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Ruairc, Tomás Ó. – Childhood Education, 2021
CE International recently had the opportunity to connect with Tomás Ó Ruairc, the CEO of the Teaching Council of Ireland. His work at the Teaching Council represents a remarkable intersection of community, creativity, and professional standards that is capturing the attention of the OECD and European Union. Here, we share highlights from a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, National Organizations, Foreign Countries, Standards
Warden, Claire – Childhood Education, 2019
Recognizing the valuable role nature plays in human development as well as humans' responsibility toward the earth is critically important when considering how to transform education for the betterment of the individual and society. In this article, the author views nature as a force or phenomenon of the metaphysical world. As such, she suggests…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Individual Development, Educational Change, Environment
Parry, Louka – Childhood Education, 2018
In order to bring the benefits of new education approaches, strategies, and tools to classrooms around the world, we need champions of innovation to blaze the path and serve as role models of creativity and exploration. Teachers are uniquely positioned to serve in this critical role.
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Creativity, Role Models
Shute, Mary Chaplin – Childhood Education, 2017
The first six years of the child's life are infinitely the most important, as they are the years in which attitudes are being established, habits formed, and character trends largely fixed. This article examines topics such as race relations and prejudice in kindergarten, the role of kindergarten teachers, soldier play in kindergarten and its…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education, Kindergarten, Racial Relations
Ringsmose, Charlotte – Childhood Education, 2012
In Denmark, the welfare system has evened out the gaps between rich and poor. Schools and child care settings all over the country have an equal level of resources provided by the state, and are financed through taxes. Schools and child care settings in areas with families of lower socioeconomic status (SES) get extra money and resources. All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Adult Education, Illiteracy
Szecsi, Tunde – Childhood Education, 2007
During the past six months the author was fortunate to travel to Hungary three times. Although all three trips had different purposes, they had one thing in common: professional conversations between colleagues from Hungary and the United States. In this article, the author would like to provide a short overview of these visits, which resulted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Programs, Learning Experience
Wheeler, Edyth; Stomfay-Stitz, Aline – Childhood Education, 2007
As the authors began to think about this issue's Peace Education/Conflict Resolution column, they realized that their network has been going for 10 years. Their goal has been to bring together professionals in their field to learn from one another and carry the wisdom of each other into their practice on behalf of a more peaceful world. Hearing…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Peace, Violence, Foreign Countries
Liu, Karen; Kuo, Li Tsung Wen – Childhood Education, 2007
Many Americans believe that diversity issues are limited to the United States. The truth is, however, that many cultures struggle to recognize and foster cultural diversity. In this article, the authors have two aims: (1) to recognize various ethnic groups in Taiwan, in particular aboriginal groups; and (2) to inform educators about what they can…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Multicultural Education, Canada Natives
Pedro, Joan; Conrad, Dennis – Childhood Education, 2006
This article shares interpretations of an important piece of professional development in teacher education in Trinidad and Tobago, an initiative that came about because of the unique relationship between the Association of Special Education of Trinidad and Tobago (TASETT), the Teachers Union of Trinidad and Tobago (TUTTA), and the University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Cultural Context, Teacher Educators
Vidali, Eva L.; Adams, Leah D. – Childhood Education, 2006
Globalization has been associated with rapid and significant changes in national and international politics and a growing complexity in economic and sociocultural realms. Inevitably, the new realities create pressures in social and economic structures that, in turn, shape changes at national levels. The field of education is drawn into these…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Educational Needs
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Thirumurthy, Vidya – Childhood Education, 2005
In this article, the author shares the details of her visit to India in 2004 where she had the opportunity to conduct two workshops, one in Mumbai, previously Bombay, and the other one in Chennai, formerly known as Madras. She details her observations of the two groups, focusing first on the preservice group and moving on to the experienced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Workshops, Preservice Teachers, Teachers
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Staley, Lynn – Childhood Education, 2005
This article briefly summarizes highlights from the Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CATUN)-sponsored annual workshop, "A World Out of Balance: Searching for Answers Through Education" in New York City, February 4, 2005. The meeting focused on children worldwide who are struggling to survive child labor, child trafficking, child…
Descriptors: Workshops, Consciousness Raising, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries
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Thirumurthy, Vidya – Childhood Education, 2005
In India, technological advances have resulted in greater economic affluence for the people. While embracing modernization, India also struggles to break away from traditions of casteism, classism, and dowry. The Indian government has made providing free primary education to all children a priority, but getting girls to school has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Womens Education, Social Bias
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Pearce, Marni; Crowe, Charlene; Letendre, Martha; Letendre, Charlie; Baydala, Lola – Childhood Education, 2005
Throughout her 10-year teaching career, Charlene Crowe was concerned that the minds, spirits, and physical needs of indigenous children were not being addressed, let alone embraced, through the public school system in Canada. In the fall of 1996, Charlene shared her vision for a better educational approach with two aboriginal Elders. Her vision…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Charter Schools, Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations
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Chang, Cecilia Lingfen – Childhood Education, 2005
This article discusses the Atayal aboriginal kindergarten program in Taiwan, known as the Kui-whai kindergarten program. While teaching a course on "Designing Kindergarten Curriculum" at a teacher-training program in Taiwan, the author realized that she had seven aboriginal preservice teachers in her class; previously she had none. Those…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Kindergarten