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Peer reviewedMeyer, John R. – International Journal of Social Education, 1997
Compares and contrasts several models and approaches to citizenship education including those currently in use in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Outlines the salient aspects of each approach including emphasis on skills or competencies, necessary knowledge for citizenship, and ideal conceptions of the nature of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Comparative Education
Rodda, Michael; Hiron, Colleen – ACEHI Journal, 1989
This article describes the current state of postsecondary educational services for deaf students in Canada, discussing service delivery, assessment and admissions (using United States programs for comparison), a case study of the province of Alberta, and a brief description of Canadian developments and the future. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Case Studies, Comparative Education, Delivery Systems
Direct linkHiebert, James; Stigler, James W. – Journal of Staff Development, 2004
An international study of mathematics and science education tells us more about what we need to know to improve math and science professional development. Students need regular opportunities to explore mathematical relationships to develop high levels of understanding in addition to developing skills. Teachers in high-achieving countries offer…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Comparative Education, Global Approach, Science Education
Lynch, James – 1994
Case study and documentary research techniques were used in this study to identify models of good practice in providing primary education for children with special educational needs in selected Asian countries. The report first synthesizes current trends in primary education for children with special educational needs. It identifies an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Lauer, Sean R.; Yodanis, Carrie L. – Teaching Sociology, 2004
As American-trained sociologists teaching Swiss students, they had to broaden their U.S.-centered sociological perspective in the classroom. In courses on statistics and research methods, social inequality, economic sociology, sociology of the family, and sociology of work, they needed to find international examples and data that they could use to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Research Methodology, Workshops, Sociology
Download full textNel, Johanna; Seckinger, Donald S. – 1993
This paper presents a culturally adapted curricular/pedagogical model of a traditional foundations of education course. It was developed as a result of a college of education's commitment to internationalize its curriculum and to broaden global and cross-cultural experiences for preservice teachers, in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions
