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Benet, James, Ed.; Daniels, Arlene Kaplan, Ed. – 1980
Spurred on by such discussions of education as Jenk's "Inequality" and Coleman's controversial pronouncements on desegregation orders and "white flight," this anthology focuses on the efficacy of educational reform. The articles were compiled from two issues of the journal "Social Problems." The introductory essay by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingualism, Black Students, College Faculty
Tomlinson, Sally, Ed. – 1997
This book contains 12 papers examining policy developments and practices in the vocational education of British youths between the ages of 14 and 19. The following papers are included: "Foreword" (Tony Edwards); "Education 14-19: Divided and Divisive" (Sally Tomlinson); "Aims, Values and the Curriculum" (Richard…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Needs
2002
These papers examine various perspectives on the gender debate in education: (1) "'Too Strong for a Woman': The Five Words That Created Title IX" (Bernice R. Sandler); (2) "Feminists Discover the Hidden Injuries of Coeducation" (David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot); (3) "Images of Relationship" (Carol Gilligan); (4)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Bullying, Coeducation
Fennema, Elizabeth, Ed.; Ayer, M. Jane, Ed. – 1984
Suitable for use in postsecondary courses in women's studies, curriculum theory, educational policy, or introductory educational administration, this book presents current scholarship on educational goals for women as well as the role and position of women in education. Twelve essays are presented in separate chapters. Chapter 1, an introduction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Career Development, Curriculum Development
Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Slowey, Maria, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 11 papers on higher education and lifelong learners. The following papers are included: "Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective on Non-Traditional Students and Lifelong Learners" (Hans G. Schuetze, Maria Slowey); "Austria: The Enduring Myth of the Full-Time Student: An…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Change Strategies, Colleges
Jones, Lee, Ed. – 2000
This book offers 26 papers by black male scholars that examine the experience of being a black man in the academy and demonstrate what black men have contributed to the scholarly enterprise. After a Foreword by the editor and an Introduction by Lee Jones, in Part 1, "Characteristics of the Academy," includes eight papers that cover…
Descriptors: Athletics, Black Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Culture
Rodriguez, Alberto J., Ed.; Kitchen, Richard S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2005
This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogical approaches). Teacher educators from across the United States present rich narratives…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Teacher Supervisors
Trueba, Enrique T., Ed.; Bartolome, Lilia I., Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers by ethnic scholars highlights the complex struggle for equality and power. It begins with a series foreword, "Beyond Psychologizing Multiculturalism" (Donaldo Macedo), and an introduction, "Democracy Sabotaged by Democracy: Immigration under Neoliberalism" (Peter McLaren). The 14 papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian American Students, Bilingual Education, Chinese
Armstrong, Denise E.; McMahon, Brenda J. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
This book is motivated by the authors' experiences in working with students and their families in urban communities. They are particularly concerned about the urgent imperative to address the endemic educational and societal challenges that pervade the lives of urban students, particularly those who live in poverty, are of minority and immigrant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Urban Schools, Race
Smoke, Trudy, Ed. – 1998
The collection of essays on the politics of adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction includes: "The Politics of Adult ESL literacy: Becoming Politically Visible" (Pamela Ferguson); "Learning To Be Legal: Unintended Meanings for Adult Schools" (Pia Moriarty); "The Relationship Between Knowing Our Students' Real…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anorexia Nervosa, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Hedges, Larry V., Ed.; Schneider, Barbara, Ed. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2005
Schools are complex social settings where students, teachers, administrators, and parents interact to shape a child's educational experience. Any effort to improve educational outcomes for America's children requires a dynamic understanding of the environments in which children learn. In "The Social Organization of Schooling", editors Larry Hedges…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, School Culture
Rubenstein, Rheta N., Ed. – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2004
Teaching is a complex, ongoing endeavor that involves a myriad of decisions. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM's) Sixty-Sixth Yearbook is organized around three aspects of teaching: foundations for teaching, the enactment of teaching, and the support of teaching nurtured in preservice education and strengthened throughout a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics
Powers, Myra L., Ed.; Hartley, Nancy K., Ed. – 1999
This monograph presents a collection of papers that focus on excellence in teacher education and examine questions which are critical to the reform of curriculum and pedagogy. The 10 chapters are: (1) "Using a Multi-Dimensional Web Site for Physics Instruction" (James P. Downing and Ruwang Sung); (2) "College Algebra Reform:…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Active Learning, Algebra, Chemistry
Smith, Chris Selby, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 17 case studies and other papers on the impact of research and development on decision making in Australia's vocational education and training (VET), technical and further education (TAFE), and adult and community education (ACE) sectors. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Chris Selby Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Education
Thomas, Gail E., Ed. – 1981
The conditions and experiences of black students in higher education in the 1970s are addressed in 27 essays. The essays are categorized in terms of: history and profile; admissions and access; enrollment, academic experience, and career choice; black higher educational survival; recruitment and retention; and structural policies. Among the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
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