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Direct linkScorgie, Kate, Ed.; Forlin, Chris, Ed. – International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, 2019
This volume in the International Perspectives on Inclusive Education Series explores innovative perspectives and practices regarding social inclusion of potentially marginalized individuals from multiple perspectives. This book blends theoretical and evidence-based research about social inclusion and belonging, while simultaneously giving voice to…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Social Environment, Sense of Community, Evidence Based Practice
Flynn, James R. – Cambridge University Press, 2012
The "Flynn effect" is a surprising finding, identified by James R. Flynn, that IQ test scores have significantly increased from one generation to the next over the past century. Flynn now brings us an exciting new book which aims to make sense of this rise in IQ scores and considers what this tells us about our intelligence, our minds…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, Intelligence, Older Adults
Yuca, Sevil Ari, Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book aims to provide readers with a general as well as an advanced overview of the key trends in childhood obesity. Obesity is an illness that occurs due to a combination of genetic, environmental, psychosocial, metabolic and hormonal factors. The prevalence of obesity has shown a great rise both in adults and children in the last 30 years.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Risk, Physical Activities, Adolescents
IGI Global, 2017
The integration of technology into modern classrooms has enhanced learning opportunities for students. With increased access to educational content, students gain a better understanding of the concepts being taught. "Flipped Instruction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice" is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Homework
Colclough, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
What do we know about the outcomes of education in developing countries? Where are the gaps in our knowledge, and why are they important to fill? What are the policy challenges that underlie these knowledge gaps, and how can education best contribute to eliminating the problem of widespread poverty in the developing world? This book arises out of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Studies, Poverty, Educational Research
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1999
Papers compiled in this fourth annual conference collection deal with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following the welcome addresses to the conference, the 42 papers cover a variety of relevant topics, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1997
Papers collected in this second annual conference proceedings deal in particular with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following welcome addresses to the conference, the 53 articles cover a variety of relevant topics,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 1998
Papers compiled in this third annual conference collection deal in particular with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following the welcome addresses to the conference, the 52 papers cover a variety of relevant topics,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1983
Expanding on information provided in a softcover report of the same title, this hardcover edition contains additional chapters and presents a more complete picture of the revolution in child survival that UNICEF now believes to be possible. Part I, the annual message from the executive director of UNICEF, summarizes worldwide reaction to…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Developing Nations, Family Planning
Verhellen, Eugeen, Ed. – 2001
Papers compiled in this sixth annual conference collection deal with views and theories on children's rights and provide extensive information on background, motivation, strategies, and main trends in the field of children's rights. Following the welcome addresses to the conference, the 43 papers cover a variety of relevant topics, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Childrens Rights
Download full textDavis, Leonard – 1994
It is estimated that by the year 2010, 50 percent of the population of southeast Asia will be under 15 years of age. Based on a research project completed in 1993, this book provides a regional overview of the quality of life for these children, and is targeted not only at those with an academic and professional interest in child care and social…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Kimball, Solon T. – 1974
An anthropological perspective on the educative process is presented in the four parts of this book. Part 1, "An Anthropological Overview," suggests some of the many viewpoints from which anthropology says something about education. For instance, methodologically, anthropologists look at the whole context of a learning situation rather…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Machel, Graca – 2001
The outgrowth of a 1996 report on the impact of armed conflict on the well-being of children, and preparation for the 2000 International Conference on War-affected Children, this book examines progress made and obstacles encountered since 1996 in relieving the trauma of armed conflict. The stories recount family displacement, the rise of HIV/AIDS…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Change Strategies, Child Health, Child Welfare
Kagitcibasi, Cigdem – 1996
Using a contextual-developmental-functional approach, this book seeks to discover the functional links between family dynamics and socialization within varying sociocultural contexts to human development, and to integrate theory and application in large-scale interventions promoting human well-being and societal development in the Majority World.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies
