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Direct linkFry, Gerald W., Ed.; Chun, Haelim, Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2023
This edited collection challenges the common preoccupation with knowledge acquisition and academic achievement by comparing the aims and cultural beliefs which drive education in different countries throughout the world. Through case studies from countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe, the authors present how education can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Holistic Approach
Peer reviewedNourollah Zarrinabadi, Editor; Miroslaw Pawlak, Editor – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This edited collection provides a state-of-the art overview of research on willingness to communicate (WTC) in a second and foreign language. In particular, it includes innovative studies seeking to demonstrate the ways in which WTC can be examined within the framework of complex dynamic systems, how the construct is related to self-assessment,…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Immigrants, Second Language Learning
Froh, Jeffrey J., Ed.; Parks, Acacia C., Ed. – APA Books, 2012
Positive psychology is a rapidly expanding area of study that is of great interest to students at the graduate, undergraduate, and high school levels. But the field is so broad that teachers who want to cover all the bases when designing a positive psychology course may have difficulty locating and selecting materials. "Activities for Teaching…
Descriptors: Psychology, Psychological Patterns, Perspective Taking, Cultural Context
Download full textBerry, Gordon LaVern, Ed.; Asamen, Joy Keiko, Ed. – 1989
This collection examines the history and current status of the economic, political, social, and psychological factors that influence the academic achievement of low-income African Americans. The introduction, "Afro-American Students and Academic Achievement" (J. K. Asamen), outlines the historical development of black education and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, Cultural Influences
DeVitis, Joseph L., Ed.; Irwin-DeVitis, Linda, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2010
Written by a prominent array of scholars and practitioners, this book elucidates the complexities, contradictions, and confusion surrounding adolescence in American culture and education. For too long, harmful public myths and lies have portrayed teenagers as a principal cause of our nation's social ills. Similar unfair charges have been lodged…
Descriptors: Caring, African Americans, Females, Democracy
Dicks, Barbara A., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers addresses the HIV/AIDS situation among English-speaking children in the Caribbean. Papers include: "Preface" (C. James Hospedales); "Introduction"; (Barbara A. Dicks); "HIV/AIDS: Challenging a Monster" (Brendan Bain); "HIV/AIDS in Caribbean Children and Adolescents" (Noreen Jack);…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth, Children
Tozer, Steven, Ed.; Anderson, Thomas H., Ed.; Armbruster, Bonnie B., Ed. – 1990
This collection of essays focuses on the role of psychological and cultural foundations in teacher education. Following an introduction by the editors, the 12 essays are as follows: "Reconnecting Foundations to the Substance of Teacher Education" (Lee S. Shulman); "A Reconceptualization of Educational Foundations" (Jonas F.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Diversity (Student), Educational History
Cassidy, Jude, Ed.; Shaver, Phillip R., Ed. – 1999
The theoretical work on attachment behavior by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth spawned one of the broadest, most creative lines of research in twentieth century psychology. This volume compiles articles discussing attachment theory and research, measurement issues, and contributions of recent theoretical and empirical developments to the study of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior
