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Zajda, Joseph – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2023
This book examines dominant discourses in values education globally. It critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to values education and cultural identity, set against the current backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses discourses concerning globalisation, ideologies and the…
Descriptors: Values Education, Global Approach, Equal Education, Democracy
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Merchant, Natasha Hakimali, Ed.; Shear, Sarah B., Ed.; Au, Wayne, Ed. – Myers Education Press, 2022
Social studies education over its hundred-year history has often focused on predominantly white and male narratives. This has not only been detrimental to the increasingly diverse population of the U.S., but it has also meant that social studies as a field of scholarship has systematically excluded and marginalized the voices, teaching, and…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Civics, Equal Education, Indigenous Knowledge
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Wisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Bice, Cynthia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Influences, Racial Discrimination, African American Students
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Lazerson, Marvin – American Journal of Education, 1990
Reviews the final volume of Lawrence Cremin's trilogy on American education, "American Education: The Metropolitan Experience, 1876-1980" (1988) and summarizes the earlier volumes. Inequality, equity, and the role of education in a democracy are the central themes. (DM)
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational History, Equal Education, Literacy
Reimers, Fernando – 1993
Three case studies show innovative education programs that provide quality basic education with equity. After explaining the significance of educational innovation of democracy in Latin America and the constraints to educational development, the investigation of the three programs follows. The program of Fe y Alegria (Faith and Joy) in 12…
Descriptors: Democracy, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Development