The author argues that the current dominant model for school reform--the replication on a national scale of exemplary programs that largely ignore local practitioner knowledge and conditions--is likely, in the long run, to fail, and that unique, local exemplary contexts should b…
Diversity Awareness for K-6 Teachers: The Impact on Student Learning is a resource guide for elementary teachers and college-level student teachers for teaching diversity awareness across the various areas of content. It contains many exciting activities teachers can use to enha…
"This compelling book emphasizes the critical role of quality multicultural literature and reader response in today's schools and libraries"--Provided by the publisher.
"This compelling book emphasizes the critical role of quality multicultural literature and reader response in today's schools and libraries"--Provided by publisher.
"This compelling book emphasizes the critical role of quality multicultural literature and reader response in today's schools and libraries"--
Synopsis: This index serves as a guide to children's books that feature project ideas for crafts and special activities to help teachers relate holiday celebrations and religious observances around the world. The projects are arranged under 2,000 plus subject headings listed alp…
Politics can be a very important influence on educational developments and their deployment. However, this volume is different from other volumes since it looks, not at the macropolitics and the ideological agendas of nations and multinational or global organisations, but rather…
Politics can be an important influence on educational developments and their deployment. This work looks at micropolitics, agendas and motivations of individuals within organisations. Chapters discuss background theory to grasping micropolitics, issues surrounding research and p…
"In <EM>Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses </EM>authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Minority student…
"In Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Minority students' educat…
In Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses authors discuss their research on minority students' schooling (elementary to higher education) in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Minority students' educati…