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Download full textBadma-Odsar, Comp.; Hailia, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2019
In this dossier the focus is mainly on the Mongolian language in education in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (hereafter: Inner Mongolia). The Khalkha dialect, which is a dialect of the Mongolian language, is written with its Cyrillic script in Mongolia. In Inner Mongolia, people write with Hudum, a vertical Mongolian script that is also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Native Language Instruction, Language Usage
Direct linkGuile, David, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Peer reviewedReinders, Hayo, Ed.; Nunan, David, Ed.; Zou, Bin, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2017
This book evaluates the origins of processes of change in language teaching in China, and the factors influencing their success. Examining diverse experiences and drawing on the perspectives of academics from the top institutions in the country, the authors analyse the complex interplay between global and local influences on language policies.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
Conteh, Jean, Ed.; Meier, Gabriela, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2014
Starting from the key idea that learners and teachers bring diverse linguistic knowledge and resources to education, this book establishes and explores the concept of the 'multilingual turn' in languages education and the potential benefits for individuals and societies. It takes account of recent research, policy, and practice in the fields of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Streitwieser, Bernhard, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2014
Continuous and rapid developments in global higher education today more than ever before present new questions, greater challenges, and vast new opportunities for institutions, policy makers, scholars and students alike. This book is a collection of studies and essays by many of the leading experts in international higher education who share their…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Student Mobility, Comparative Education
Wyse, Dominic, Ed.; Andrews, Richard, Ed.; Hoffman, James, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
Edited by three authorities in the field, this "Handbook" presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, language and literacy teaching. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension, Writing (Composition), Spelling
Fu, Zhenghong – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1990
Argues that basic education is the greatest weakness in China's education system. Describes recent reforms in Sichuan province with each town council working on individual plans for compulsory education. Suggests new surtax to fund rural education. Suggest practical techniques for local economic development with continuing "post-school…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Fitting Teacher Education to the Needs of Rural Economic Development and Rural Middle School Reform.
Jiang, Youtang – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1990
Points out there is an urgent need for specialized teacher education to promote the transition to modern agricultural production. Notes that, if more students are to attend middle and secondary schools in rural areas, there is a need for more rural teachers. Notes the close relationship between qualified personnel and economic development. (NL)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Wei, Suokang – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1990
Suggests that the primary task of socialism is to develop a commodity economy in rural areas. Claims local education best meets the needs of local development. Sees vocational, technical, and adult education as the basic structure to initiate reform. Recommends making schools multifunctional; providing work-study structure and preemployment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Educational Development, Educational Planning
Cong, Xiaoping – University of British Columbia Press, 2007
"Teachers' Schools and the Making of the Modern Chinese Nation-State" is an innovative account of educational and social transformations in politically tumultuous early twentieth-century China. It focuses on the unique nature of Chinese teachers' schools, which bridged Chinese and Western ideals, and the critical role that these schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Change, Development, Educational History
McKenna, Michael C., Ed.; Labbo, Linda D., Ed.; Kieffer, Ronald D., Ed.; Reinking, David, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
This "Handbook" provides a comprehensive and international representation of state-of-the art research, theory, and practice related to principal areas in which significant developments are occurring in the study of literacy and technology. It offers a glimpse of the commonalities faced by literacy educators around the world, together…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Internet, Teacher Education
James, Bruce – 1983
Written for students participating in the Close Up government studies program, a week-long field experience in Washington, D.C., the readings in this booklet may be incorporated into social studies units on government, political science, or current events. Following an introduction to members of the Reagan Administration and the Supreme Court and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Anthologies, Budgets, Civil Rights
