Perspectives on educational practice around the world /
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| Imprint: | London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019. ©2019 |
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| Description: | xvi, 212 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11921882 |
Table of Contents:
- Notes on contributors
- Preface. Introduction / Margaret Sangster. Part 1 A view from the inside : What is the purpose of education when an education system is infected by poverty, corruption and teacher shortages? / Andrea Ramos-Arias
- How practical is it to implement national standards in an international setting? / Molly Metcalf
- An imperial relic or preparation for global society? What are the issues of having English-medium schools? / Simon Hoult and Christudas Amala Lal
- Who decides what should be taught in our schools and why? / Yvonne S. Findlay
- What are the effects of changing curriculums? / Mas Norbany binti Abu Samah
- Are there strategies that provide successful inclusion for all students in general education? / Ellen Warrington
- Can diversity really be used in teaching minority language students? / Lynne Wiltse
- How can inclusion be promoted through a linguistically responsive pedagogy? / Jenni Alisaari, Heli Vigren and Leena Maria Heikkola
- How much does teacher enthusiasm affect student learning? / Maria Mifsud
- What social justice is being achieved through education? / Sue Hammond
- What pedagogical questions are raised in reforming early literacy instruction? / Mona E. Flognfeldt, Eva Michaelsen and Kirsten Palm
- Does collaborative teaching practice work? / Tika Ram Pokhrel
- How can we learn from teaching in another country? / Alison Leonard
- How can visually impaired children be supported? / Baraka Mwiyoha and Alison Leonard
- How do theory and practice relate to each other in the social reality of the classroom? / Vuyokazi Nomlomo and Melanie B. Luckay. Part 2 A view from the outside looking in : What can we learn from two contrasting cultural educational traditions? / Vanessa Young
- How could this be? / Hilde Tørnby
- How can you build well-being in a culturally different context / Karen Collett
- How can international exchange programmes support teacher development? / Sissel Tove Olsen and Anikke Hagen
- How much teachers adapt their practice in response to traumatized students? / Jill Matthews
- What do children think about other nations, peoples and culture? / Stephen Scoffham. Part 3 A meeting of minds : How do we prepare teachers as global educators and balance national accreditation requirements with global challenges? / Oliver McGarr
- How does prescribed curriculum content impact on inclusive education practices in emerging educational systems? / Viv Wilson and Mirna Nel
- What are the challenges for teachers of implementing curriculum change? / Hanan Jibril-Dabdoub, Maria Elsam and Joy Mower
- What can be gained from intercultural engagements? / Christudas Amala Lal and SImon Hoult
- How might experiencing another culture challenge assumptions? / Clair Stevens with Sue Hammond
- How can we learn to live within planetary limits? / Stephen Scoffham with Margaret Sangster
- A perspective on the perspectives / Sue Hammond. Index.
