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STEM Education for Girls and Women: Breaking Barriers and Exploring Gender Inequality in Asia
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UNESCO Bangkok, 2020
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields are considered catalysts for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Yet, particularly for STEM fields, girls and women, for a multitude of social, cultural and psychological reasons, engage and participate at a lower rate than boys and men. This research…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Womens Education, Females, Barriers
Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (Antalya, Turkey, November 10-13, 2022). Volume 1
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Attou, Amal Ben, Ed.; Ciddi, M. Lutfi, Ed.; Unal, Mevlut, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on November 10-13, 2022, in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Innovating EFL Teaching in Asia
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Muller, Theron, Ed.; Herder, Steven, Ed.; Adamson, John, Ed.; Brown, Philip Shigeo, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
This collection offers a distinctly Asian voice for English language education and addresses some of the unique needs of Asian learners in EFL contexts. Teachers and researchers from nine Asian countries present some of the most current and innovative research in five distinct and fascinating areas of EFL teaching and learning. This book is…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Picture Books, Boarding Schools, Learning Strategies
Culture in Education and Development Principles, Practice and Policy. Bristol Papers in Education
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Stephens, David – Symposium Books, 2007
There is increasing recognition of the important role culture plays in the framing and delivery of education and development in the South. Whether this is in the reciprocal and synergistic relationship between theory and practice or the links between research and policy, it is clear that at the heart of successful educational development is a…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Case Studies
A World of Babies: Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven Societies.
DeLoache, Judy S., Ed.; Gottlieb, Alma, Ed. – 2000
People living in different parts of the world hold diverse beliefs about the nature and the nurturing of infants. Celebrating that diversity and based on the research of anthropologists, psychologists, and historians, this book presents information on child care from seven societies around the world, past and present, illustrating how the…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Child Development, Child Rearing, Colonial History (United States)
Cultural Factors and Population in Developing Countries. Occasional Monograph Series, No. Six. ICP Work Agreement Reports.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. – 1976
Five studies focus on the cultural components of population issues in Thailand, Jamaica, Korea, Kenya, and Indonesia. The reports explore the influence of cultural factors on contraceptive practice, family planning, abortion, and education. Recommendations are made for policymakers in areas that impinge on population growth. "Birth Control…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Birth Rate