International perspectives on education / [print]
edited by Albert Rolls ; editorial advisor, Lynn M. Messina.
- [Bronx, New York] : H.W. Wilson Company, (c)2007.
- viii, 200 pages : chart ; 26 cm.
- The reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4 .
- Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4. .
An education for everybody -- The business of schooling Educating Amaretch : private schools for the poor and the new frontier for investors Crowds of pupils but little else in African schools Keeping the promise Beyond knowledge : the other uses of education -- Editor's introduction -- A nation with a long memory, but a truncated history Should we teach patriotism? An education in Muslim integration Strategies for teaching civic education : an international perspective is for Allah, "J" is for jihad Preach your children well Globalization and the goal of education -- Editor's introduction -- New paradigms for 21st century education : an international perspective College goes global A world transformed : how other countries are preparing students for the interconnected world of the 21st century Rethinking education in the global era George Kent -- James Tooley -- Sharon LaFraniere -- Birger Fredriksen -- Hassan M. Fattah -- Diane Ravitch -- Jay Tolson -- Kaye Pepper -- Craig Davis -- Amanda Gefter -- Victor Ordonez Siegfried Ramler -- William R. Brody -- Vivien Stewart -- 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 Technology in Ethiopian schools : connecting children from various cultures The promise of open educational resources Beyond the book : electronic textbooks will bring worldwide learning Review of two mainline e-learning projects in the European Union In pursuit of quality education -- Editor's introduction -- Schools making tough choices : an international perspective The measure of learning If you think we have problems ... Japan's inferior university system Freedom of choice can only make it better Discounting education's value M.D. Roblyer -- Judit Szente -- Marshall S. Smith Catherine M. Casserly -- Parker Rossman -- Huseyin Uzunboylu -- C. Rotberg -- Alex Kingsbury -- Jane Barnes Mack-Cozzo -- Kevin Donnelly -- 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.