Asia’s growing global importance means more needs to be known about its schools and their contribution to young people’s development. This Handbook, with 19 separate sections and 100 chapters, provides a comprehensive analysis of key areas including curriculum, learning and assessment, private supplementary tutoring, special education, gender, ethnic minorities and LGBTQI students’ ongoing struggle for rights and recognition. The focus is on theoretical, cultural and political perspectives as well as practical issues that affect the daily life of schools.