International perspectives on education / edited by Albert Rolls.

Other author Rolls, Albert.
Format Book
Publication Info[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co., 2007.
Descriptionviii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesReference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4
Reference shelf ; v. 79, no. 4. ^A22339
Contents Business of schooling / George Kent -- Educating Amaretch: private schools for the poor and the new frontier for investors / James Tooley -- Crowds of pupils but little else in African schools / Sharon LaFraniere -- Keeping the promise / Birger Fredriksen -- A nation with a long memory, but a truncated history / Hassan M. Fattah -- Should we teach patriotism? / Diane Ravitch -- An education in Muslim integration / Jay Tolson -- Strategies for teaching civic education: an international perspective / Kaye Pepper -- "A" is for Allah, "J" is for jihad / Craig Davis -- Preach your children well / Amanda Gefter -- New paradigms for 21st century education: an international perspective / Victor Ordoñez and Siegfried Ramler -- College goes global / William R. Brody -- World transformed: how other countries are preparing students for the interconnected world of the 21st century / Vivien Stewart -- Rethinking education in the global era / Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco -- Online high-school programs that work: five common strategies for making online high school programs effective in your school district / M. D. Roblyer -- Technology in Ethiopian schools: connecting children from various cultures / Judit Szente -- Promise of open educational resources / Marshall S. Smith and Catherine M. Casserly -- Beyond the book: electronic textbooks will bring worldwide learning / Parker Rossman -- Review of two mainline e-learning projects in the European Union / Hüseyin Uzunboylu -- Schools making tough choices: an international perspective / C. Rotberg -- Measure of learning / Alex Kingsbury -- If you think we have problems...Japan's inferior university system / Jane Barnes Mack-Cozzo -- Freedom of choice can only make it better / Kevin Donnelly -- Discounting education's value / Anthony P. Carnevale.
Local noteLittle-343953--3051310499664
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and index.
LCCN 2007024020
ISBN9780824210700 (alk. paper)
ISBN0824210700 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LC189.8 .I56 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold