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Teaching Caribbean Students: Research on Social Issues in the Caribbean and Abroad.
Bastick, Tony, Ed.; Ezenne, Austin, Ed. – 2003
The issues and findings in the research essays in this collection focus on two main themes: the identification of challenges in preparing Caribbean students for the new global network and the isolation of the challenges posed in developing these global relations. Part 1, "Socially Sensitive Pedagogies," contains: (1) "Domain-Specific Modern…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Discipline, Educational Research
African American Males in School and Society: Practices and Policies for Effective Education.
Polite, Vernon C., Ed.; Davis, James Earl, Ed. – 1999
This collection provides many insights into the condition of African American males, emphasizing educational attainment and achievement, and offers methodologies for documenting how the social and educational worlds of African American males intersect. The essays are: (1) "Teaching Black Males: Lessons from the Experts" (Michele Foster…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Blacks, Disabilities
Social/Emotional Issues, Underachievement, and Counseling of Gifted and Talented Students. Essential Readings in Gifted Education Series
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Moon, Sidney M., Ed.; Reis, Sally M., Ed. – Corwin Press, 2004
Focusing on the social and emotional characteristics of gifted students in general, and underachievers in particular, the sixteen articles in this ready-reference also provide an introduction to appropriate counseling methods for the gifted. Key features include: (1) Expert Sidney M. Moon's comprehensive analysis of some of the most influential…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Student Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Adolescents
Contemporary Perspectives on Social Learning in Early Childhood Education. Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood Education
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Saracho, Olivia, Ed.; Spodek, Bernard, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge and to gain information about the social dimensions. This intellectual movement of wide cross-disciplinary sources reconstructs the problems of epistemology when knowledge is considered to be intrinsically social. In the first chapter, "Social Epistemology and Social…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Epistemology, Socialization, Play
Counseling in the Rehabilitation Process: Community Services for Mental and Physical Disabilities. Second Edition.
Gandy, Gerald L.; Martin, E. Davis, Jr.; Hardy, Richard E. – 1999
This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation counseling and services. Part 1 lays the foundation. "Foundations of Rehabilitation" (Martin) describes bases of the process. "Historical Antecedents of the Rehabilitation Enterprise in America" and "Development of the Rehabilitation Enterprise in America" (Lassiter, Lassiter) describe…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Education, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques