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Direct linkHarford, Judith, Ed.; Hudson, Brian, Ed.; Niemi, Hannele, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
Ensuring quality in and through teaching and learning has become a fundamental global concern. Emanating from a colloquium on "Quality Assurance and Teacher Education" hosted by University College Dublin in 2010 and funded by the European Educational Research Association, this book interrogates how quality cultures can be fostered in the field of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Research, Systems Approach
Wright, Handel Kashope, Ed.; Abdi, Ali A., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"The Dialectics of African Education and Western Discourses" addresses how continental Africans who have worked or are currently working in the Canadian academy address their dual legacy of African and Euro-American knowledge paradigms. Reflecting a range of approaches to hegemonic Euro-American paradigms that can be summarized as "appropriation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, African Studies, Education, Epistemology
Vagle, Mark D., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"Not a Stage!" is written for teachers, students, and scholars interested in the academic, social, and emotional needs of young adolescents. It is unique because it actively resists basing the practice, research, and theory of young adolescent education on developmentalism and the developmental stage of young adolescence. The purpose of this book…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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)
Swim, Terri Jo, Ed.; Howard, Keith, Ed.; Kim, Il-Hee, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
For far too long, public education had been under the shadow of terms such as failing schools, achievement gaps, and poor classroom management. While many publications have outlined these issues, the goal of this book is not to resonate despair but to illuminate individuals' hopes and dreams for public education. For the authors of this book,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Change, Teacher Education, Childrens Rights
Mikk, Jaan, Ed.; Veisson, Marika, Ed.; Luik, Piret, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The papers in this collection contribute to the understanding of several aspects of lifelong learning. Two papers highlight the characteristics of reflection among teachers including self-evaluation and blogging. Two other papers study cooperation in lifelong learning--one, the impact of communities on professional learning among university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Reflection, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
Aslan, Ednan, Ed.; Windisch, Zsofia, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
Following 9/11 and the growth of religiously legitimated violence in Islamic countries, the focus of public discussion moved to imams and teachers of religion as actors supporting Muslim isolation and the lack of willingness to integrate--imams became central figures in the debate on Islam. With great enthusiasm, politicians discovered them to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Muslims, Islam, Communication Skills
Lund, Darren E.; Panayotidis, E. Lisa; Smits, Hans; Towers, Jo – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This captivating book opens a multi-vocal and layered conversation on critical contemporary issues in teacher education. As a provocative example of self-study research, each part of the book shows the richness and productivity of collaborative, practice-based research, oriented to critical issues in teacher education. In bringing forward key…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Research, Teacher Education Curriculum, Ethics
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
Goncalves, Susana, Ed.; Carpenter, Markus A., Ed. – Peter Lang Bern, 2012
Intercultural Policies and Education is concerned with educational challenges in multicultural societies. Educational policies, practices and strategies for fruitful coexistence in the multicultural school and classroom are explored and analysed through a collection of chapters designed and selected to provide readers with international,…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Intercultural Communication, Citizenship, Citizenship Education
Beineke, John A. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
"Teaching History to Adolescents: A Quest for Relevance" is an exploration of research, ideas, trends, and practices for educators who teach American history to adolescents from the middle grades through high school. Higher education faculty in history and professional education will also find the book germane to their work. Topics within the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, United States History, Textbooks, Adolescents
Kincheloe, Joe L., Ed.; Hewitt, Randall, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
In this volume, Joe L. Kincheloe and Randall Hewitt have gathered an impressive and scholarly group of authors who argue for the continuing importance of the philosophy of education. Reviving the notion that philosophy is an essential foundation in the study and research of education, contributors to this volume directly confront the evisceration…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Postmodernism, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education
Pritchard, Rosalind M. O. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2011
The paradigmatic values underlying British and German higher education emphasise personal growth, the wholeness of the individual, intellectual freedom and the pursuit of knowledge, which cumulatively can be viewed as a form of academic essentialism. However, these concepts were generated within a particular cultural and historical context which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Political Attitudes, Educational Principles
Breyer, Yvonne Alexandra – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2011
This book highlights the potential and the challenges of corpora in language education with a particular focus on the teacher's perspective. For this purpose, the study explores the relevance of the corpus approach to central paradigms underlying contemporary language education. Furthermore, a critical analysis investigates the persisting gap…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Instruction
Witte, Arnd, Ed.; Harden, Theo, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2011
This book explores the idea of "intercultural competence", which, despite its current popularity across various discourses, has remained a vague and oscillating concept. Interculture lacks a universal definition and "competence" is not only a cognitive construct but also includes psychological traits such as attitudes, affective aspects and…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Competence, Second Language Learning, Research
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