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de Roeper, Julia; Savelsberg, Harry J. – Journal of Youth Studies, 2009
This paper challenges the orientations and assumptions underpinning policies for disadvantaged young people (DYP) in Australia. We argue that policy interventions for young people generally exhibit a binary divide, some policies fostering leadership and creative endeavours targeted on "high-functioning" young people, especially within…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Persons, Public Policy
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Pawson, Eric – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1999
Comments on the series of British books entitled "The Geography Discipline Network Guides on Teaching, Learning, and Assessment." Stresses that the guides lacks relevant information for geography teachers in New Zealand or Australia, but contends that some of the information can be adapted for educators in these countries. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Book Reviews, Cultural Relevance, Educational Change
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Edwards, Viv; Walker, Sue – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Discusses multilingual resources for children--books in languages other than English as well as dual language books written in both heritage languages and English for immigrants. Focuses on the challenges dual language books present for translators, emphasizing that publishers' insensitivity has often resulted in inadequate translations. (10…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cultural Relevance, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries