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A growing body of research has given critical attention to diverse theories and practices of environmental education, and its potential contribution to addressing pressing global issues such as sustainable development and climate change. While much of this work has focused on pe…
Tracing the history of Native American schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large--and sometimes within indigenous communities--which led to Native American children being separate from the white majority. Charles Glenn examines the evolving ass…
Modern primary teachers must adapt literacy programmes and ensure efficient learning for all. They must also support children with language and literacy difficulties, children learning English as an additional language and possibly teach a modern foreign language. To do this eff…
In this book the notions of real learning and equality are approached as processes of becoming leading to the figuration of new worlds through local curations of learning and practice. Though its main theses are mainly grounded in the context of art practice and education they h…
"This edited volume evaluates the relevance of the dominant theoretical discourse to understand the origin and outcome of the social actions for education undertaken in various regions of the world."--Jacket.
There was only one Karl Marx, but there have been a multitude of Marxisms. This concise, introductory book by internationally renowned scholar Jean Anyon centers on the ideas of Marx that have been used in education studies as a guide to theory, analysis, research, and practice.…
The aim of this book is provide an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information about the international concern for the philosophy, theory, categories and concepts of lifelong learning. The books is concerned to examine in depth the range of philosophical per…
The spectacular recent success of state-funded preschool education is revealed and explained in this absorbing study. A quiet revolution has been underway in American education policy since 1995, with forty-one states and the District of Columbia creating some form of state-fund…
Mongolia: politics, economics and society
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General study, politics, economy and society, Mongolia - geographical aspects, historical background, political developments, the political system, social structure, ethnic groups, population trends, the economic system, agricultural sector, religious freedom, educational policy…
General study, politics, political system, social changes, the economy, Ethiopia, since 1974 revolution - history, geographical aspect, social structure, feudalism, socialism, land reform, political developments, political leadership, political opposition, womens organization, a…
Laos: politics, economics, and society
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General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social chang…
Diversity has been a focus of higher education policy, law, and scholarship for decades, continually expanding to include not only race, ethnicity and gender, but also socioeconomic status, sexual and political orientation, and more. However, existing collections still tend to f…