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Christou, Theodore Michael, Ed.; Kruschel, Robert, Ed.; Matheson, Ian Alexander, Ed.; Merz-Atalik, Kerstin, Ed. – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2022
Featuring leading voices in the field from across Canada and Europe, this edited collection offers empirical analyses of the historical, social, cultural, and legislative determinants of inclusive education in Canadian schools. Covering four thematic areas including the structure, culture, and practices of inclusive education, the volume offers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Social Structure, Cultural Context
Weis, Lois, Ed.; Dolby, Nadine, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Social Class and Education: Global Perspectives" is the first empirically grounded volume to explore the intersections of class, social structure, opportunity, and education on a truly global scale. Fifteen essays from contributors representing the US, Europe, China, Latin America and other regions offer an unparralleled examination of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Class, School Choice
Hannan, Bill – 1985
This volume is part of a series of monographs from Australia devoted to outlining an alternative approach, based on neo-Marxist concepts, to educational administration. The opening discussion is a critique of conventional student evaluation practices aimed at tracing the social influences that are brought to bear on students, teachers, schools,…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Johnson, Nan E., Ed.; Wang, Ching-li, Ed. – 1997
This book includes studies of globalization-related social changes in rural areas of the United States and other countries and implications of these studies for sociological theory. Although no chapter focuses exclusively on education, education-related themes include rural school dropouts and intergenerational poverty, the migration of rural…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Farmers, Foreign Countries
Liang, Jersey; And Others – 1985
This document consists of the following three papers: (1) "Aging in the People's Republic of China" (Liang), including a 22-item bibliography; (2) "The Reform of China's Social Security System for the Elderly" (Chuanyi); and (3) "Developing Research on Aging in China" (Jihui). The first paper briefly outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Services