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International perspectives on education / edited by Albert Rolls ; editorial advisor, Lynn M. Messina. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4.Publication details: [Bronx, New York] : H.W. Wilson Company, (c)2007.Description: viii, 200 pages : chart ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780824210700
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC189.R755.I584 2007
  • LC189
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Contents:
An education for everybody -- The business of schooling George Kent -- Educating Amaretch : private schools for the poor and the new frontier for investors James Tooley -- Crowds of pupils but little else in African schools Sharon LaFraniere -- Keeping the promise Birger Fredriksen -- Beyond knowledge : the other uses of education -- Editor's introduction -- A nation with a long memory, but a truncated history Hassan M. Fattah -- Should we teach patriotism? Diane Ravitch -- An education in Muslim integration Jay Tolson -- Strategies for teaching civic education : an international perspective Kaye Pepper -- is for Allah, "J" is for jihad Craig Davis -- Preach your children well Amanda Gefter -- Globalization and the goal of education -- Editor's introduction -- New paradigms for 21st century education : an international perspective Victor Ordonez Siegfried Ramler -- College goes global William R. Brody -- A world transformed : how other countries are preparing students for the interconnected world of the 21st century Vivien Stewart -- Rethinking education in the global era Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco.
Education in our technological age -- Editor's introduction -- Online high-school programs that work : five common strategies for making online high school programs effective in your school district M.D. Roblyer -- Technology in Ethiopian schools : connecting children from various cultures Judit Szente -- The promise of open educational resources Marshall S. Smith Catherine M. Casserly -- Beyond the book : electronic textbooks will bring worldwide learning Parker Rossman -- Review of two mainline e-learning projects in the European Union Huseyin Uzunboylu -- In pursuit of quality education -- Editor's introduction -- Schools making tough choices : an international perspective C. Rotberg -- The measure of learning Alex Kingsbury -- If you think we have problems ... Japan's inferior university system Jane Barnes Mack-Cozzo -- Freedom of choice can only make it better Kevin Donnelly -- Discounting education's value Anthony P. Carnevale --
Subject: From Publisher's Website: Examines different cultural approaches to primary, secondary, and college education, emphasizing literacy and graduation rates, the role of the state, and social and religious attitudes.
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An education for everybody -- The business of schooling George Kent -- Educating Amaretch : private schools for the poor and the new frontier for investors James Tooley -- Crowds of pupils but little else in African schools Sharon LaFraniere -- Keeping the promise Birger Fredriksen -- Beyond knowledge : the other uses of education -- Editor's introduction -- A nation with a long memory, but a truncated history Hassan M. Fattah -- Should we teach patriotism? Diane Ravitch -- An education in Muslim integration Jay Tolson -- Strategies for teaching civic education : an international perspective Kaye Pepper -- is for Allah, "J" is for jihad Craig Davis -- Preach your children well Amanda Gefter -- Globalization and the goal of education -- Editor's introduction -- New paradigms for 21st century education : an international perspective Victor Ordonez Siegfried Ramler -- College goes global William R. Brody -- A world transformed : how other countries are preparing students for the interconnected world of the 21st century Vivien Stewart -- Rethinking education in the global era Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco.

Education in our technological age -- Editor's introduction -- Online high-school programs that work : five common strategies for making online high school programs effective in your school district M.D. Roblyer -- Technology in Ethiopian schools : connecting children from various cultures Judit Szente -- The promise of open educational resources Marshall S. Smith Catherine M. Casserly -- Beyond the book : electronic textbooks will bring worldwide learning Parker Rossman -- Review of two mainline e-learning projects in the European Union Huseyin Uzunboylu -- In pursuit of quality education -- Editor's introduction -- Schools making tough choices : an international perspective C. Rotberg -- The measure of learning Alex Kingsbury -- If you think we have problems ... Japan's inferior university system Jane Barnes Mack-Cozzo -- Freedom of choice can only make it better Kevin Donnelly -- Discounting education's value Anthony P. Carnevale --

From Publisher's Website: Examines different cultural approaches to primary, secondary, and college education, emphasizing literacy and graduation rates, the role of the state, and social and religious attitudes.

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