Perspectives on Educational Practice Around the World

Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I A view from the inside
	1 What is the purpose of education when an education system is infected by poverty, corruption and teacher shortages?
	2 How practical is it to implement national standards in an international setting?
	3 An imperial relic or preparation for global society? What are the issues of having English-medium schools?
	4 Who decides what should be taught in our schools and why?
	5 What are the effects of changing curriculums?
	6 Are there strategies that provide successful inclusion for all students in general education?
	7 Can diversity really be used in teaching minority language students?
	8 How can inclusion be promoted through a linguistically responsive pedagogy?
	9 How much does teacher enthusiasm affect student learning?
	10 What social justice is being achieved through education?
	11 What pedagogical questions are raised in reforming early literacy instruction?
	12 Does collaborative teaching practice work?
	13 How can we learn from teaching in another country?
	14 How can visually impaired children be supported?
	15 How do theory and practice relate to each other in the social reality of the classroom?
Part II A view from the outside looking in
	16 What can we learn from two contrasting cultural educational traditions?
	17 How could this be?
	18 How can you build well-being in a culturally different context?
	19 How can international exchange programmes support teacher development?
	20 How might teachers adapt their practice in response to traumatized students?
	21 What do children think about other nations, peoples and cultures?
Part III A meeting of minds
	22 How do we prepare teachers as global educators and balance national accreditation requirements with global challenges?
	23 How does prescribed curriculum content impact on inclusive education practices in emerging educational systems?
	24 What are the challenges for teachers of implementing curriculum change?
	25 What can be gained from intercultural engagements?
	26 How might experiencing another culture challenge assumptions?
	27 How can we learn to live within planetary limits?
	28 A perspective on the perspectives
Index