Education category: 70663 books
by Hong Zhen Zhu, Shiyan Lou
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
The Chinese higher education sector is an area subject to increasing attention from an international perspective. Written by authors centrally located within the education system in China, Development and Reform of Higher Education in China highlights not only the development of different aspects...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2012
As countries become increasingly interdependent, student populations in the United States are becoming more culturally diverse. These students’ transnational perspectives present significant challenges to teachers, but a disconnect exists between the skills teachers need and those provided to them...
Education and Conflict
Complexity and Chaos
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
First-place winner of the Society for Education Studies' 2005 book prize, Education and Conflict is a critical review of education in an international context. Based on the author's extensive research and experience of education in several areas afflicted by conflict, the book explores the relationship...
Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens
A Critical Interrogation
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens turns attention towards normative claims about who adults should become through education, and what capacities and skills adults need to develop to become included in society as ‘full’ citizens. Through these debates, adults are construed as not yet...
Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries Vol 1
A Critical Annotated Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Educating About Social Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries: A Critical Annotated Bibliography, is comprised of critical essays accompanied by annotated bibliographies on a host of programs, models, strategies and concerns visàvis teaching and learning about social issues facing society. The primary...
Public Education—America's Civil Religion
A Social History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this provocative volume, the authors argue that public education is a central part of American civil religion and, thus, gives us an unquestioning faith in the capacity of education to solve all of our social, economic, and political problems. The book traces the development of America’s...
Mathematics Education
A Spectrum of Work in Mathematical Sciences Departments
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2016
Many in the mathematics community in the U.S. are involved in mathematics education in various capacities. This book highlights the breadth of the work in K-16 mathematics education done by members of US departments of mathematical sciences. It contains contributions by mathematicians and mathematics...
Peace Education in a Postmodern World
A Special Issue of the Peabody Journal of Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
This special issue of the Peabody Journal of Education provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in peace education reform. School reforms based upon principles of peace education have in common a belief in the power of peace to create a positive learning climate in schools and...
Encyclopedia of Special Education, Volume 3
A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2018
The only comprehensive reference devoted to special education
The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field. This completely updated...
Enhancing Quality in Transnational Higher Education
Experiences of Teaching and Learning in Australian Offshore Programs
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Enhancing Quality in Transnational Higher Education explores issues and questions concerning the provision of quality teaching and learning in university programs delivered ‘offshore’. The focus of the book is on what makes for a good and successful education in the context of transnational programs...
Higher Education Transitions
Theory and Research
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
In the current era where lifelong learning is brought to the fore, higher education can no longer be regarded as an isolated trajectory within one’s educational career as many students face substantial challenges in crafting their professional future. More specifically, the transition from school...
Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs
A Guide for Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With a focus on the leader’s role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families, this book is both a stand-alone text and a perfect companion for Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. It emphasizes that this work is not only...
by Lucy W. Mule
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2010
Teacher Education, Diversity, and Community Engagement in Liberal Arts Colleges examines the promise of and issues related to preparing teachers for cultural diversity through community engagement in the liberal arts colleges. This book emphasizes the transformational power of community engagement...
Intercultural and Multicultural Education
Enhancing Global Interconnectedness
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
By addressing intercultural and multicultural education in a global context, this volume brings together the dynamic discussions and lively debate of intercultural and multicultural education taking place across the world. Not content with discussion of theory or practice at the expense of the other,...