Education - Comparative

Based on a case study of engineering teaching in China's higher education sector, this work unravels the interlocking influencing factors that condition the experience of engineering faculty members along with multiple stakeholders' expectations of engineering teaching.Author: Tengteng ZhuangISBN-10: 1032387823ISBN-13: 9781032387826Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/29/2024Pages: 200Format:...

This volume uncovers the colonial epistemologies which have long dominated the transfer of curriculum knowledge across nation states, and demonstrates how a historical approach to uncovering epistemological colonialism can inform an alternative, relational mode of knowledge transfer and negotiation within curriculum studies research.Author: Weili...

In this study, the contributors survey the various elementary educational systems to investigate the reasons behind the failure of schools throughout Latin America to retain students in elementary grades.Author: Laura Randall,Joan B. AndersonISBN-10: 0765602393ISBN-13: 9780765602398Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/1999Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.13h x 6.02w...

Against John Ogbu's oppositional culture theory and Claude Steele's disidentification hypothesis, this book offers a more appropriate structural Marxian hermeneutical framework for contextualizing, conceptualizing, and evaluating the locus of causality for the black male/female intra-racial gender academic achievement gap in the United States of...

This book explores what students are learning and outlines the changing global context of provision for undergraduates.Author: Camille KandikoISBN-10: 0415809282ISBN-13: 9780415809283Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2014Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

This book examines the STEM education policies and initiatives in Asian economies, as well as the training programmes undertaken by STEM teachers. Written by Asian academics, this book will provide valuable insights to policy makers, educators, and researchers interested in the topic of STEM...

Learning to Teach in England and the United States studies the evolution of initial teacher education by considering some of the current approaches in England and the United States. Author: Maria Teresa Tatto,Katharine Burn,Ian MenterISBN-10: 0367368641ISBN-13: 9780367368647Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/2019Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.21h...

In this detailed study of the history of universal literacy in Sweden, a group of renowned scholars review and explore the possibilities for the wider circulation and broader application of central dimensions of the early literacy studies, expounding upon the work of the Swedish...

Author: Reiko YamadaISBN-10: 3031155297ISBN-13: 9783031155291Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2024Pages: 177Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.42d

Bringing together the perspectives of researchers, policy makers, activists, educators and practitioners, this book critically interrogates the Western-centric assumptions underpinning education and development agendas and the colonial legacies of violence they often uphold. The book considers the crucial connection between the idea of sustainable...

French Schools Through American Eyes, originally published in 1892, offers a fascinating glimpse into the French educational system as observed by American educators. Compiled as a report to the New York State Department of Public Instruction by James Russell Parsons, this work provides a...

The book's focus is the hegemonic role of so-called modernist, Western epistemology that spread in the wake of colonialism and the capitalist economic system, and its exclusion and othering of other epistemologies. Through a series of case studies the book discusses how the domination...

This volume offers a remarkable collection of theoretically and practically grounded conversations with internationally recognized scholars, who share their perspectives on Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in relation to university research, teaching, and learning. Author: Emiliano BosioISBN-10: 0367365448ISBN-13: 9780367365448Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2021Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.02lbsSize:...

Author: Yan WangISBN-10: 9811943486ISBN-13: 9789811943485Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/06/2023Pages: 389Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d

In response to the challenges of globalization and local development, educational reforms are inevitably becoming one of the major trends in the Asia-Pacific Region or other parts of the world. Based on the most recent research and international observations, this book aims to present...

Although in Latin America there are no educational programs specialized in comparative education, as there are in some European, Oriental and North American universities, there are scholars who cultivate this field. With the production of this book, the authors -most of them affiliated to...

This book brings together essays that explore Indigenous ways of knowing and that consider how such knowledge can inform educational practices and institutions. Indigenous Knowledge is resiliently local in character and thus poses a distinct contrast to the international, more impersonal system of knowledge...

In this volume, eight leading Japanese scholars present their research on profound and sensitive issues facing Japanese society, much of which has not been available to the English-speaking world. Traveling from Japan to engage in a unique forum at University of California, they joined...

Author: G. P. KellyISBN-10: 079230800XISBN-13: 9780792308003Publisher: SpringerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/1990Pages: 359Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.53lbsSize: 9.54h x 6.46w x 1.11d

Offers the definitive study of United States-Japan educational exchange relationship.Born out of a bilateral project between distinguished scholars in Japan and the United States, Transnational Competence provides a definitive and comprehensive study of the status of relations between these two countries in an educational...

Developments and trends in Communist education are traced in this authoritative survey by specialists. Eight chapters deal with particular aspects: ideology, psychology, the selective process, the roles of teachers and parents, polytechnical education, the universities and professional institutes. Three chapters survey the former East...

Many English language teachers are interested in promoting reconciliation and sustainable peace, locally and globally, but often do not know how to do so. This book provides information, analysis, and techniques to help teachers around the world take action toward this goal.Author: Barbara M....

This book provides a developing country perspective on the internationalization of science and the role of Science, Technology and Innovation Diplomacy (STID) in leveraging scientific cooperation for sustainable development. In articles by individuals from government departments and academic & research institutions in nine developing...

"The System in German Schools" offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and administration of German schools. E George Payne explores the historical development and practical implementation of the German educational model, providing valuable insights into its unique characteristics. This book is an essential...

