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Noguchi, Fumiko; Guevara, Jose Roberto; Yorozu, Rika – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This handbook identifies principles and policy mechanisms to advance community-based learning for sustainable development based on the commitments endorsed by the participants of the "Kominkan-CLC International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development," which took place in Okayama City, Japan, in October 2014. To inform…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Community Education, Guides
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Hjelm, Titus – Teaching in Higher Education, 2013
Collaborative learning and critical pedagogy are widely recognized as "empowering" pedagogies for higher education. Yet, the practical implementation of both has a mixed record. The question, then, is: How could collaborative and critical pedagogies be empowered themselves? This paper makes a primarily theoretical case for discourse…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cooperative Learning, Critical Theory, Discourse Analysis
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Degges-White, Suzanne E.; Colon, Bonnie R.; Borzumato-Gainey, Christine – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 2013
Feminist supervision is based on the principles of feminist theory. Goals include sharing responsibility for the supervision process, empowering the supervisee, attending to the contextual assumptions about clients, and analyzing gender roles. This article explores feminist supervision and guidelines for providing counseling supervision…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Guidelines, Feminism, Supervision
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Osei-Kofi, Nana – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2013
In the quest for anti-oppressive research practices grounded in a commitment to social justice, arts-based research holds promise for scholars in a wide range of disciplines and fields of study, including education. In this article, I discuss the possibilities and challenges of social justice-informed arts-based research, drawing on data from a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Art Education, Social Science Research, Research Problems
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Scott, Janelle – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
Drawing from historical, sociological, and policy literatures, as well as legislative activity, this article traces the intellectual and political evolution of educational equity, beginning with progressive models of redistribution and remedy to more recent neoliberal forms, which privilege parental empowerment through the expansion of school…
Descriptors: School Choice, Equal Education, Educational History, Government Role
Bognar, Branko – Online Submission, 2013
The role of a teacher as an action researcher in Croatia is still insufficiently appreciated and promoted in initial teachers' training, school students learning and in the employed teachers' professional post-qualification development. In this country, teachers are most frequently perceived as mediators or technicians whose task is to prepare and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Empowerment, Action Research, Teacher Researchers
Vasquez-Terry, Teresa LaDoan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of The REMLE Project was to develop a best practices model for using the iPad as an assistive technology device with families of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Implementation of a double-blind, randomized control trial during a six-week intervention utilizing the iPad was measured for effectiveness in empowerment, social…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Handheld Devices, Assistive Technology
Cofield, Candace – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation addresses the dynamic interaction between policies aimed at urban education reform and teachers' role in advancing policy objectives. It examines teacher agency in the context of proposed community and school change by focusing on teacher involvement with policy implementation. It investigates teacher views of their individual…
Descriptors: Urban Renewal, Teacher Empowerment, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Locher, Holley M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Academic freedom is a cornerstone principle to the U. S. system of higher education and is intended to exist for all faculty. Thus, the dominant discourse is that academic freedom is neutral. Utilizing the framework of critical race theory, this research demonstrates that faculty of color can differentially experience and perceive their academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Academic Freedom, Teacher Attitudes
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Schettino, Carmel – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2013
Although the Gender Achievement Gap is closing in mathematics, the "interest gap" in pursuing STEM fields is not. One recommendation for encouraging young women to continue on in mathematical studies is to find instructional methods that allow them to feel more included in the learning process--fostering attitudes such as…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Adolescents, Females, Inclusion
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Hammond, Nick – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2013
Eliciting and advocating the voice of the child remains at the heart of international political agenda and also remains a central role for educational psychologists (EPs). Previous research indicates that EPs tend to use language-based methods for eliciting and advocating views of children. However, these approaches are often limited. Taking a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Semantics, Psychologists, Educational Psychology
Lake, Robert – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The "Vygotsky on Education Primer" serves as an introduction to the life and work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Even though he died almost eighty years ago, his life's work remains both relevant and significant to the field of education today. This book examines Vygotsky's emphasis on the role of cultural and historical context in…
Descriptors: Learning, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Learning Theories
Clark, Kenneth Norman – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A "commons" is the conventional term that describes a widely accessible and shared resource, such as an ocean, open rangeland, a public park, or public portions of the Internet, which is difficult to exclude or limit use once naturally provided or humanly produced. Ruin of a commons can result when individuals use the resource recklessly…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Internet, Governance, Federal Government
Afterschool Alliance, 2012
The Afterschool Alliance, in partnership with MetLife Foundation, is proud to present the third in its latest series of four issue briefs examining critical issues facing middle school youth and the vital role afterschool programs play in addressing these issues. This brief explores afterschool and parent engagement. There is little dispute…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Parent Student Relationship, Parent Participation, Middle School Students
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Gomez, Aurelia – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2012
Empowering Women is a traveling exhibition of folk art that focuses on ten cooperatives from four continents and ten countries. The exhibition is a window into the ways that cooperatives empower women to: (1) preserve and reinvigorate their country's traditional arts; (2) generate steady livelihoods for their families; (3) send their children to…
Descriptors: Exhibits, Folk Culture, Art, Handicrafts
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