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Direct linkHildegunn Fandrem, Editor; James O’Higgins Norman, Editor – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024
This edited volume consolidates research from 32 countries in order to address the implications of the recent global wave of migration on educational opportunity and assess links between migration and bullying in Europe and further afield. Using data gathered from the European Commission-funded TRIBES project (Transnational Collaboration on…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Bullying, Public Policy, Educational Environment
Bevins, Stuart, Ed.; Lehane, Louise, Ed.; Booth, Josephine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The core practice of professional scientists is inquiry, often referred to as research. If educators are to prepare students for a role in the professional scientific and technological community, exposing them to inquiry-based learning is essential. Despite this, inquiry-based teaching and learning (IBTL) remains relatively rare, possibly due to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
Pawlak, Piotr – UNESCO Bangkok, 2018
School related violence and bullying is a problem in all countries. UNESCO is committed to ensuring that all children and young people have access to safe, inclusive, health-promoting learning environments as part of its strategy on education for health and well-being. This synthesis report on school related violence and bullying on the basis of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Violence, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
This report explores the factors and conditions that could help more students succeed at school despite challenging socio-economic backgrounds. It does this by studying resilient students and what sets them apart from their less successful peers. Understanding how educational systems can support disadvantaged students and help them "beat the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Success
Predictors of Student Fear of School Violence: A Comparative Study of Eighth Graders in 33 Countries
Akiba, Motoko – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
Ensuring a safe learning environment for students is a major responsibility of educators and policymakers around the world. Based on the secondary analyses of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data collected from 33 countries in 1999, the study found that 8th graders who witnessed their friends' violence…
Descriptors: Violence, Student Attitudes, Grade 8, Comparative Analysis
Download full textMei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
During the 1987-88 school year the New York City Board of Education instituted Magnet School Programs in the following high schools: (1) Central Park East Secondary School; (2) The High School for the Humanities; (3) Townsend Harris High School; and (4) John Dewey High School. The programs at these schools were designed to offer special curricula…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedMcTaggart, Robin – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1991
Emphasizes the importance of developing an Aboriginal form of education by Aboriginal teachers. Expresses concern that the western bureaucratic educational system will not permit a suitable Aboriginal system to develop. Describes the Deakin-Batchelor Teacher Education Program as an example of action research in Aboriginal teacher education.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedGhasarian, Christian – Social Education, 1995
Maintains that the number of immigrants from India to the United States has risen dramatically. Asserts that the cultural gap between the immigrant parents and their children is largely the result of their school experiences. Contends that it is important that teachers understand the effects of the educational system on students from other…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Traits
Cultural Misalignment and Emerging Paradigms. Insights on Educational Policy and Practice Number 24.
Duttweiler, Patricia Cloud; Mutchler, Sue E. – 1990
Societal changes of the past three decades call for a fundamental change in the structure of the educational system and in the culture of schooling. Disadvantaged African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos, in particular, historically have suffered from the cultural misalignment of home, school, and community. The reform of educational…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1992
This guide provides information for policy leaders who need to develop or revise action plans aimed at improving learning environments for an increasingly diverse student clientele. The self-assessment is organized into three sections. The first section introduces the self-assessment, defines key terms, discusses the conceptual framework that…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Students, Cultural Differences, Data Collection
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Education and law enforcement officials are all committed to ensuring that students throughout the nation are able to attend school safely, free from all forms of harassment. However, some students are subject to verbal and physical abuse and intimidation based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or sexual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Crime Prevention
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1999
Education and law enforcement officials are all committed to ensuring that students throughout the nation are able to attend school safely, free from all forms of harassment. However, some students are subject to verbal and physical abuse and intimidation based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or sexual…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Crime Prevention
