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Taylor, Tony, Ed.; Guyver, Robert, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The book is entitled History Wars in the Classroom: Global Perspectives and examines how ten separate countries have experienced debates and disputes over the contested nature of the subject, for example the "Black Armband" and "Whitewash" factions in Australia who adopt opposingly celebratory or denigratory views of Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Modern History, Textbooks, Racial Segregation
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Ewing, Keith; And Others – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
This is a collection of five articles which suggest current and future trends in academic library reference services. The first article poses a question, and the remaining four articles offer responses to it. (DGM/JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Research
Alabama Univ., Birmingham. – 2003
This collection serves as an interpretation of traditions, rituals, legacies, and the historical challenges associated with the University of Alabama. As such, it is a consolidated historical record of the cultural history of the university. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction" (Chad Caples, Lillie Hagood, Kurt Johnson, Anne Kanga, Julie…
Descriptors: College Environment, Educational Change, Educational History, Higher Education
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Stairs, Arlene, Ed. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1994
The introduction, five articles, and book review of this special issue highlight the educational development of aboriginal populations in Canada and demonstrate the richness aboriginal encounters with formal schooling bring to the understanding of the essentially cultural nature of education, moving beyond the universalism of the Western…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Educational Policy
Rethinking Schools, Ltd. Milwaukee, WI. – 1996
The central issue in educational reform should be how to confront educational inequalities, but the conservative movement has tried to transform the issue from one of inequality to one of "choice." The choice being promoted by conservative forces comes at the expense of community in that it seeks to set up schools that respond to the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Conservatism, Democracy, Educational Change
Appell, G. N., Ed. – 1985
Many developing nations are engaged in efforts to transform the traditional agricultural sectors of their economies into modern forms that are more closely linked to the national economy and the export market. Almost universally, the traditional rights to land of the indigenous populations are ignored. The 12 essays in this book examine the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed. – 1992
The papers in this monograph reflect doctoral candidates' efforts to understand and influence teacher education and the changes through which it is going. Following an introduction, papers are presented as follows: (1) "Reflective Inquiry in Teacher Education" (Lynn Zeltzer); (2) "Creating a Reflective Practitioner in the Social…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Beginning Teachers, Early Childhood Education
Whiteman, Darrell L., Ed. – 1985
The topics of anthropologist-missionary relationships, theology and missiology, research methods and missionary contributions to ethnology, and missionary training and methods, along with specific case studies are presented. The 13 essays are: (1) "Prospects for a Better Understanding and Closer Cooperation between Anthropologists and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Clergy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Salamone, Frank A., Ed. – 1985
The topics of anthropologist-missionary relationships, theology and missiology, research methods and missionary contributions to ethnology, missionary training and methods, and specific case studies are presented. The ten essays are: (1) "An Ethnoethnography of Missionaries in Kalingaland" (Robert Lawless); (2) "Missionization and…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Clergy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Anderson, Jane, Ed.; And Others – 1984
The collection of nine papers provides information on the history and culture of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Written by college-bound Choctaw high school students, the papers present topics on the lives of two Choctaw chiefs, Apukshunnubbee and Mushulatubbee; traditional Choctaw ceremonies (wedding and funeral customs, and social…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, American Indians