This book examines dominant discourses in multiculturalism and cultural identity globally. It critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to multiculturalism and cultural identity, set against the current backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses current discourses concerning…

This book brings together ongoing debates about personalised learning, creativity and ICT in education, with a cross-curricular focus, and establishes a principled framework for cross-curricular teaching and learning in Science. It identifies a range of key issues and aims to strengthen in-school science practices by introducing ways of teaching…

We examined curricular orientations that graduate students in science and mathematics fields held as they experienced urban high-school science and mathematics classrooms. We analyzed how these educators (called Fellows) saw themselves, students, teachers, schools, education, and the sense they made of mathematics and science education in urban,…

In this concise, thought-provoking book, prominent researchers analyze existing knowledge on adolescent literacy, examine the implications for classroom instruction, and offer specific goals for future research. The volume reviews cutting-edge approaches to understanding the unique features of teaching and learning in secondary schools. Particular…

This bilingual world history glossary is one in a series designed to help Laotian American high school students who are literate in their native language, but are limited-English-proficient, in meeting graduation requirements. Major concepts in world history and definitions of important and commonly used terms appear first in Lao. An English…

This bilingual handbook, one in a series developed to help students who are literate in their native Vietnamese, but not in English, to meet graduation requirements, deals with world history. The first half of the document contains major concepts in world history and definitions of important and commonly used terms, in Vietnamese. An English…

One in a series developed to help high school students who are literate in their native Spanish (but not in English) to meet graduation requirements, this bilingual glossary deals with world history. Major concepts in world history and definitions of important and commonly used terms appear in Spanish in the first half of the document, and in…

United States history is the subject of this bilingual glossary, one in a series designed to help high school students who are literate in Lao, but not in English, to meet graduation requirements. The first part of the handbook, in Lao, contains major concepts in American history and definitions of important and commonly used terms. The second…

This bilingual handbook on American government is one in a series developed to help Vietnamese-American high school students who are literate in their native language, but who are limited-English-proficient, in meeting graduation requirements. In the first part of the book, major concepts in American government and a glossary of important and…

This bilingual handbook on American history is one in a series developed to help Vietnamese American high school students who are literate in their native language, but not in English, in meeting graduation requirements. Major American history concepts and a glossary of important and commonly used terms appear, first in Vietnamese and then in…

United States history is the topic of this bilingual glossary, one of a series developed to help high school students who are literate in Spanish, but not in English, to meet graduation requirements. The first half of the document contains major American history concepts and definitions of important and commonly used terms, in Spanish. An English…

This bilingual American government handbook is one in a series designed to help high school students who are literate in their native Lao, but are limited-English-proficient, in meeting their graduation requirements. The handbook is essentially a glossary. The first part, in Lao, contains major concepts in American government and definitions of…

This bilingual handbook on United States government is one in a series developed to help high school students who are literate in Spanish, but not in English, to meet graduate requirements. Major American government concepts and a glossary of important and commonly used terms are presented, first in Spanish and then in English. (CMG)

Designed for college-bound students, their parents, and high school teachers, counselors, and administrators in California, this statement sets forth recommendations concerning the skills, attitudes, and qualities that should be imparted by high school science programs and the curriculum and courses to impart them. Prefactory material provides…

This book contains 45 activities suitable for use in secondary science and social studies classes. Except for the first four activities, which are quick attention getters, all the activities are presented in a standard format. Each begins with an introduction, that provides a brief overview of the activity's content and the teaching strategies…