| Description |
viii, 200 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4
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Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- [pt]. 1. An education for everybody -- Editor's introduction -- 1. The business of schooling / George Kent -- 2. Educating Amaretch : private schools for the poor and the new frontier for investors / James Tooley -- 3. Crowds of pupils but little else in African schools / Sharon LaFraniere -- 4. Keeping the promise / Birger Fredriksen -- [pt]. 2. Beyond knowledge : the other uses of education -- Editor's introduction -- 1. A nation with a long memory, but a truncated history / Hassan M. Fattah -- 2. Should we teach patriotism? / Diane Ravitch -- 3. An education in Muslim integration / Jay Tolson -- 4. Strategies for teaching civic education : an international perspective / Kaye Pepper -- 5. "A" is for Allah, "J" is for jihad / Craig Davis -- 6. Preach your children well / Amanda Gefter -- [pt]. 3. Globalization and the goal of education -- Editor's introduction -- 1. New paradigms for 21st century education : an international perspective / Victor Ordoñez and Siegfried Ramler -- 2. College goes global / William R. Brody -- 3. A world transformed : how other countries are preparing students for the interconnected world of the 21st century / Vivien Stewart -- 4. Rethinking education in the global era / Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco -- |
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[pt]. 4. Education in our technological age -- Editor's introduction -- 1. Online high-school programs that work : five common strategies for making online high school programs effective in your school district / M. D. Roblyer -- 2. Technology in Ethiopian schools : connecting children from various cultures / Judit Szente -- 3. The promise of open educational resources / Marshall S. Smith and Catherine M. Casserly -- 4. Beyond the book : electronic textbooks will bring worldwide learning / Parker Rossman -- 5. Review of two mainline e-learning projects in the European Union / Hüseyin Uzunboylu -- [pt]. 5. In pursuit of quality education -- Editor's introduction -- 1. Schools making tough choices : an international perspective / C. Rotberg -- 2. The measure of learning / Alex Kingsbury -- 3. If you think we have problems... Japan's inferior university system / Jane Barnes Mack-Cozzo -- 4. Freedom of choice can only make it better / Kevin Donnelly -- 5. Discounting education's value / Anthony P. Carnevale -- Bibliography -- Books -- Web sites -- Additional periodical articles with abstracts -- Index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Education -- Social aspects.
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Education -- Social aspects. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Educational technology.
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Educational technology. |
| Added Author |
Rolls, Albert.
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| ISBN |
9780824210700 alkaline paper |
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0824210700 alkaline paper |
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