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Direct linkNassar, Sylvia C., Ed.; Niles, Spencer G., Ed. – American Counseling Association, 2018
Ideal for use in introductory counseling courses, "Orientation to Professional Counseling" is fully aligned with the 2016 CACREP Standards and contains historical perspectives on the foundations of the profession, an overview of counseling specialties and contemporary issues in the field, and a discussion of anticipated future trends.…
Descriptors: Counseling, Ethics, Individual Development, Cultural Differences
Lynch, Eleanor W., Ed.; Hanson, Marci J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As the U.S. population grows more and more diverse, how can professionals who work with young children and families deliver the best services while honoring different customs, beliefs, and values? The answers are in the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook, fully revised to reflect nearly a decade of population changes and best practices in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Culture Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Filipino Americans
Samide, Jeff L., Ed.; Eliason, Grafton T., Ed.; Patrick, John – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The purpose of Career Development in Higher Education is to provide a broad and in-depth look at the field of career development as it applies to individuals involved in higher education activities, in a variety of educational and vocational training settings. The book will examine some of the field's major themes, approaches and assumptions using…
Descriptors: Career Development, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Career Choice
Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle, Ed.; Yamamoto, Kaoru, Ed. – 2001
Based on the view that children have special needs that must be recognized and attended to by the adults who care for them, this book explores the stressful experiences faced by children on a daily basis and presents advice and techniques for protecting children during those challenging experiences. Part 1 of the book focuses on children's…
Descriptors: Children, Coping, Counselor Client Relationship, Cultural Differences
Download full textMinistry of Education, Wellington (New Zealand). – 1973
Intended to stimulate public discussion on the aims and policies of New Zealand education, this background paper has three major sections. The first section discusses the role of education in relation to equal opportunity, democracy, cultural difference, national development, and personal development. In part two, graphs, tables, and text give a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Kakar, Sudhir – 1978
This book explores the developmental significance of Hindu infancy and childhood, and its influence on Indian identity formation. Drawing upon anthropological evidence, life-historical and clinical data, mythology and folklore, the investigation encompasses collective fantasy as well as the daily worlds of Hindu social organization in search of…
Descriptors: Caste, Children, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Schultz, Fred, Ed. – 1995
This volume contains 36 articles on education taken from a wide array of magazines, newspapers, and journals in the public press appearing between 1992 and 1994. Unit 1 contains six articles that discuss the importance of a multi-cultural curriculum in sensitizing students to an integrated world society. Unit 2 contains four selections that…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Educational Philosophy
Saraswathi, T. S., Ed. – 2003
This book is based on lectures delivered by 12 cross-cultural social science scholars drawn from 7 countries to address critical issues related to knowledge construction in human development and allied disciplines. The book is organized into two major sections. Section 1 focuses on theoretical perspectives and Section 2 highlights ongoing research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Westman, Jack C., Ed. – 2001
Largely missing from debates about family values, childcare, education, and the future of children is the complex vocation called "parenthood." This book examines parenthood in the home, the community, and in society, and identifies parental stressors that have increased since the 1960s, calling on stakeholders to provide help with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
Pianta, Robert C.; Walsh, Daniel J. – 1996
This book presents the Contextual Systems Model (CSM), a theoretical framework for the study and education of young children at risk for failing at formal schooling. Chapter 1, "Contemporary Children and Risk," provides a demographic snapshot of the realities of children's lives and introduces formal concepts regarding risk and risk…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Context Effect
Kagitcibasi, Cigdem – 1996
Using a contextual-developmental-functional approach, this book seeks to discover the functional links between family dynamics and socialization within varying sociocultural contexts to human development, and to integrate theory and application in large-scale interventions promoting human well-being and societal development in the Majority World.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedPopov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
This volume contains papers submitted to the 11th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-17 May 2013, and papers submitted to the 1st International Distance Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre "Scientific Cooperation,"…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Comparative Education, Global Approach
