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Rice, Mary Frances, Ed.; Dallacqua, Ashley K., Ed. – Advances in Research on Teaching, 2021
"Luminous Literacies" shares examples of teachers and educators using local knowledge to illustrate literacy engagement and curriculum-making through scholarly accounts of experiences in teacher preparation courses, classrooms, and other community spaces in New Mexico. This edited collection includes chapters focusing on the teaching of…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Indigenous Populations, American Indian Students, Culturally Relevant Education
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Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students
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Singh, Sukhmani; Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
Immigrants are a fast-growing segment of the United States population. Presently, some 39.9 million immigrants call America home (Passel & Cohn, 2012; U.S. Census Bureau, 2011b). Today, immigrants come from all over the world, but most new Americans originate in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. It is because of the mass migration of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Immigrants, Immigration
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Knight, Eliot; Gunawardena, Charlotte N.; Aydin, Cengiz Hakan – Educational Media International, 2009
This study examines cross-cultural interpretations of icons and images drawn from US academic websites. Participants from Morocco, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and the USA responded to an online questionnaire containing 18 icons and images representing online functions and information types common on US academic websites. Participants supplied meanings for…
Descriptors: North Americans, Web Sites, Computer System Design, Cross Cultural Studies
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Johnson, Caryl – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2006
The International Studies Branch, International Education and Graduate Studies Service of the United States Department of Education provides family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals with many international experiences. This article highlights the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Consumer Science, Curriculum Development
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Howley, Donal – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread adaptations and unprecedented realities in the way teaching and learning in physical education (PE) is currently being implemented and experienced globally. Understanding the similarities and differing realities of some of these experiences across contexts and countries can help to inform…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Education
US Senate, 2005
The purpose of this hearing was to review the implementation of Titles I through III of Public Law 106-393, "The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000." Statements were presented by: Honorable Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senator from New Mexico; Honorable Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator from Washington; Honorable Larry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conservation (Environment), Natural Resources, Agriculture
Bagnato, Kristin – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2005
Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States, and the recent influx of Hispanics has turned some states into "majority-minority" populations. Texas has announced that it has joined California, New Mexico and Hawaii in the club, with a 50.2 percent minority population. According to March 2002 U.S. Census Department data,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Groups, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students
Wayne, Earl Anthony – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2019
As new technology reshapes workplaces and jobs across North America, the United States, Mexico, and Canada need to reinvent the ways that they educate, train, and re-skill their workforces. With Mexico and Canada now the United States' two largest economic partners, more than ever the three countries need to work together to effectively and…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Foreign Countries, Public Sector, Private Sector
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Faculty at 11 higher education institutions in California, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico have been experimenting with computer conferencing on the BESTNET (Bilingual English-Spanish Telecommunications Network). The growing system is credited with creating an international student-faculty community that crosses cultural barriers for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
Garza, Cris; Rodriguez, Victor – 1999
This resource guide was developed for teachers and administrators interested in participating in intercultural and international exchange programs or starting an exchange program. An analysis of an exchange program's critical elements discusses exchange activities; orientation sessions; duration of exchange; criteria for participation; travel,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
Soete, George J., Comp.; Zimmerman, Glen, Comp. – 1999
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit and Flyer reports results of a survey conducted in January 1999 that examined how ARL (Association of Research Libraries) member libraries assure the safety and security of persons, library materials, physical facilities, furnishings, computer equipment, etc. Forty-five of the 122 ARL member…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Security, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Gutierrez, Ramon A. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2007
In this article, the author reflects on the events that took place in the year 1972. The author was a junior at the University of New Mexico back then, refusing to eat or buy grapes and lettuce, picketing grocers who did not carry United Farm Workers of America produce. He and his buddies cast their votes against granting Richard Nixon a second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Patriotism, Peace
McNeil, Beth, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to investigate the status of core competencies (i.e., the skills, knowledge, abilities, and attributes that employees across an organization are expected to have to contribute successfully…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, Ed.; Tarrant, Kate, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
Smooth early childhood transitions are key to ensuring positive outcomes for young children the world over--but in today's fragmented early education systems, it's difficult to ensure continuity among programs and services. Early childhood professionals will help change that with this book, the first to propose a comprehensive, practical framework…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
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