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Remapping knowledge : intercultural studies for a global age
The growing interdependence of the local and the global demand innovative approaches to human development. Such approaches, the author argues, ought to be based on the emerging ethics of global intelligence, defined as the ability to understand, respond to, and work toward what will benefit all human beings and will support and enrich all life on this planet. As no national or supranational aut…
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- 9781785336614
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- XVII, 209 p.
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- Making Sense of History
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- 306 SPA r
Music and knowledge : a performer's perspective
This book illustrates the acquisition of knowledge in a musician’s performative practice, and how this can contribute to the development of Artistic Research. Readership: Educational Researchers and their students
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- 9789463008877
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- XV, 155 p.
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- 780.7 DAH m
Handbook of education policy studies : values, governance, globalization, and…
This open access handbook brings together the latest research from a wide range of internationally influential scholars to analyze educational policy research from international, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives. By effectively breaking through the boundaries between countries and disciplines, it presents new theories, techniques and methods for contemporary education policy, and i…
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- 9789811383472
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- xxix, 414p. : ill.
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- 370.1 HAN h
Handbook of education policy studies : school/university, curriculum, and ass…
This open access handbook brings together the latest research from a wide range of internationally influential scholars to analyze educational policy research from international, historical and interdisciplinary perspectives. By effectively breaking through the boundaries between countries and disciplines, it presents new theories, techniques and methods for contemporary education policy, and i…
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- 9789811383434
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- XXIX, 383 p.
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- 370.1 HAN h
Vocabulary development
Knowledge of word meanings is critical to success in reading. A reader cannot fully understand a text in which the meaning to a significant number of words is unknown. Vocabulary knowledge has long been correlated with proficiency in reading. Yet, national surveys of student vocabulary knowledge have demonstrated that student growth in vocabulary has been stagnant at best. This volume offers ne…
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- 9783038977353
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- 160 p.; 23 cm.
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- 401.81 VOC v
Early childhood education policies in Asia Pacific : advances in theory and p…
This book evaluates recent early childhood education policies on the basis of a '3A2S' framework, which refers to accessibility, affordability, accountability, sustainability, and social justice. It systematically and empirically reviews early childhood education policies in specific countries and areas in the Asia-Pacific Region, such as Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Kor…
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- 9789811015281
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- xviii, 289 p.; 22 cm
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- Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects; Vol. 35
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- 372.2109 EAR e
The Importance of art in children’s writing education
“We have a huge vested interest in education because it is education that’s meant to take us into this future that we can’t grasp” (Robinson, 2006). This statement made by Sir Ken Robinson points to what should be a universal concern to make education our most important societal coping strategy. He highlights especially the need for arts education if we are to nurture the creative and c…
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- 9789463510479
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- 371.102 BRE i
Young children's play and environmental education in early childhood education
In an era in which environmental education has been described as one of the most pressing educational concerns of our time, further insights are needed to understand how best to approach the learning and teaching of environmental education in early childhood education. In this book we address this concern by identifying two principles for using play-based learning early childhood environmental …
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- 9783319037400
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- 88 p.; 22 cm
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- 372.21 YOU y
Mothering work: supporting children’s education at home
This chapter documents and examines the extensive and diverse range of work the mothers do to support their children’s education. Participating in educational activities at home requires mothers to deploy a range of strategies to generate different types of capital for their children in relation to their education at home and their role and status within the family. This chapter examines how …
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- 9789813294295
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- 371.192 ALD m
The Right response!: discovering necessary skills for teachers and parents to…
Having grown up in a small town and having strong ties within the community, I found it a challenge to balance the personal/professional balance needed by educators when dealing with children and their families inside and outside of the school context. By observing my mentor teachers, I slowly began to identify key principles needed to handle the teacher/parent relationship, which led me to inv…
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- 9789811394751
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- 372.1192 YOU r
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