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Eric B. Claravall, Editor; Jessica Ferreras-Stone, Editor – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2025
Throughout history, silences have been an inherent process of historical production -- privileged narratives masquerade as definitive history, and those deemed less worthy are mute (Trouillot, 1995). Because of this, our understanding of many events in the past is incomplete; and the way we frame our contemporary societies based on these events…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Historical Interpretation, Heritage Education, Humanities Instruction
Beetham, Helen, Ed.; Sharpe, Rhona, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
"Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age" examines contemporary issues in the design and delivery of effective learning through a critical discussion of the theoretical and professional perspectives informing current digital education practice. This third edition has been thoroughly revised to address socio-cultural approaches, learning…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Technology Uses in Education, Learning Analytics, Curriculum Development
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Robinson, Sandra P. A., Ed.; Knight, Verna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Critical thinking is an essential skill for learners and teachers alike. Therefore, it is essential that educators be given practical strategies for improving their critical thinking skills as well as methods to effectively provide critical thinking skills to their students. The "Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods
Dolgon, Corey, Ed.; Mitchell, Tania D., Ed.; Eatman, Timothy K., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2017
With contributions from leading experts across disciplinary fields, this book explores best practices from the field's most notable researchers, as well as important historically based and politically focused challenges to a field whose impact has reached an important crossroads. The comprehensive and powerfully critical analysis considers the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Ladner, Benjamin, Ed. – 1984
Recognizing that the task of those who teach the humanities is now to identify the common ground on which persons can gather to make responsible judgments about the quality of life in light of past traditions and the competing demands of the future, this collection of essays explores the changing definition of humanistic studies and their current…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Ross, E. Wayne, Ed. – 1997
This book presents a substantive overview of the issues in curriculum development and implementation faced by social studies educators. The book offers contemporary perspectives on some of the most enduring problems facing the social studies. The collection of essays provides readers with a systematic investigation of a broad range of issues of…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Studies
1980
The state of ethics teaching at the undergraduate and professional school levels is examined in these comprehensive monographs sponsored by the Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences/The Hastings Center. "The Teaching of Ethics in Higher Education (I)" encompasses: (1) the number and extent of courses in ethics, (2) the status and…
Descriptors: Administration, Business Education, Codes of Ethics, College Curriculum
Assiter, Alison, Ed. – 1995
The 16 essays in this book discuss transferable skills in higher education drawing on the experience and information gained from two projects based in England, the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE), initiated in 1989; and the Royal Society of Arts Education for Capability Initiative, instituted in 1991. Section 1 contains essays on transferable…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Chemistry, Cognitive Development