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Direct linkMcShane, Michael Q., Ed.; Smarick, Andy, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2018
The lion's share of writing about education improvement for the past two decades has focused on improving urban schools. Given the yawning gaps between the low-income and minority students that populate those schools and their suburban counterparts, this makes a great deal of sense. Unfortunately, this focus has neglected the tens of millions of…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Educational Change, Rural Urban Differences
Barthes, Angela, Ed.; Champollion, Pierre, Ed.; Alpe, Yves, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2018
The book weaves the story of the complex links between education and its territories. The aim here is to examine the education couple -- understood in the broadest sense: school, college, high school, universities -- and territory, according to three main axes: the history and the characterization of the different ties maintained and which the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Regional Characteristics, School Location
Download full textPavešic, Barbara Japelj, Ed.; Koršnáková, Paulína, Ed.; Meinck, Sabine, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2022
This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective on their TIMSS 2019 primary-level results. The Dinaric region, named after the Dinaric…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Achievement, International Assessment
Alvey, R. Gerald – 1989
This book, printed for new adult readers, is about folk culture and folklore in Kentucky. The book, printed in large easy-to-read type and geared for intermediate readers, discusses folk culture and rural lifestyle. It differentiates between folk or traditional culture from elite and popular cultures. The first chapter looks at folk speech,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Ethnology, Folk Culture, Life Style
Dongping, Yang, Ed.; Chunqing, Chai, Ed.; Yinnian, Zhu, Ed. – BRILL, 2009
China's education system has grown increasingly complex, creating the need for an annual critical review of the education system by China's top scholars. The "Blue Book of Education," as it is known in Chinese, has gained a reputation for offering the most penetrating perspective in China on educational reform and development. In this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Yearbooks, Educational Change
Payne, Barbara, Ed.; Brewer, Earl D. C., Ed. – 1989
This collection reports on the Gerontology in Theological Education (GITE) project developed at the Gerontology Center of Georgia State University, which was designed to introduce curriculum on aging into theological education. It focuses on the experiences of the Gerontology Center and three seminaries involved in the project: Candler School of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Church Related Colleges, Counseling Techniques
Lyson, Thomas A., Ed.; Falk, William W., Ed. – 1993
This book examines predominantly rural regions of the United States that lag behind the rest of the country in income, employment, access to services, and measures of education and health. Case studies of nine regions examine historical background; current economic and social conditions (including demography, educational attainment, and…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Case Studies, Demography, Economic Development
Katz, Elizabeth G., Ed.; Correia, Maria C., Ed. – 2001
The studies compiled in this book analyze the effects of gender on the well-being of individuals and households in Mexico. Analyses examine gender issues over the life cycle, including education and child labor, adult urban and rural labor participation, and the situation of elderly Mexican men and women. Following an introduction by Elizabeth…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Chiam, Heng Keng, Ed. – 1991
This book reports some of the results of an extensive study of the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development of Malaysian children. Chapter 1 of the book describes the demographics of the sample. Subjects were 3,099 preschool children in the state of Selangor and the federal district of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Fishbaugh, Mary Susan E., Ed.; Berkeley, Terry R., Ed.; Schroth, Gwen, Ed. – 2003
This book presents research findings and information about school violence, with a focus on strategies for increasing school safety. Articles in the book come from a special edition of the journal Rural Special Education Quarterly, a publication of the American Council on Rural Special Education. The articles have been rewritten to address issues…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Behavior Problems, Crime Prevention, Educational Environment
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Obermiller, Phillip J., Ed. – 1994
This book consists of 14 essays that focus on the condition of urban Appalachians (former migrants to cities from Appalachia and their descendants). Chapters address issues of health, environment, education, and cultural identity in an urban Appalachian context, and are meant to be a resource for educators and health and human service…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Background, Delivery Systems, Demography
Reimers, Fernando, Ed. – 2000
This book aims to unveil some of the intricacies and paradoxes in the links among education, poverty, and inequality in the Americas by offering a current account of the status of educational opportunities for low-income groups. The goal is to offer various frameworks to conceptualize the dynamics of educational inequality at the micro-level and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Attainment
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
