Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Author
Publication Type
| Collected Works - General | 10 |
| Books | 7 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Students | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Asia | 3 |
| Africa | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Indonesia | 2 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Cambodia | 1 |
| Chile | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkFry, 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
Peer reviewedLorraine Pe Symaco, Editor – International Perspectives on Education and Society, 2024
There is rising interest paid to how higher education is developing across Asia. This timely volume provides readers with a comprehensive account of the higher education systems in one of the most compact regions in the world. The chapters examine ten country case studies grouped in diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and political ecologies. From…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Socioeconomic Status, Cultural Differences
Wendy Boyd, Editor; Susanne Garvis, Editor – Springer, 2025
This book explores pedagogical practices for early childhood education around the world in a collective of practices. The motivation for this book was to collect pedagogical practices from around the world to showcase the important work of early childhood teachers. Each country in this book shares unique features of their pedagogical work to show…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Educational Practices, Cultural Differences
Besley, Tina, Ed.; Peters, Michael A., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
Intercultural dialogue is a concept and discourse that dates back to the 1980s. It is the major means for managing diversity and strengthening democracy within Europe and beyond. It has been adopted by the United Nations, UNESCO and the Council of Europe as the basis for interreligious and interfaith initiatives and has become increasingly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Multicultural Education, Global Approach
Download full textWalling, Linda Lucas, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 11 papers which bring together information to help administrators, faculty, and staff in institutions of higher education better understand the needs of college freshmen and other new students with disabilities, including ways to meet those needs and the legal requirements which affect decision-making about service…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Education, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), College Freshmen
Hall, Suzanne E., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This report, the result in part of a series of hearings with Asian parents, educators, ministers, and many non-Asian Church leaders ministering to Asian communities within the United States, treats many aspects of educating and welcoming Asian groups into the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The text includes a report on those hearings,…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian History, Chinese Culture, Church Responsibility
McNair, Jeff, Ed.; Kronick, Nancy, Ed. – 1991
Six papers address issues in the transition of students with disabilities into the adult world of work. In "Workplace Support," Jeff McNair defines "support," differentiates types of support, and considers various foci of intervention. The second paper titled, "Cross-Cultural Transition: An Exigent Topic for Study" by Nancy Kronick, reviews…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Schoem, David, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This book provides a collection of papers that address the enhancement of faculty teaching and learning in an increasingly interconnected multicultural society. Three interconnected dimensions of multicultural teaching are focused upon: content, process and discourse, and diversity of faculty and students. Papers and their authors are as follows:…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Breen, Michael J., Ed.; Fiedler, Craig R., Ed. – 1996
This text presents 13 chapters on the assessment of students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders for the purpose of making educational placement and programming decisions consistent with federal and state diagnostic guidelines. Chapters are grouped into four sections focusing on: basic considerations for assessment of youth in this…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders
May, William W., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is to provide a basic resource that defines the ethical issues in higher education and to offer a starting point for means of resolution or policy development in regard to them. Part 1 establishes an interpretive framework for the book in the following papers: "Institutional Culture and Ethics" (David Smith and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Apartheid, Cheating
