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Re-Imagining Citizenship Education: Empowering Students to Become Critical Leaders and Community Role Models
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Ramirez, Pablo C., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023
In this special edition, we call attention to the role of Critical Multicultural Citizenship Education (CMCE) in schools, societies and global contexts. The fundamental goal of CMCE is to increase not only the students' awareness of, and participation in, the political aspects of democracy, but also students' abilities to create and live in an…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Multicultural Education, Global Approach, Diversity
Critical Analyses of Educational Reforms in an Era of Transnational Governance. Educational Governance Research. Volume 7
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Hultqvist, Elisabeth, Ed.; Lindblad, Sverker, Ed.; Popkewitz, Thomas S., Ed. – Educational Governance Research, 2018
This book represents a set of critical analyses of educational reforms where issues of transnational governance are of vital concern. It focuses on different aspects of, and practices in educational reform-making, and in particular on governing techniques and the working of new agencies such as supranational and multinational organizations. In…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Governance, International Organizations, Immigration
Controversial Issues in Social Studies Education in Turkey: The Contemporary Debates. Research in Social Education
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Gunel, Elvan, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2018
"Controversial Issues in Social Studies Education in Turkey: The Contemporary Debates" consists of different research. Each chapter analyzes a controversial topic that is significant to understand the social and political dynamics of Turkish society and culture. One of the purposes of this volume is to analyze and discuss how various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Gender Issues
Interdisciplinarity and Social Justice: Revisioning Academic Accountability. SUNY Series, Praxis--Theory in Action
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Parker, Joe, Ed.; Samantrai, Ranu, Ed.; Romero, Mary, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2010
In the 1960s and 1970s, activists who focused on the academy as a key site for fostering social change began by querying the assumptions of the traditional disciplines and transforming their curricula, putting into place women's and ethnic studies programs that changed both the subject and methods of scholarship. The pattern of scholars and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Black Studies, Social Class, Global Approach
Rethinking Multicultural Education: Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice
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Au, Wayne, Ed. – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2009
Since the 1980s, "Rethinking Schools" magazine has been renowned for its commitment to racial equality in education. Now, "Rethinking Multicultural Education: Teaching for Racial and Cultural Justice" has collected the best Rethinking Schools articles that deal with race and culture. "Rethinking Multicultural…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Childrens Literature, Holidays, Race
Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society: The Duke Series in Child Development and Public Policy Series
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Lansford, Jennifer E., Ed.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby, Ed.; Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
How do some families successfully negotiate the linguistic, cultural, and psychological challenges of immigration, while others struggle to acculturate? This volume explores the complexities of immigrant family life in North America and analyzes the individual and contextual factors that influence health and well-being. Synthesizing cutting-edge…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Intervention, Educational Development, Child Rearing