Schools Across Frontiers

Author : Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson
Publisher : Open Court Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780812695052
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schools Across Frontiers written by Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson and published by Open Court Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a personal history of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the United World Colleges (UWC), by educator Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. There are two new chapters providing updates on the progress of the IB and UWC and a list of all IB and UWC schools.

Author : Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780812691450
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Schools Across Frontiers written by Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1991-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by colleges in any country.

Author : Nancy Forster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781906345792
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeys in Learning Across Frontiers written by Nancy Forster and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of stories of International Baccalaureate learning experiences that have forged connections across political, social, economic and cultural boundaries.

Author : Maureen T. Hallinan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400715765
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers in Sociology of Education written by Maureen T. Hallinan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholarly analysis in the sociology of education has burgeoned in recent decades. Frontiers in Sociology of Education aims to provide a roadmap for sociologists and other social scientists as they set bold new directions for future research on schools. In Part 1 of this forward-looking volume, the authors present cutting-edge research to set new guidelines for the sociological analysis of schools. In Part 2, notable social scientists, historians, administrators and educators provide a wide-ranging array of perspectives on contemporary education to insure that scholars make creative and broadly informed contributions to the sociological analysis of schools. The contributors to this volume examine events currently influencing education including: globalization, expansion of educational access, the changing significance of religion, new family structures, and curriculum reform. Frontiers in Sociology of Education offers an innovative collection of research and ideas aimed at inspiring new analyses of schools better linked to changing societal conditions.

Author : Michael Q. McShane
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475814399
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New and Better Schools written by Michael Q. McShane and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, the number of students enrolled in private school choice programs has grown ten-fold. But granting students access to public financing for their private education has not led to the vibrant marketplace of school options many of its supporters envisioned. If school choice policy is to improve the American education landscape, careful thought must be put in to understand how it can expand existing high quality schools and create new high quality schools to serve more children. New and Better Schools attacks this problem from the perspective of both researchers and practitioners, documenting the hurdles entrepreneurial school leaders face and offering a way forward.

Author : Jim Gallacher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351391208
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Frontiers for College Education written by Jim Gallacher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The college sector is facing a growing number of new challenges caused by technological change, globalisation and the growth of mass higher education. New Frontiers for College Education considers the impact these changes have had and explores the developing role of college education in countries throughout the world. Whilst analysing the issues associated with providing high quality vocational education and training, the book also reflects on the role of colleges in widening access to both further and higher education. Drawing together contributions from leading international academics, policymakers and practitioners, the book explores common themes across these diverse societies, as well as some of the key challenges experienced within individual countries. It considers the distinctive contributions that colleges can make in responding to these challenges through apprenticeships and other types of vocational education and training. Contributors discuss the growing emphasis on creating more integrated systems of tertiary education, recognising that colleges and universities are now expected to work more closely together and that these diverse demands can be difficult to reconcile. Providing an authoritative and timely analysis of the changing role of colleges in contemporary society, this book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the areas of further and higher education, vocational education and training, lifelong learning, and skills development. It should also be essential reading for policymakers, as well as practitioners working in colleges and other institutions of higher and further education.

Author : Nigel Vaughan Lowe
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789041102393
Total Pages : 902 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Families Across Frontiers written by Nigel Vaughan Lowe and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 1996-11-20 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bogdan.

Author : David M. Fetterman
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887066412
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excellence and Equality written by David M. Fetterman and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-07-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fetterman focuses on what actually works in gifted and talented education programs. Complementing the psychological perspective on gifted and talented education, he adopts an anthropological point of view, using methods such as lengthy interviews with students, teachers, parents, administrators, and others involved in the school programs; daily observation; and group discussions to elicit the insider’s perspective. A ground-breaking work, Fetterman’s timely study provides a comparative picture of over 433 gifted and talented programs in the United States, as well as programs in other countries. The author’s cross-cultural perspective points up the need for U.S. educators to shake themselves out of a national complacency about the gifted and talented and stresses the importance of comparing our own efforts with those of other nations. In the process, Fetterman proposes a model for educational excellence in terms of the mainstream U.S. educational system. The book will provide new insights for educators and policymakers working in our educational system as they strive to meet the needs of gifted and talented students.

Author : Daniel K. Cairo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030881288
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Corporatization of Student Affairs written by Daniel K. Cairo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the tensions between the student affairs foundation of holistic student development and the changing culture of corporatization. While there is ample evidence of neoliberalism in the academic affairs of higher education there is very little to no research to understand how neoliberalism is driving the corporatization of student affairs. This book argues that understanding neoliberalism in student affairs is crucial to student success and the student experience. The authors provide contextualized examples for understanding our positionality within the neoliberal system, as well as practical recommendations on resisting market values as common sense, thereby helping to preserve the profession and to imagine a new one centered on people, equity, and justice.

Author : Henry Gradillas
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1607099438
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standing and Delivering written by Henry Gradillas and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We often hear about the need to make demands on all students, especially those of color, of different cultural backgrounds, and from low income families. A lot of educators talk the talk, but only a few have actually walked the walk. One of the few American schools that actually made substantial strides in improving education for low-income students was Garfield High school in the 1980s. The success of Jaime Escalante, Garfield's calculus teacher, was depicted in the 1987 film Stand and Deliver. This film is often shown in education classes and teacher inservices. Unfortunately, Hollywood played rather freely with the facts and created a film that is a poor guide for teachers and administrators who want to recreate Escalante's experience. The reality, however, is even more wonderful than the film, and, unlike the Hollywood fantasy, is replicable. When coauthor Jerry Jesness interviewed Jaime Escalante about the secret of his success, the first four words Escalante spoke were, 'Our principal, Henry Gradillas_ .' In this book, Dr. Gradillas shares both his upbeat philosophy of education and the practical school management techniques that helped translate that philosophy into success for thousands of students over three decades. The book focuses on three areas that are key to the operation of an effective school: School climate, instruction, and curriculum. It includes many references to the Garfield experience, as well as to other schools where Gradillas was at the helm.