SECTION 4: THEORIES OF POLICY AND PRACTICE è -- Section Introduction 17. Constructivism and Learner-Centeredness in Comparative and International Education: Where Theories Meet Practice ? Matthew A.M. Thomas and Michele Schweisfurth 18. Differentiation Theory and Externalization…
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"Surveying the central theories in comparative and international education (CIE), each chapter of this book includes an overview of the theory including its history and development, references to examples where the theory has been applied in CIE research and practice, and sugges…
"Surveying the central theories in comparative and international education (CIE), each chapter of this book includes an overview of the theory including its history and development, references to examples where the theory has been applied in CIE research and practice, and sugges…
"Surveying the central theories in comparative and international education (CIE), each chapter of this book includes an overview of the theory including its history and development, references to examples where the theory has been applied in CIE research and practice, and sugges…
Chapter 1. Teacher Education Policy and Research: An Overview -- Chapter 2. Teacher Education/Ors in Australia: Still Shaping the Profession Despite Policy Intervention -- Chapter 3. A Critical Examination of the Conception of Teacher Professionalism Enacted in Current Teacher E…
Part I -- Chapter 1: Claims to Authenticity in Populist Discourses: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Materialisations of Populism in Today's Politics: Global Perspectives -- Chapter 3: Theorising Populism: Lessons Learned from the Indian Example -- Part II -- Chapter 4: Populism and t…
Education is widely recognized as a fundamental human right, yet the nature of the right remains unclear. Is it an entitlement to go to school, to acquire particular forms of knowledge or develop particular skills or attributes? And why exactly is education so important that we …
"Education is widely recognized as a fundamental human right, yet the nature of the right remains unclear. Is it an entitlement to go to school, to acquire particular forms of knowledge or develop particular skills or attributes? And why exactly is education so important that we…
"Navigating the Common Good in Teacher Education Policy examines the changing relationships between the state and the common (or public) good. Using teacher education policy as the frame of analysis, the authors examine history, cultural context, and lived experiences in 12 coun…
This edited volume explores how undergraduate research and research-based teaching is being implemented in countries around the world. Leading educators come together to discuss commonly accepted definitions of undergraduate research, country-specific models and partnerships for…
This book argues that academic freedom in higher education in East Asia, the U.S. and Australia is under stress. Academic freedom means freedom to teach, research, and serve in multiple political and social roles based on professional principles. It is closely linked to shared g…
This book explores how Australian secondary schools prepare their students for global citizenship. Globalisation has irrevocably changed modern countries and societies, and the benefits and pressures this brings are being felt as never before. Drawing on empirical data from six …
This book provides readers with a profound, up-to-date analysis of most recent developments in higher education institutions worldwide. The internationally acclaimed group of authors provide an in-depth analysis of the structure of the field of higher education research, and pro…
The authors contention is that if the details of instruction are in place well designed sets of examples and adequate practice student learning can be accelerated far beyond what is currently being achieved in schools. Their ideas, as presented in this book, are in tune with Joh…
"School Choice and the forming of citizens for responsible freedom are two of the most hotly debated topics in educational policy. International comparison offers perspective on the effects of alternative policies. This book profiles historically and currently two countries whic…
Background : the Reformation -- The Enlightenment and romantic nationalism -- The state takes charge -- Schooling becomes controversial -- Consolidation of state control, 1880-1930 -- The civil society alternative -- Totalitarian schooling -- The state and schooling in Germany a…