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Critical Issues in Early Childhood Teacher Education, Volume 1: US Perspectives. Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association Book Series
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Jones, Ithel, Ed.; Lin, Miranda, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2019
In recent years there have been signicant changes in education across the globe, largely as a result of changing demographics, technological developments, and increased globalization. Relatedly, the changing needs of societies and families, along with new research ndings, provide new directions in early childhood education. Consequently, early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
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
Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
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Baksh, Rawwida, Ed.; Munro, Tanyss, Ed. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2009
This book includes a range of community peacebuilding experiences from across the Commonwealth that have been applying open and distance learning (ODL) approaches. The case studies offer insights into the challenges as well as the kinds of interventions that have worked and how they can be built upon. They show that ODL can be an effective and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Distance Education, Conflict Resolution, Childrens Rights
Women Reformed, Women Empowered: Poor Mothers and the Endangered Promise of Head Start. Women in the Political Economy Series.
Ames, Lynda J.; Ellsworth, Jeanne – 1997
By exploring the everyday experiences of women in a rural Head Start program, this study examines the processes of underprivileged women working to make a better life for themselves and their families. In all, researchers interviewed 42 parents, 7 of them fathers, 18 staff members, and 4 community representatives. To empower mothers, the Head…
Descriptors: Administration, Empowerment, Females, Low Income Groups
Questions of Intimacy: Rethinking Population Education.
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King, Linda, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 14 papers that examine recent changes in the definition, principles, and delivery of population education throughout the world. The paper titles are as follows: "Introduction" (Linda King); "Reaching Men for Health and Development" (Benno de Keijzer); "Boys, Men and Questions of Masculinity in South Africa" (Robert Morrell);…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Birth Rate