This book utilises the Expectancy-Value theory and the Undermining Effect of Extrinsic Reward theory to examine the impact of the Central Government-Funded Teacher Education policy (CGFTE) policy on Chinese pre-service teachers' motivations for choosing the teaching profession. Author: Yi LiuISBN-10: 1032639709ISBN-13: 9781032639703Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

By employing learning analytics methodology and big data in Learning Management Systems (LMSs), this volume conducts data-driven research to identify and compare learner interaction patterns in Massive Private Online Courses (MPOCs). Author: Di Sun,Gang ChengISBN-10: 1032360992ISBN-13: 9781032360997Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2024Pages: 98Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 9.21h...

This volume offers insights into the role of private supplementary tutoring in the Middle East, and its far-reaching implications for social structures and mainstream education. It will be of considerable interest to academics and education policy makers broadly concerned with changing roles of the...

Zhang analyses the phenomenon of private supplementary tutoring from a global perspective, juxtaposing countries with strong regulations with counterparts having weak or no regulations.Author: Wei ZhangISBN-10: 1032331569ISBN-13: 9781032331560Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2024Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d

Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Comparative Analysis takes stock of education in Sub-Saharan Africa by drawing on the collective knowledge gained through the preparation of Country Status Reports for more than 30 countries. The analysis is based on a cross-country dataset which combines both...

The Republic of Creative Thought: How to incorporate creativity in your work and everyday life is a lifelong journey of ideas, mostly from others. We are all it seems, destined to be creative. It might take the right culture, the right environment, the right...

Educational standards in Japan are the highest in the world. In this first comprehensive study of these standards Professor Richard Lynn concludes that Japanese teenagers are about two years ahead of their contemporaries in Europe and the United States.Author: Richard LynnISBN-10: 0333445325ISBN-13: 9780333445327Publisher: Palgrave...

What is Futures Studies, what are the theories and methods underlying the field? What are its basic concepts and metaphors, and how is it related to other academic fields? These are the core questions addressed in this book by a comprehensive assembly of distinguished...

Decolonial Epistemologies in Comparative and International Education: Anticipating the Cultural Turn? examines the current state of the field of comparative and international education (CIE) by addressing colonial and Eurocentric structures and advancing a decolonial approach. The chapters integrate frameworks from indigenous epistemologies, racial capitalism,...

Reimagines global citizenship education by taking a relational approach, offering educators and scholars new frameworks to navigate complexity and foster meaningful learning experiences.In an era of increasing polarization and complexity, The World in Us challenges conventional approaches to global citizenship education by offering a...

This groundbreaking book uses a comprehensive study of a novel Master of Education program to showcase how teachers can be engaged in authoritative equity-based research, using comparative education theory, inquiry-based pedagogy, and the UNESCO SDGs as powerful frameworks. By developing agency to advance culturally...

This second volume of Language Issues in Comparative Education, following the tradition of the first, introduces the state of the field, re-establishes core terminology and concepts, and situates the chapters in terms of their contributions to multilingual education based on non-dominant languages. The first...

This book makes available to a wider audience for the first time material based on fieldwork carried out by the Solomon Island researchers in their own country. The findings will have vital relevance to policy makers, teachers and students. Over the past four years...

This research-based handbook listed the learning and practicing experience of Chinese international students in Canadian graduate schools, which aims to increase their engagement and enhance their experience. Specifically, this book explores the challenges and needs faced by Chinese international graduate students engaging in Canada...

This book provides readers with a unique opportunity to walk a mile in the shoes of an international student. It also highlights the importance of a strong support system for students in both the curricular and co-curricular settings and offers insights to international educators...

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Gives researchers and policy analysts conceptual tools and empirical assessments to gauge the possibilities for institutional innovation.The New Institutionalism in Education brings together leading academics to explore the ongoing changes in K-12 and higher education in both the United States and abroad. The contributors...

Examines the effects of schooling on young people's values, choices, and identities.Making Modern Lives looks at how young people shape their lives as they move through their secondary school years and into the world beyond. It explores how they develop dispositions, attitudes, identities, and...

This is the first comparative study of the background, development, laws, structure, and impact of teacher unionism in nations around the world. This ground-breaking analysis offers an international perspective on the world's most populous profession--teaching--and its halting but powerful efforts to form unions, to...

This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research - AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. Filled with processes that balance evidence-based values with democratic, culturally responsive values,...

Education in the Commonwealth Caribbean and Netherlands Antilles provides a contemporary survey of education development and key educational issues in the region. The chapters cover: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,...

In recent years, counseling ideas in the Asia-Pacific region developed from construct, originating from a Euro-American framework. The implementation of such counseling ideas has presented many problems and challenges for Asian Pacific counselors. This book looks at the construct counseling in terms of both...

Although international cultural exchange is an important feature of contemporary international relations, it remains one of the most neglected areas of research and training. Since World War II, more than six million academics and countless other individuals have spent significant amounts of time studying...

This edited volume scrutinises the Nordic dimension within education and how this notion affects, frames and sets direction for school and education in policy, practice and educational research.The book interrogates what unites and divides Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and analyses how the...

This book draws on scholarly expertise across the former Soviet Union to provide a comparative analysis of the policies and practices that are discussed within the context of global reform of teacher education.Divided into three parts, chapters of this book discuss the context behind...

This book compares the nature and practice of internationalisation of the curriculum at the policy, institutional, and classroom levels in Vietnam and Australia: the former an Asian, developing, and sending country of international students, and the latter an Anglophone, developed country, and a major...