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Direct linkLennon, Paul, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The volume consists of twelve classroom studies concerned with the implementation of learner autonomy in English classes. The individual studies range from primary school level to university level. They include studies on multi-media dictionary work, reading logs, peer correction, communication strategies, vocabulary learning strategies, oral…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Age Differences, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Hickey, M. Gail, Ed.; Lanahan, Brian K., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Even the Janitor Is White" addresses challenges faced by teacher educators who are committed to diversity education. The chapters in this volume invite readers to reflect on their own practice as teacher educators as well as consider ways in which that practice might be improved. More than forty percent of students in U.S. schools are of…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Preservice Teacher Education, Multicultural Education, Education Majors
Grenham, Thomas G., Ed.; Kieran, Patricia, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
Ireland is in the grip of a postmodern cultural deconstruction on many levels. The traditional "grand narratives" are increasingly viewed with suspicion and disenchantment as Ireland struggles to understand its evolving identity. There is a growing need for comprehensive interdisciplinary research that will facilitate teaching and learning in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Blake, Robert W., Jr., Ed.; Blake, Brett Elizabeth, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Becoming a Teacher" revisits the concept of Teacher Lore (Schubert and Ayers, 1992), by providing a cross-disciplinary approach linking elements of narrative theory to all aspects of pre- and in-service teaching. In essence, it embraces the notion that what teachers say matters. The rationale behind this text is the idea that narrative can not…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Story Telling, Special Education Teachers
Aubry, Carla, Ed.; Westberg, Johannes, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The relationship between education policy and local practices is at the core of research pertaining to the history of education. In this volume, the authors examine this issue from a multitude of perspectives, presenting a broad and comprehensive picture of schooling on international, national and local levels. Three issues of great significance,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, International Education, Global Approach
Toomela, Aaro, Ed.; Kikas, Eve, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The Soviet Union collapsed more than 20 years ago, but the traces left in occupied countries by this monstrous system still affect the lives of millions of people. Under the glittering surface of newsworthy events that regularly appear in the mass media, there are many other wounds hard to heal. The system of education is one of the social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Russian, Finno Ugric Languages
Goncalves, Fernando J., Ed.; Pereira, Ruth, Ed.; Leal Filho, Walter, Ed.; Miranda Azeiteiro, Ulisses, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
This book presents essential learning approaches. It introduces educational and training activities, as well as various innovative methods aiming at the development of practical skills, in order to strengthen the continuous process of environmental education, and in particular the education for sustainable development (ESD). In doing so, it…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Animals, Higher Education, Science Education
Sanelli, Maria, Ed.; Rodriquez, Louis, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Teaching about Frederick Douglass" will stimulate conversation among liberal arts and education professionals as well as inform public school teachers about the life and times of Frederick Douglass. Tension exists at many institutions of higher education between liberal arts faculties who do not completely understand the function of education…
Descriptors: Social Justice, United States History, Teaching (Occupation), Public Schools
Walsh, Thomas – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
This book critically examines the context, origins, development and implementation of successive primary school curricula in Ireland between 1897 and 1990. It focuses on three particular policy changes during the period: the "Revised Programme of Instruction" introduced in 1900, the curricular provisions implemented following the achievement of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Curriculum Development, Time
Hilty, Eleanor Blair, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
Over the past two decades, numerous textbooks have been published on teacher leadership; however, this is the only volume that provides a definitive overview of the scholarship and writing being done in the field of teacher leadership. This book introduces the reader to the scholarship of over 35 authors, and thus, becomes an essential tool needed…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Teacher Role, Educational Change, School Administration
Mikk, Jaan, Ed.; Veisson, Marika, Ed.; Luik, Piret, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2011
The studies in this volume explore a number of issues in education today. One paper reveals what actually motivates teachers to develop their career, another, how to teach primary teachers to talk about visual art. Children's artworks were explored in one article to see how they relate to their adjustment to school. In another, a case study was…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Speech Communication, Primary Education, Learning Disabilities
Seiter, Ellen – Peter Lang New York, 2007
Based on four years of experience teaching computers to 8-12 year olds, media scholar Ellen Seiter offers parents and educators practical advice on what children need to know about the Internet and when they need to know it. "The Internet Playground" argues that, contrary to the promises of technology boosters, teaching with computers is very…
Descriptors: Internet, Popular Culture, Teaching Methods, Media Literacy
