Examining education around the world / Fred M. Shelley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shelley, Fred M., author.

Series:

Global viewpoints (ABC-Clio Information Services)

Global Viewpoints

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Cross-cultural studies.

Education.

Education--Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 314 pages) : color illustrations ; cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2022]

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This thematic encyclopedia provides an overview of education as undertaken in the United States and in 70 countries worldwide and links educational organization, philosophy, and practice with important global social, economic, and environmental issues facing the contemporary world. All around the world, young people attend school, be it in the steppes of Mongolia, the tiny island nations of the Pacific, or the urban centers of Mexico. How do countries meet the educational needs of their citizens? This volume is organized into 10 chapters that look at key issues in global education, including literacy, gender, religion, science and technology (STEM), arts and humanities, school violence, multicultural education and diversity, environment and sustainability, education and difference/special needs, and views on education and a country's future. Each chapter contains eight country profiles, one for the United States and one each for seven other countries. Each entry includes a brief overview of the country and its history and geography, a description of its K-12 education system, and more detailed information about that country with respect to the appropriate topic. This book allows readers to compare and contrast education throughout the world. It also analyzes, from both contemporary and historical perspectives, relationships between education and the ways in which different countries address various issues, including development, diversity, gender, and environmental sustainability.

Contents:

Series Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Literacy Overview Armenia Egypt Mongolia Niger Norway Somalia Trinidad and Tobago United States Chapter 2: Gender and Education Overview Afghanistan Australia Liberia Malawi Namibia Philippines Yemen United States Chapter 3: Religion and Education Overview Austria Malaysia Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia Thailand Turkey United States Chapter 4: Multicultural and Multilingual Education Overview Belgium Canada India Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Tanzania United States Chapter 5: Diversity and Cultural Differences Overview Colombia France Indonesia Kazakhstan Myanmar South Africa United Kingdom United States Chapter 6: Special Education Overview Botswana Canada Ecuador Iceland Lithuania St. Kitts and Nevis Togo United States Chapter 7: School Violence Overview Bulgaria Cameroon Honduras Ireland Poland Switzerland Uganda United States Chapter 8: STEM Education Overview Brazil Guatemala Jamaica Singapore Slovenia Taiwan United Arab Emirates United States Chapter 9: Arts and Humanities Education Overview Barbados Denmark Hungary Nepal The Netherlands Solomon Islands United States Zimbabwe Chapter 10: Sustainability and Education Overview Argentina Costa Rica Dominica Kenya Kiribati New Zealand Sweden United States References Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216185154

9798216184881

9781440864483

1440864489

OCLC:

1338166771