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Fry, Gerald W., Ed.; Chun, Haelim, Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2023
This edited collection challenges the common preoccupation with knowledge acquisition and academic achievement by comparing the aims and cultural beliefs which drive education in different countries throughout the world. Through case studies from countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe, the authors present how education can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Holistic Approach
Vande Berg, Michael, Ed.; Paige, R. Michael, Ed.; Lou, Kris Hemming, Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2012
A central purpose of this book is to question the claims commonly made about the educational benefits of study abroad. Traditional metrics of enrollment increases and student self-report, and practices of structural immersion, are being questioned as educators voice growing uncertainty about what students are or are not in fact learning abroad.…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Program Effectiveness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Awareness
Hollins, Etta R., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book presents current knowledge about teaching culturally diverse populations that are traditionally underserved in U.S. schools. Such ethnic minority populations include African Americans, Appalachians, Native Alaskans, Native Americans, and Latin Americans. Part 1, "Shaping a Vision for the Schooling of Diverse Populations,"…
Descriptors: African Culture, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Blacks