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Atai, Mahmoodreza; Babaii, Esmat; Isavi, Ebrahim – Online Submission, 2018
With the advent of globalization, especially in its third phase (see Robertson, 2003), global relations of domination have undermined abuse of power at national and local levels (Fairclough, 2001). Global ELT textbooks, as corollaries of the globalization process, are not immune to the embedment of discriminatory discourses, as various studies…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Nursery Rhymes
Ries, Francis; Yanes Cabrera, Cristina; González Carriedo, Ricardo – Online Submission, 2016
Governments and multilateral organizations frequently employ comparative studies, which are receiving increased attention in the contemporary process of globalization. Within the assessment of educational policies, this comparison is used to define the parameters of quality and the models of efficiency, and it allows us to see the roles that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Secondary School Teachers, Masters Degrees
Oboegbulem, Angie; Ugwu, Rita N. – Online Submission, 2013
This study aimed at identifying the role of ICT (information and communication technology) in school administration and the extent of its application by secondary school principals in administration. To guide this study, two research questions were answered and two null hypotheses were tested. The design of the study was a descriptive survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Computer Uses in Education, School Administration
McCarthy, Sherri Nevada; de Souza, Luciana Karine; Jafaar, Jas – Online Submission, 2010
This study compares the life events perceived as "rites of passage" from adolescence to adulthood by respondents between the ages of 14 and 23 in 3 countries and discusses the possible influences of culture and globalization on these perceptions. Participants include: (1) 250 adolescents from the US (125 males and 125 females); (2) 191…
Descriptors: Maturity (Individuals), Global Approach, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Butler, Norman L.; Davidson, Barry S.; Pachocinski, Ryszard – Online Submission, 2006
This article compares Polish post-secondary vocational (grammar) schools with Canadian community colleges. Accessibility, governance and programs are discussed. The theoretical framework for this comparison was supplied by the notion of the school as an organization and social institution. We found that it is necessary for educators in both Canada…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Community Colleges
Bradley, Deborah – Online Submission, 2006
This study provides a critical ethnographic examination of the Mississauga Festival Youth Choir that emerged from my concerns related to mainstream community choral music education practices. The predominantly white memberships and Eurocentric repertoire of many community children's choirs suggests that traditional structures and practices are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Singing, Youth, Adolescents