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Transforming education : global perspectives, experiences and implications / edited by Robert A. DeVillar, Binbin Jiang, and Jim Cummins.
Van Pelt Library LB2822.8 .T73 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Educational psychology: critical pedagogical perspectives ; v. 24.
- Educational psychology: critical pedagogical perspectives ; v. 24
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School improvement programs--Case studies.
- School improvement programs.
- Educational change--Case studies.
- Educational change.
- Teachers--Training of.
- Teachers--Training of--Case studies.
- Teachers.
- Learning, Psychology of--Case studies.
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Education--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education.
- Education and globalization.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 280 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2013]
- Summary:
- This research-based volume presents a substantive, panoramic view of ways in which Australia and countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America engage in educational programs and practices to transform the learning processes and outcomes of their students. It reveals and analyzes national and global trajectories in key areas of educational development, and enhances readers' understanding of the nature and complexity of educational transformation in a global context. The book's comprehensive analysis of factors associated with transforming education within globally representative geographical, cultural, and political contexts contributes to critical scholarship; its discussion of individual country findings and cross-country patterns has significant implications for educational practitioners and leaders. The volume has direct practical relevance for educational practitioners and leaders, policymakers, and researchers, as nations remain in dire need of effective ways and means to transform their respective educational systems to (1) more ably realize educational equity, (2) make learning relevant to an increasingly diverse overall student populace, (3) ensure individual and general prosperity, and (4) promote substantive global collaboration in developing the new economy. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Understanding transformation in multiple country contexts
- Transformation in teacher education
- Diversity in context : issues and implications in transformation
- Transformational issues in educational leadership.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1433120372
- 9781433120381
- 1433120380
- 9781433120374
- OCLC:
- 851175170
- Publisher Number:
- 99959301553
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