Ticuna (ISO: tca) is a language isolate spoken in the northwestern Amazon Basin (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Ticuna has more speakers than almost all other Indigenous Amazonian languages and -- unlike most languages of the area -- is still learned by children. Yet academic linguists have given it relatively little research attention. Therefore, to…

Neoliberalism, capitalist ideas, and the disastrous human-induced state of the environment are evidence of the lack of connection between humans and the earth, calling for a rethinking of the relationships between humans and the planet. As early childhood educators, we wonder about our role in rethinking these relationships and in particular, the…

There is a plethora of studies on Latino academic underachievement, but very little information about Latino students who are successful at community colleges, yet the majority of Latino undergraduates in the U.S. attend these two-year schools. Furthermore, studies disaggregating Latino sub-groups have been limited or non-existent; therefore, this…

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the ambitious $10-billion research institution that Saudi Arabia plans to open in 2009, has signed agreements with three leading universities to help it design a curriculum and hire faculty members. The agreements, with Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the…

THE CONTRIBUTION OF EDUCATION TO THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY OF THAILAND WAS INVESTIGATED. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ABOVE THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, GRADES 8-10, INVOLVED IN THE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROCESS (BOTH ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL). THE STUDY CENTERED ON THREE QUESTIONS--(1) DOES THE THAI GOVERNMENT…

In recognition of the fact that science centers and other informal educational institutions can play a role in the reform of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, several major research and professional programs are currently underway. This article discusses one such effort, the Center for Informal Learning and…