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Reaching In, Reaching Out: Faith Schools, Community Engagement, and 21st-Century Skills for Intercultural Understanding
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Parker-Jenkins, Marie; Glenn, Meli; Janmaat, Jan Germen – UCL IOE Press, 2014
In what ways do Jewish and Muslim faith schools in Britain play a role in promoting and contributing to community cohesion? What 21st-century skills around intercultural understanding do they foster? This book examines the nuances of faith in school settings and draws on a case study of Jewish and Muslim faith schools. The authors show how these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parochial Schools, Jews, Judaism
Preparing Teachers to Work with Diversity Issues in Israel: Paradigms, Puzzles, and Praxis
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Winter, Jeffrey S. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2009
This article presents findings from a qualitative study exploring how Israeli teacher educators prepare candidates to address multicultural issues. Background is presented regarding multicultural education in Israel along with a discussion concerning Israel's unique diversity-related challenges. Findings explore multicultural practices that are…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators
College Teaching and the Development of Reasoning
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Fuller, Robert G., Ed.; Campbell, Thomas C., Ed.; Dykstra, Dewey I., Jr., Ed.; Stevens, Scott M., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This book is intended to offer college faculty members the insights of the development of reasoning movement that enlighten physics educators in the late 1970s and led to a variety of college programs directed at improving the reasoning patterns used by college students. While the original materials were directed at physics concepts, they quickly…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), College Instruction, College Students, Textbooks
A New Challenge for Clio's Ancient Mask: Oral Sources for a History of Educational Institutions.
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Christensen, Lawrence O.; Ridley, Jack B. – Social Studies, 1985
Oral history was used extensively in writing a history of the Missouri School of Mines, now the University of Missouri-Rolla. The project is described. The process used in selecting candidates for interviews and the interview techniques are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational History, History Instruction, Interviews, Oral History
The Reusable Communication Format.
Gonzalez, Barbara – 1990
The reprint of a 1984 article on language teaching for communicative competence focuses on the use of small group communicative activities. The benefits and advantages of small group (two to six participants) communications activities are outlined, including the increased opportunities for speaking, less intimidating context, retention of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development
"The University Is Not the U.S. Army." A Conversation with Lawrence W. Levine.
Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1997
History professor Lawrence W. Levine defends multicultural education and the concept of extending fields of study beyond the western canon. He notes that the very idea of western civilization is barely 50 years old. Includes a number of salient points concerning immigration, language, and culture. (MJP)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History
The Management of Small Primary Schools: The Case of Cyprus
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Tsiakkiros, Andreas; Pashiardis, Petros – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2002
The main goal of the present study was to investigate the perceptions of Cypriot teachers on the management of small primary schools. From the wide range of issues identified in the literature, seven areas were chosen for examination: management and leadership; teachers in small schools; advice and support; pupils in small schools; curriculum and…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Foreign Countries, Students, Elementary School Students