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Direct linkNicholas Limerick, Editor; Jamie L. Schissel, Editor; Mario López-Gopar, Editor; Vilma Huerta Cordova, Editor – Teachers College Press, 2024
The effects of colonialism in education and society have deep and difficult legacies. This book argues that it is necessary to better understand the deep roots of colonialism in order to realize justice and overturn forms of oppression in education policy, in classrooms, or in family and community-based education. Highlighting research from across…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Multilingualism, Educational Policy, Power Structure
Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams Ed.; Hana Huskic Ed.; Christina M. Noto Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2024
This timely book features rich examples of students and teachers, defined as learning partners, disrupting hierarchy in education by collaborating on social change projects. At the book's core is Paulo Freire's theorization of students and teachers working together toward co-liberation. Co-written by learning partners, each chapter in this…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Power Structure, Social Change, Teacher Student Relationship
Arbouin, Amanda – Trentham Books, 2018
Amanda Arbouin breaks new ground in documenting the learning and employment of black graduates in the UK. Ten British graduates of African Caribbean heritage review their education, both compulsory and post-compulsory, and their careers. They relate how they navigated the obstructions and microaggressions encountered while pursuing academic…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment, Educational Attainment, Barriers
Nieto, Sonia – Harvard Education Press, 2015
In "Brooklyn Dreams," Sonia Nieto--one of the leading authors and teachers in the field of multicultural education--looks back on her formative experiences as a student, activist, and educator, and shows how they reflect and illuminate the themes of her life's work. Nieto offers a poignant account of her childhood and the complexities of…
Descriptors: Public Education, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Freeman, Kassie, Ed.; Johnson, Ethan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This volume gathers scholars from around the world in a comparative approach to the various educational struggles of people of African descent, advancing the search for solutions and bringing to light new facets of the experiences of black people in the era of globalization. This book begins with "Black Populations in the Diaspora:…
Descriptors: Blacks, African Americans, Latin Americans, Children
Astley, Jeff, Ed.; Francis, Leslie J., Ed.; Robbins, Mandy, Ed.; Selcuk, Mualla, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
Religious educators today are called upon to enable young people to develop as fully-rounded human beings in a multicultural and multi-faith world. It is no longer sufficient to teach about the history of religions: religion is not relegated to the past. It is no longer sufficient to teach about the observable outward phenomena of religions:…
Descriptors: Religion, Holistic Approach, Youth, Philosophy
Kirylo, James D. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
The unfolding of Paulo Freire's philosophy, uniqueness, and the lens through which he viewed the world, which ultimately brought this gentle spirit of a man onto the world stage, began at a young age in his hometown of Recife, Brazil. Remarkably grounded in the wisdom of humility, yet gifted with a determined strength, deep insight, and perceptive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biographies, Critical Theory, Educational Theories
Hanson, Mark – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book focuses on the questions of: why do some economically disadvantaged nations develop significantly faster than others, and what roles do their educational systems play? As case illustrations, in the early 1960s Mexico and South Korea were both equally underdeveloped agrarian societies. Since that time, the development strategies pursued…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Weis, Lois, Ed.; Dolby, Nadine, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives" is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Fifteen essays from contributors representing the US, Europe, China, Latin America and other regions offer an unparralleled examination of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Class, School Choice
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Download full textJager, Sake, Ed.; Kurek, Malgorzata, Ed.; O'Rourke, Breffni, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Trinity College Dublin was proud to host, in April 2016, the Second International Conference on Telecollaboration in Higher Education, with the theme "New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice." Over two and a half days, 150 participants offered 95 research presentations, posters, and "problem shared" sessions.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Cooperation, Higher Education, Educational Research
Taylor, Tony, Ed.; Guyver, Robert, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The book is entitled History Wars in the Classroom: Global Perspectives and examines how ten separate countries have experienced debates and disputes over the contested nature of the subject, for example the "Black Armband" and "Whitewash" factions in Australia who adopt opposingly celebratory or denigratory views of Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern History, Textbooks, Racial Segregation
Guerena, Salvador, Ed.; Pisano, Vivian M., Ed. – 1998
This guide is a collection development tool of national scope for librarians who need in-depth coverage of Latino periodicals suitable for public, school, and academic libraries. Periodicals evaluated include general interest and popular magazines and newspapers that appeal to Spanish-speaking, bilingual, and English-speaking library patrons and…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Latin American Culture, Latin American Literature, Libraries
Ruiz, Octavio Madigan; And Others – 1995
This resource book braids together the cultural, political and economic realities which together shape Mexican history. The guiding question for the book is that of: "What do we need to know about Mexico's past in order to understand its present and future?" To address the question, the interdisciplinary resource book addresses key…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Latin American Culture, Latin American History
Gugliotta, Bobette – 1989
This collective biography offers insight into the more famous and infamous women in Mexico's history and weaves the tale of how their ways and deeds have shaped both a culture and a nation. The book starts with the conquest and ends with the twentieth century, outlining the lives of Mexican women and their causes. The women described in the book…
Descriptors: Females, History, Latin American Culture, Latin American History
Birdsall, Nancy, Ed.; Sabot, Richard H., Ed. – 1996
The studies presented in this volume help readers to understand the constraints faced in addressing the key problems within the Brazilian education system. Steps to address the issues and benefits to be gained by addressing those issues are discussed. Forty-two authors reiterate that the success of Brazil's education reform will have an important…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Development, Educational Research
