Multicultural Education category: 1336 books
Mathematics Education at Highly Effective Schools That Serve the Poor
Strategies for Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
This book presents research findings about school-level and district-level practices and successful strategies employed in mathematics education by highly effective schools that serve high-poverty communities. It includes both the theory and practice of creating highly effective schools in these communities.
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Democratizing Higher Education Policy
Constraints of Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
This book was written with the purpose of analyzing the challenges faced by the post-apartheid government in South Africa with regard to reform of higher education. It covers the apartheid context of higher education, resistance to the system and its ultimate demise, democratic processes in post-apartheid...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Why is there a need to rethink madrasah education? What is the positioning of Muslims in contemporary society, and how are they prepared? What is the role of the ulama in the reform process? This book explores these questions from the perspective of madrasah education and analyses curricular and pedagogic...
Pan-African Education
A Must for the African Union
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
This book makes a critical contribution to the study of pan-Africanism and the education of African people for continental African citizenship. It is a unique endeavor in that it intersects the social history of pan-Africanism and the education of African people at a 'global' level and provides reflections...
by Dr Colin Brock
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Education in North America is a concise and thorough reference guide to the main themes in American and Canadian education from their historical roots to the present time. The book brings a global awareness to the discussion of local issues in North American education and sheds light on the similar...
Transforming Educational Pathways for Chicana/o Students
A Critical Race Feminista Praxis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book chronicles a 10-year journey to develop and sustain Adelante, a university-school-community partnership designed specifically to address public education’s failure to meet the needs of students of color, particularly Chicana/o students. The authors examine the persistent barriers,...
Gender and Sexualities in Education
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
This volume is about the education of gender and sexualities, which is to say it explores how gender and sexuality identities and differences get constructed through the process of education and «schooling». Wittingly or not, educational institutions and educators play an important role in «normalizing»...
African American Children in Early Childhood Education
Making the Case for Policy Investments in Families, Schools, and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Approximately 45% of young black children in the United States (under the age of six) live in poverty. It is well documented that education and economic security are inextricably linked and that early learning and early reading are undisputed contributors to a successful education. This book presents...
Latinos, Education, and Media
A Special Issue of the journal of Latinos and Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
The idea for this special issue arose when the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Institute called together a small group of scholars during the Spring of 2001. Scholars presented discussions on contemporary issues facing U.S. Latinos, including topics on globalization, law, education, and communication....
by Dr Colin Brock
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Education in Non-EU Countries in Western and Southern Europe is a critical reference guide to the development of education in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland and the...
by Ovid K. Wong
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017
This book seeks to better understand the intricate elements of Chinese education compared to American education thus helping educators and policy makers to craft win-win decisions in the education encounter of the dragon and the eagle. Many educators are pulling their hair trying to understand how...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2007
With increasing numbers of international students, this book explores how best to broaden the approaches to learning and teaching in the higher/further education environment. Rather than seeing internationalization as a problem to be addressed, this text embraces the opportunities for the enrichment...
Crossing the Vocabulary Bridge
Differentiated Strategies for Diverse Secondary Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In her new book, nationally known professional development consultant and literacy expert Socorro Herrera is joined by two colleagues to provide a framework for academic vocabulary and language instruction in today’s diverse classrooms. The authors present a set of strategies and tools that work...
by Nancy T. Watson, Lei Xie, Matthew J. Etchells
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education shares information regarding conflict management and resolution in higher education from a global perspective. In this book, we introduced many conflict resolution methods from different regions in the world. You can borrow some successful...