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Henry, Annette – Teachers College Record, 2017
Background/Context: Ladson-Billings's concept of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy for African American children has been widely reinterpreted in various contexts for racialized students. In this reflective essay, I consider its challenges in Canadian contexts. Focus: I use my early ethnographic work to illustrate important aspects of culturally…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
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Murphy, Fintan; Rickard, Nikki; Gill, Anneliese; Grimmett, Helen – British Journal of Music Education, 2011
Although there are many examples of notable string programmes there has been relatively little comparative analysis of these programmes. This paper examines three benchmark string programmes (The University of Illinois String Project, The Tower Hamlets String Teaching Project and Colourstrings) alongside Music4All, an innovative string programme…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Musical Instruments, Music Education
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Beycioglu, Kadir, Ed.; Pashiardis, Petros, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
Exceptional management skills are crucial to success in educational environments. As school leaders, principals are expected to effectively supervise the school system while facing a multitude of issues and demands. "Multidimensional Perspectives on Principal Leadership Effectiveness" combines best practices and the latest approaches in…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Administrator Effectiveness, Principals, Administrator Education
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Kim, Il-Hee; Anderson, Richard C.; Miller, Brian; Jeong, Jongseong; Swim, Terri – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study investigated the influence of culture and discussion participation on rhetorical patterns in the reflective essays of 238 Korean and 196 American 4th-graders. Results showed significant differences between Korean children's essays and American children's essays in types of reasons, uses of argument elements, and uses of rhetorical…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Essays, Cultural Differences, Social Attitudes
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Kim, Minsung; Bednarz, Robert; Kim, Jaeyil – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2012
The National Research Council emphasizes using tools of representation as an essential element of spatial thinking. However, it is debatable at what age the use of spatial representation for spatial thinking skills should begin. This study investigated whether young Korean children possess the potential to understand map-like representation using…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Foreign Countries, Map Skills
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Martin-Dunlop, Catherine; Hodum, Peter – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2009
This article describes a research study in which a biologist and his research on Antarctic seabirds became part of an integrated science course for prospective elementary teachers. Students used the scientist's database on seabird chick growth rates for an experimental design investigation while the "regular" classes had a single science…
Descriptors: Research Design, Investigations, Scientific Principles, Databases
Lippman, Peter C. – DesignShare (NJ1), 2004
There has been little analysis of how the "L" Shape design pattern might influence learning as well as be incorporated into the design of new school facilities. This article: (1) re-examines the "Fat L" (Dyck, 1994) Classroom as a design pattern which supports a range of activity settings; (2) defines activity settings; (3)…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Elementary Schools, High Schools
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale. Dept. of Curriculum, Instruction and Media. – 1987
This report details a visit to China by a delegation from the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The 3-week visit included 14 schools in 8 cities. The report includes general impressions of the society, a description of the general educational system and a more detailed look at mathematics programs. The report discusses mathematics…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Traits, Elementary School Mathematics
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2009
The "International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. It contains the following papers: (1) Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A Case Study of Professional Development in an African American High School's…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies