Perspectives on educational practice around the world /
edited by Sue Hammond and Margaret Sangster.
- xvi, 212 pages
I. A view from the inside -- What is the purpose of education when an education system is infected by poverty, corruption and teacher shortages? / How practical is it to implement national standards in an international setting? / An imperial relic or preparation for global society? What are the issues of having English-medium schools? / Who decides what should be taught in our schools and why? / What are the effects of changing curriculums? / Are there strategies that provide successful inclusion for all students in general education? / Can diversity really be used in teaching minority language students? / How can inclusion be promoted through linguistically responsive technology? / How much does teacher enthusiasm affect student learning? / What social justice is being achieved through education? / What pedagogical questions are raised in reforming early literacy instruction? / Does collaborative teaching practice work? / How can we learn from teaching in another country? / How can visually impaired children be supported? / How do theory and practice relate to each other in the social reality of the classroom? / II. A view from the outside looking in-- What can we learn from two contrasting cultural educational traditions? / How could this be? / How can you build well-being in a culturally different context? / How can international exchange programmes support teacher development? / How might teachers adapt their practice in response to traumatized students? / What do children think about other nations, peoples and cultures? / III. A meeting of minds -- How do we prepare teachers as global educators and balance national accreditation requirements with global challenges? / How does prescribed curriculum content impact on inclusive education practices in emerging educational systems? / What are the challenges for teachers of implementing curriculum change? / What can be gained from intercultural engagements? / How might experiencing another culture challenge assumptions? / How can we learn to live within planetary limits? / A perspective on the perspectives / Andrea Ramos-Arias -- Molly Metcalf -- Simon Hoult and Christudas Amala Lal -- Yvonne S. Findlay -- Mas Norbany binti Abu Samah -- Ellen Warrington -- Lynne Wiltse -- Jenni Alisaari, Heli Vigren and Leena Maria Heikkola -- Maria Mifsud -- Sue Hammond -- Mona E. Flognfeldt, Eva Michaelsen and Kirsten Palm -- Tika Ram Pokhrel -- Alison Leonard -- Baraka Mwiyoha and Alison Leonard -- Vuyokazi Nomlomo and Melanie B. Luckay -- Vanessa Young -- Hilde Tornby -- Karen Collett -- Sissel Tove Olsen and Anikke Hagen -- Jill Matthews -- Stephen Scoffham -- Oliver McGarr -- Viv Wilson and Mirna Nel -- Hanan Jibril-Dabdoub, Maria Elsam and Joy Mower -- Christudas Amala Lal and Simon Hoult -- Clair Stevens with Sue Hammond -- Stephen Scoffham with Margaret Sangster -- Sue Hammond.