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Direct linkZajda, Joseph, Ed.; Majhanovich, Suzanne, Ed. – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2021
This book critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to cultural identity, set against the current backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses current discourses concerning globalisation, ideologies and the state, as well as approaches to constructing national, ethnic and religious…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Global Approach, Nationalism, Ideology
Mertens, Steven B., Ed; Anfara, Vincent A., Ed.; Roney, Kathleen, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
Studies like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have compared the performance of U.S. middle grade students (i.e., eighth graders) to those in other countries. In relation to middle grade schools, 20 countries outperformed the United States in mathematics and nine countries scored above the U.S. in science. The intent of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, International Education, Comparative Education, Educational Research
Scarlett, Jack – 1976
This paper discusses the implication of the back to basics movement in elementary school social studies. The paper is divided into three sections, each of which considers a different aspect of the issue. Part one briefly discusses the nature and extent of the back to basics movement in the United States. The various interpretations of the term…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Comparative Education, Definitions, Educational Trends
Download full textWalters, Shirley, Ed.; Manicom, Linzi, Ed. – 1996
This book is a collection of critical reflections on feminist adult education work in grassroots organizations, development projects, formal institutions, and community education programs in a wide variety of countries: South Africa, India, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Australia. The contributors come from a variety of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Programs
