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Direct linkAdrian Leis, Editor; Åsta Haukås, Editor; Nigel Mantou Lou, Editor; Sachiko Nakamura, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2025
This book is the first volume devoted to mindset theory and practice in language education, offering interdisciplinary investigations into the motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing of language learners and teachers. Presenting studies from a vast array of language learning environments, the chapters explore topics such as students'…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Motivation, Competence
George Georgiou, Editor; Tomohiro Inoue, Editor – Springer, 2025
This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the literature on home literacy environment and its association with literacy skills in different languages and contexts. Home literacy environment (HLE), an umbrella term that encompasses various activities parents engage in with their children, has been studied extensively by…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Literacy, Foreign Countries, Dyslexia
Peer reviewedRotatori, Anthony F., Ed.; Bakken, Jeffrey P., Ed.; Obiakor, Festus E., Ed.; Burkhardt, Sandra, Ed.; Sharma, Umesh, Ed. – Advances in Special Education, 2014
The volume provides a comprehensive discussion of special education from across the globe. The volume includes chapters from major countries such as United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Russia and Japan as well as countries such as Nigeria, Israel and Pakistan. Discussions related to these countries will include information on origins of special…
Descriptors: Special Education, Cultural Differences, Incidence, Educational Legislation
Korhonen, Vesa, Ed.; Alenius, Pauliina, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2018
Internationalisation have recently featured in discussions and initiatives related to various fields of higher education. Educational leaders, institutions and national policy-makers, but also international actors, such as the European Union and UNESCO, have promoted the internationalisation of higher education. Increasing emphasis on…
Descriptors: International Education, Continuing Education, Vocational Education, Educational Policy
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Summers, Randal W., Ed. – 2001
Teen violence in 14 countries is examined to provide greater understanding of teen violence in the United States. An introduction provides an overview of similarities and differences in teen violence in the selected localities. Each chapter begins with a profile of the country and an overview of the impact of the problem, including basic policies,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crisis Intervention, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education
Download full textGuy, Kathleen A., Ed. – 1997
This book is the result of a nationwide collaborative effort in Canada to draft national goals on healthy child and youth development. Following a brief introduction, the book is divided into three main sections. Section one examines how children develop in the following four chapters: (1) "The Mind Matters: A Child's Developing Brain";…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Advocacy, Child Behavior, Child Development
Nutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen
Westheimer, Miriam, Ed. – 2003
Begun in Israel in 1960, the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program is a family support, parent-focused, early childhood literacy program. This book compiles 17 evaluation studies of the program, from researchers and practitioners in 7 countries. The studies are organized around five themes: exploring theoretical…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
