Founded by the Academic Publications Office, De La Salle University, Manila, PhillippinesTHE ASIA-PACIFIC EDUCATION RESEARCHER (TAPER)??is an international refereed journal of original research in education.?? It provides a venue for the publication of empirical and theoretical studies in education, with emphasis on the experiences of successful educational systems in the Asia-Pacific Region and of the national educational systems therein that are presently underrepresented in the research literature.?? ??The journal publishes:???? Regular??Article that report original research work that leads to the understanding and/or improvement of educational processes and outcomes using research methods and analytic frameworks of the varied academic disciplines (anthropology, applied linguistics, cognitive science, economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, among others) and also using multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches;and Special issue articles whose description will be provided??on Call for??Papers of??each special issue.Regular??Article shall??contain maximum??6000 words.