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Wheels in the Head: Educational Philosophies of Authority, Freedom, and Culture from Confucianism to Human Rights
In this popular text Joel Spring provocatively analyzes the ideas of traditional and non-traditional philosophies from Confucianism to human rights regarding the contribution of education to the creation of a democratic society. The goal is to explore how governments use education to control and manage their populations, and to examine forms of education that claim to free people from authoritarian control. A critically original work, it is widely used as a text f… More >>
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The Education of Diverse Student Populations: A Global Perspective
This book takes up the challenge of examining the thorniest educational issue from a global perspective. It contributes to the evidence-based conversation among policy makers, educators, and researchers around the world about what works to improve the education outcomes and what can make a bigger difference for the education of diverse students. The eleven countries included the United Kingdom, Austria, Canada, the United States, South Africa, Ghana, China, Singapor… More >>
The Education of Diverse Student Populations: A Global Perspective
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Sociocultural Approaches to Language and Literacy: An Interactionist Perspective
One of the most crucial areas of education–the acquisition of literacy–is examined here with an effective combination of theory and practice. The sociocultural perspective is illustrated through descriptions of learning by populations usually neglected in treatments of literacy–American Sign Language users, second-language speakers, and minority students. The book covers a broad range of ages, ethnic backgrounds, locations, and literacy concerns from preschool … More >>
Sociocultural Approaches to Language and Literacy: An Interactionist Perspective
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Manufacturing Citizenship: Education and Nationalism in Europe, South Asia and China
In recent years citizenship has emerged as a very important topic in the sciences, mainly as a result of the effects of migration, population displacements and cultural heterogeneity.
This book focuses on educational enterprise and how it affects national ambitions, cultural preferences and political trends. It also examines the major effects of globalization, the large-scale movements of populations, and the impact this all has in terms of education and citizens… More >>
Manufacturing Citizenship: Education and Nationalism in Europe, South Asia and China
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Multicultural Education in the U.S.: A Guide to Policies and Programs in the 50 States
Born during the turbulent years of the 1960s, multicultural education has attempted to help students acquire a more sophisticated understanding of the pluralistic populations of the United States. This reference book is a convenient guide to multicultural education initiatives in the 50 states. The volume contains alphabetical entries for each state. Because multicultural education is largely a response to the ethnic composition of a particular state, each entry beg… More >>
Multicultural Education in the U.S.: A Guide to Policies and Programs in the 50 States
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