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It is an exciting time to be considering research on problem solving in the Asia-Pacific region. This topic has attracted attention from a large group of researchers in this region and the findings from this research have had an important influence on the way that problem solving is being conceptualised in the wider educational research community. Perhaps because the topic of problem solving has a quite wide field of reference there is a growing body of research publication throughout the region. In addition, one of the few journals devoted explicitly to problem solving, the Korean Journal of Thinking and Problem Solving, is located in this region and it has published reports from some of the major research groups in other regions of the world. The major focus in this article is a report on recent research activity on problem solving in countries in the Asian part of the region, though work from Australia is also discussed. Rowe (1999) has recently completed a comprehensive review of Australian research which covers problem solving and related fields. Readers are referred to that source.
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Lawson, M.J. (2003). Problem Solving. In: Keeves, J.P., et al. International Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3368-7_35
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