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by Joel Westheimer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How can schools teach the skills required for a strong democracy to flourish? What Kind of Citizen? asks readers to imagine the kind of society they would like to live in—and then shows the ways in which schools can be used to make that vision a reality. Westheimer draws on groundbreaking...
by Erasmo da Rotterdam, Tommaso d'Aquino, Rudolf Steiner
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 7, 2013
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 7, 2013
Un elegante ed esclusivo cofanetto che racchiude nove perle del pensiero pedagogico: dall'antichità passando dal Rinascimento, dall'illuminismo ai giorni nostri. Un'opera utile a tutti coloro che vedono nell'educazione una chiave di volta per migliorare la condizione umana e rendere la vita quotidiana...
The best interests of the child
A dialogue between theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
What does the concept of the best interests of the child mean in practice? How should it be interpreted and applied? This publication sheds lights on different aspects of this concept. The concept of the best interests of child, as stated in Article 3.1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...
by Roberto De Giorgi
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Language: Italian
Release Date: June 18, 2013
In questo racconto c’è solo una esperienza di lavoro di un orientatore professionale. Una esperienza tra i precari e i disoccupati nei progetti di Italia Lavoro e nelle aule di formazione, migliaia di volti incontrati e di giovani. Vi sono casi e situazioni descritte fino a rendere taluni veri...
Literacy in Times of Crisis
Practices and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
"Fresh, provocative, timely, and important, this volume extends the field of sociocultural literacies in new directions."--Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, University of California, Los Angeles
On the frontline of critical issues in education today, this book covers new ground for teachers...
Critical Global Perspectives
Rethinking Knowledge about Global Societies
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
The primary purpose of this book is to invite educators to (re)think what it means to critically conceptualize knowledge about the world. In other words, imagining curriculum in a critical way means decolonizing mainstream knowledge about global societies. Such an approach reevaluates how we have...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Education and Global Justice discusses key themes concerning the relationship between education and global justice in a varied series of highly relevant national contexts. Major international issues such as war, conflict and peace, social justice and injustice, multicultural education, inclusion,...
by Ivor Goodson, Scherto Gill
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Ivor Goodson and Scherto Gill analyse and discuss a series of trans-disciplinary case studies from diverse cultures and argue that narrative is not only a rich and profound way for humans to make sense of their lives, but also in itself a process of pedagogical encounter, learning and transformation....
Expanding the Donor Base in Higher Education
Engaging Non-Traditional Donors
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Winner of the Association of Fundraising Professionals 2014 Skystone Partners Research Prize in Philanthropy and Fundraising
Traditionally, institutions have relied on wealthy White men to reach their fundraising goals. But as state investment in public higher education lessens and institutions...
Creating Citizens
Liberal Arts, Civic Engagement, and the Land-Grant Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2016
In Creating Citizens, professors and administrators at Auburn University’s College of Liberal Arts recount valuable, first-hand experiences teaching Community and Civic Engagement (CCE). They demonstrate that, contrary to many expectations, CCE instruction both complements the mission of liberal...
Moral Empowerment
In Quest of a Pedagogy
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Moral Empowerment is a groundbreaking recommendation that education systems and students can benefit from a new approach in learning - the development of the students capacity to pursue their own intellectual and spiritual growth, as well as the students' active engagement in the long-term transformation...
Lettura Veloce per Bambini. Tecniche di Lettura e Apprendimento Rapido per Bambini da 0 a 12 Anni. (Ebook Italiano - Anteprima Gratis)
Tecniche di Lettura e Apprendimento Rapido per Bambini da 0 a 12 Anni
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Programma di Lettura Veloce per Bambini
Tecniche di Lettura e Apprendimento Rapido per Bambini da 0 a 12 Anni
COME FUNZIONA LA MENTE DEI BAMBINI
Quali sono le strategie più efficaci per la memorizzazione.
Il segreto delle immagini: perché sono essenziali per l'apprendimento.
Come aiutare...
Just Who Do We Think We Are?
Methodologies for Autobiography and Self-Study in Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Drawing upon diverse and specific examples of self-study, described here by the practitioners themselves, this unique book formulates a methodological framework for self-study in education.
This collection brings together a diverse and international range of self-studies carried out in teacher...
New Creativity Paradigms
Arts Learning in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, this book explores research indicating that youth are learning new ways to engage in the arts on their own time and according to their own interests. Digital technologies, such as production tools and social media, allow youth to create and share their art....