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The Hope of Critical Pedagogy in the New Dark Ages of Neoliberal Globalization and Imperialism
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Nikolakaki, Maria – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2020
This article describes how Globalization of Neoliberalism in education through International Financial Institutions like OECD and World Bank is imperialist in nature. It examines how imperialism has affected education in the heart of the empire through the organized business sector, Edubusiness, privatization and militarization. This model of…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Neoliberalism, Finance Occupations, Institutions
Marching Is for Soldiers: Russian-Born Buriat Children in a Chinese Bilingual School
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Sartor, Valerie – Multilingual Education, 2015
This ethnographic study examines the educational struggles of Russian-born Buriat Mongolian children studying in China at a Mongolian/Mandarin school, by emphasizing conflicting educational paradigms between the Russian and Chinese systems. Educational practices are compared. Standardized assessment, teacher-centered classrooms, and group-…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Ethnography
Making a Difference--Inclusive Learning and Teaching in Higher Education through Open Educational Resources
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Hockings, Christine; Brett, Paul; Terentjevs, Mat – Distance Education, 2012
Recently there has been growing concern about the ways in which professional values such as "acknowledging diversity and promoting equality of opportunity" (Higher Education Academy (HEA), 2006, p. 4) have been understood and evidenced in higher education. In this article, we outline how the Learning to Teach Inclusively open educational…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Curriculum Design, Distance Education, Values
A Rationale For Using Value Clarification In Health Education
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Osman, Jack D. – Journal of School Health, 1973
This paper discusses a value clarification model for health education as an alternative to a purely factual approach which is becoming inadequate in the face of ever increasing amounts of information. This hierarchial model consists of three levels: (1) the information level providing the factual basis; (2) the conceptual level, centering on the…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Strategies, Health Education, Information Dissemination
Handbook on Peace Education.
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Wulf, Christoph, Ed. – 1974
The intention of this handbook is to report on the present situation in the international discussion on peace education and to make further development of this field possible in the peace movement. The first of the three sections contains papers which are contributions on preconditions for and the foundations of peace education, along with…
Descriptors: Activism, Conference Reports, Educational Methods, Educational Status Comparison
Understanding Chinese Students' Use of Language Learning Strategies from Cultural and Educational Perspectives
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Rao, Zhenhui – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2006
This study investigated Chinese students' use of language learning strategies, and then interpreted the data from cultural and educational perspectives. Using a Strategy Inventory for Language Learning, the researcher discovered some common features shared by Chinese students in their use of learning strategies. An in-depth analysis of the results…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers