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1 online resource (462 pages) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; WITH OPEN ARMS AND CLOSED FISTS; RACE, ETHNICITY & THE NEWS; TIME OUT FOR HUCKLEBERRY FINN; THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY MULTI-ETHNIC LITERATURE IN DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS; TEACHING WRITING ACROSS CULTURES; EMBRACING DIVERSITY; THE POLITICS OF CULTURE; CHAPTER TWO; ADVANCING AN INTEGRATIVE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR SECOND LANGUAGE MOTIVATION RESEARCH; LANGUAGE POLICY AND LANGUAGE PROVINCIALISM; DUAL-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. |
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BILINGUAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSENGLISH-MEDIUM INSTRUCTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION; NEW HORIZONS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING IN CHINA; POSSIBILITIES AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR COMMUNICATING CULTURAL ISSUES IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER THREE; VBU; EXPANDING THE PROFESSION; THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOURS ON STUDENTS' INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES; HELPING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ADJUST TO LIVING AND STUDYING IN AN ARABIC AND ISLAMIC ENVIRONMENT; RESHAPING THE CHINESE DIASPORA; UTILIZATION OF CULTURAL ELDERS IN MODES OF NON-TRADITIONAL EDUCATION. |
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FIGHTING FOR "DEEP CHANGE" IN THE QUEST FOR DIVERSITYCHAPTER FOUR; THE INTERNET & THE INNERNET; THE SEVEN LAWS OF TEACHING; COGNITIVE STYLE AND GLOBAL LEARNING; INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION LANDSCAPES, AND CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP MULTICULTURAL CAPACITIES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND EMPATHIC FIELD EXPERIENCES; UNIVERSITIES IN DIALOGUE IN A WORLD WITHOUT DISTANCE; LEADING ACROSS BORDERS; THE SOCIAL JUSTICE IMAGINATION; TEACHER EDUCATION; TEACHING AND LEARNING DEMOCRACY IN THE WAKE OF SEPTEMBER 11; CONTRIBUTORS. |
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With contributions from scholars and practitioners in the fields of education, literacy, literature, media, communication and cultural studies from all five continents, the present volume focuses on themes of pressing importance in today's globalized community. By giving voice to educators committed to excellence in teaching from primary school to university, the book introduces the reader to a plurality of approaches to, and applications of, up-to-date theories in the fields of cognitio ... |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Education and globalization -- Congresses.
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Education and globalization. |
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Education -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Education -- Social aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Print version: Guske, Iris. Education Landscapes in the 21st Century : Cross-cultural Challenges and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2008 9781847185761 |
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9781443808873 (electronic book) |
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1443808873 (electronic book) |
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9781847185761 (hardback) |
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1847185762 (hardback) |
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