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Banegas, Darío Luis, Ed.; Edwards, Emily, Ed.; Villacañas de Castro, Luis S., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2022
Little is known about how language teacher educators become, and also develop professionally as, teachers of teachers. One avenue for teacher education professional development is that of teacher research, whereby teacher educators can not only improve their practices in their immediate context but also help develop transformative pedagogies in…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Masters Programs, Undergraduate Study, Second Language Learning
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Zaida, Joseph, Ed.; Hallam, Pamela, Ed.; Whitehouse, John, Ed. – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2023
This book critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to values education, cultural identity and teaching democracy, set against the backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses discourses concerning globalisation, ideologies and the state, as well as approaches to values education and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Democracy, Values Education, Self Concept
Crutchfield, John, Ed.; Schewe, Manfred, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2017
Over the last two decades drama pedagogy has helped to lay the foundations for a new teaching and learning culture, one that accentuates physicality and centres on performative experience. Signs of this 'performative turn' in education are especially strong in the field of foreign/second language teaching. This volume introduces scholars, language…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Drama, Performance, Second Language Instruction
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Ahmed Sahlane Ed.; Rosalind Pritchard Ed. – English Language Education, 2023
This volume provides an overview of current issues in English as an International Language (EIL) education and critical intercultural literacy pedagogy. The different chapters are inspired by 'critical interculturality' as a decolonial project that seeks to interrogate the structures, conditions, and mechanisms of colonial power relations that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Literacy Education
Shields, Carolyn M., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
This important, timely, and thought-provoking reader is a collection of original chapters by authors from five different countries, each of whom explores a facet of transformative leadership. Transformative leadership is fundamentally a critical approach to leadership that goes well beyond the tenets of most current leadership theories to focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Critical Theory, Democracy
Lopez-Varela, Asuncion, Ed. – InTech, 2012
This is a unique and groundbreaking collection of questions and answers coming from higher education institutions on diverse fields and across a wide spectrum of countries and cultures. It creates routes for further innovation, collaboration amidst the Sciences (both Natural and Social) and the Humanities and the private and the public sectors of…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Hermeneutics, Observation, European History
Goncalves, Susana, Ed.; Carpenter, Markus A., Ed. – Peter Lang Bern, 2012
Intercultural Policies and Education is concerned with educational challenges in multicultural societies. Educational policies, practices and strategies for fruitful coexistence in the multicultural school and classroom are explored and analysed through a collection of chapters designed and selected to provide readers with international,…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Intercultural Communication, Citizenship, Citizenship Education
Arthur, James, Ed.; Peterson, Andrew, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"The Routledge Companion to Education" presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially commissioned chapters, covering all aspects of education, introduce you to the ideas, research and issues that have shaped this most diverse, dynamic and fluid field. Part one…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Class, Nontraditional Education, Multicultural Education
Cahn, Steven M., Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2011
Now even more affordably priced in its second edition, "Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education" is ideal for undergraduate and graduate philosophy of education courses. Editor Steven M. Cahn, a highly respected contributor to the field, brings together writings by leading figures in the history of philosophy and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Educational Philosophy, School Choice
Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.; Rueda, Robert, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
This is the first research handbook to address all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement. Leading experts examine how teaching and learning intersect with cultural and language differences and socioeconomic disparities in today's increasingly diverse schools and communities. The volume weaves compelling research…
Descriptors: Expertise, Reading Comprehension, Literacy Education, Informal Education
Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
Democratic political systems and the democratic way of life is aspired by most people around the world. Democracy is considered to be morally superior to other forms of political systems as it aspires to secure civil liberties, human rights, social justice and equality before the law for everyone regardless of their gender, culture, religion and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Multicultural Education, Cultural Differences, Citizenship Education
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Grace, Andre P., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Social Class
Ball, Arnetha, Ed.; Tyson, Cynthia A., Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
"Studying Diversity in Teacher Education" is a collaborative effort by experts seeking to elucidate one of the most important issues facing education today. First, the volume examines historically persistent, yet unresolved issues in teacher education and presents research that is currently being done to address these issues. Second, it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Cultural Pluralism
Cuyjet, Michael J., Ed.; Howard-Hamilton, Mary F., Ed.; Cooper, Diane L., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2011
As the diversity of the students on campus increases, the importance for everyone in authority to understand students' distinct cultures and how they perceive institutions, and equally, to understand their own privilege, and often unconscious cultural assumptions, has never been greater. This book presents a comprehensive set of resources to guide…
Descriptors: Social Justice, College Students, Race, Discussion
Malchiodi, Cathy A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Providing a complete overview of art therapy, from theory and research to practical applications, this is the definitive handbook in the field. Leading practitioners demonstrate the nuts and bolts of arts-based intervention with children, adults, families, couples, and groups dealing with a wide range of clinical issues. Rich with illustrative…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cultural Pluralism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Military Personnel
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