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Classes in Themselves and for Themselves: The Practice of Monitorial Education for Different Social Classes in Sweden, 1820-1843
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Larsson, Esbjörn – History of Education, 2016
This article investigates the monitorial system of education in Sweden between 1820 and 1843. In contrast to previous research, which has emphasised monitorial education as a method for disciplining poor children, this article compares the use of the method in schools for the working classes and in academic schools. Using concepts such as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Comparative Analysis, Working Class
Racialized Classroom Practices in a Diverse Amsterdam Primary School: The Silencing, Disparagement, and Discipline of Students of Color
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Weiner, Melissa F. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2016
In both Europe and the US, racial and ethnic minority students experience discrimination at the hands of teachers that negatively impacts academic achievement. In the US, scholars have documented how a predominantly white teaching force racializes students of color through discipline and low expectations, which impact educational attainment. But…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Ethnic Groups, Minority Group Students, Equal Education
Inside Chinese Schools--Through the Personal Experience in China
Copithorne, Tama Yagai – Interchange, 1977
Academic and skill content of elementary education in China are described. (MJB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Case Studies, Curriculum