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Direct linkOla Erstad Ed.; Bente E. Hagtvet Ed.; James V. Wertsch Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2024
A number of scholars within the social sciences and the humanities have elaborated on the cultural and psychological dimensions of living through social, economic and political crises. Still, developments during the last decade have created an awareness that something fundamental of the human condition is at stake, especially for the young…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Problems, Culture Conflict, Role of Education
Olmstead, Kathleen, Ed.; Troiani, Serena, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2023
"Many Books, Many Stories" aims to provide both the rationale for engaging in work with inclusive children's and young adult literature and the resources necessary for teachers, counselors, librarians and school administration to incorporate diverse literature into the classroom or into school-wide contexts. The authors provide multiple…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature, Diversity, Teaching Methods
Nagy-Zekmi, Silvia, Ed.; Hollis, Karyn, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
The representation of the economic, political, cultural and, more importantly, global interrelations between agents involved in the process of intellectual activity is at the core of the inquiry in this volume that scrutinizes a distinct transformation occurring in the modalities of intellectual production also detectable in the changing role of…
Descriptors: Ethics, Academic Discourse, Role of Education, Educational Change
Froh, Jeffrey J., Ed.; Parks, Acacia C., Ed. – APA Books, 2012
Positive psychology is a rapidly expanding area of study that is of great interest to students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels. But the field is so broad that teachers who want to cover all the bases when designing a positive psychology course may have difficulty locating and selecting materials. "Activities for Teaching…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychological Patterns, Perspective Taking, Cultural Context
Rodriguez, Nelson M., Ed.; Villaverde, Leila E., Ed. – 2000
Challenging the assumption that the study of race focuses only on "people of color," many scholars are investigating the historical and social construction of "Whiteness." This book critically interrogates whiteness across contexts; contends that "marking" Whiteness--illuminating veiled cultural assumptions of…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Images, Educational Strategies, Ethnicity
Carini, Patricia F. – 2001
This book is a collection of essays in which the author counters high-stakes testing, the pathologizing of children, and the unrelenting critique of public schools with a persuasive account of how children actively make sense of the world and their experience through the making of works, such as drawings, constructions, and writings. The book is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Childrens Art, Childrens Writing
DeCoker, Gary, Ed. – 2002
This book is a collection of works that explore the implications of a national U.S. curriculum through the study of Japanese education. It consists of 10 chapters: (1) "The Development of the Course of Study and the Structure of Educational Reform in Japan" (Hiroshi Azuma); (2) "Setting National Standards: Educational Reform, Social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Hein, Laura, Ed.; Selden, Mark, Ed. – 2000
This collection of essays focuses on textbook treatments of World War II in Japan, Germany, and the United States and gives readers a new perspective on the creation of national identities and international misunderstandings. Essays in the collection are: (1) "The Lessons of War, Global Power, and Social Change" (Laura Hein; Mark…
Descriptors: Censorship, Citizenship, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries
Download full textEasterly, Jean L., Ed. – 1994
This book addresses the following questions from a number of perspectives: (1) what is global education? (2) what does "globally aware" mean? (3) what does it mean to teach with a global perspective? and (4) what must teacher educators do to prepare themselves and their students for an increasingly more complicated world order? After a…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Drolet, Judy C., Ed.; Clark, Kay, Ed. – 1994
This book offers the insights and perspectives of 39 sexuality educators. The collection of essays, full of theoretical considerations and practical implications, addresses the needs of those responsible for educating young people about sexuality and examines the major issues and concerns of sexuality education within the school setting.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Church Role, Community Role
