Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific provides an overview of social indicators for the region. Quantitative evidence on social indicators such as poverty, social expenditures, and demographic trends across countries in Asia and the Pacific helps economies identify where they can learn from the experience of other countries.

Higher Education in Southeast Asia

Higher Education in Southeast Asia
Author: Lorraine Pe Symaco
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2024-11-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1802625151

Chapters delve into the role of higher education in each Southeast Asian country, with discussions such as: quality, access, and equity; globalisation and internationalisation in Higher Education; governance; sustainable development; social responsibility; aid in education; culture and religion in education; and more.

OECD Economic Surveys: Thailand 2023

OECD Economic Surveys: Thailand 2023
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2023-12-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9264323082

Thailand has achieved remarkable economic progress over the past decades. A strong and timely policy response helped to cushion the economic and social impact of the pandemic, and of high energy and food prices.

Global Challenges

Global Challenges
Author: Katarzyna Podhorodecka
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 235
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 3031602382