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Levinson, Meira, Ed.; Fay, Jacob, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2016
Educators and policy makers confront challenging questions of ethics, justice, and equity on a regular basis. Should teachers retain a struggling student if it means she will most certainly drop out? Should an assignment plan favor middle-class families if it means strengthening the school system for all? These everyday dilemmas are both utterly…
Descriptors: Ethics, Justice, Equal Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Dowson, Martin, Ed.; Devenish, Stuart, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
Religion and spirituality make critical contributions to an inclusive vision for the welfare of minorities, the marginalized and other disadvantaged groups in societies and cultures around the globe. Religious movements and spiritual traditions work to improve social outcomes for disenfranchised groups by enriching educational, political, and…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Social Justice, Education
Radford, John; Raaheim, Kjell; de Vries, Peter; Williams, Ruth – 1997
This book explores some of the underlying issues related to the changes taking place in British higher education. Individual chapters focus on the development of higher education in Britain, the various purposes it serves, how to assess it, and how to improve delivery. Part 1 addresses the dilemmas of mass higher education, and traces the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Change, Change Strategies
Inayatullah, C., Ed. – 1976
A 10-day seminar for senior government officials concerned with making rural development policies in selected Asian countries focused on programs adopted by various Asian governments to tackle rural development problems. To compare various approaches, seven indicators of rural development were used: agricultural productivity; rural employment;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Canadian Commission of Employment and Immigration, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1983
This document, one in a series of booklets containing research reports on vocational counseling and guidance, was prepared by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. Eleven articles are contained in this collection. Four of the articles form a series on how adults' concerns about work change with age, including the vocational development…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adults, Career Choice, Career Counseling