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Thoman, Elizabeth; Jolls, Tessa – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Today information about the world around people comes to them not only through words on a piece of paper, but more and more through the powerful images and sounds of their multimedia culture. This explosion in information has presented a major challenge to the world of formal education. The transformation of their culture from an industrial age to…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Guidelines, Internet, Values
Siegel, Harvey – Theory and Research in Education, 2004
School and government officials, system administrators and other policymakers offer a variety of reasons for engaging in high stakes testing: to monitor student performance, to measure teacher and/or school effectiveness, to ensure accountability, etc. Some of these reasons are good; others not. But the best reason--one that is never offered,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, High Stakes Tests, Role of Education, Educational Assessment
Bates, Richard – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2005
Arguing that globalization has been conceived of largely in economic terms this article examines the possibility of a global curriculum in the light of Touraine's assertion that the major global problem is not economic but social: can we live together? I argue that a global curriculum conceived in social terms is possible and that it will involve:…
Descriptors: Global Education, Global Approach, Curriculum Development, Cultural Differences
Brennan, Robert L., Ed. – Praeger, 2006
"Educational Measurement" has been the bible in its field since the first edition was published by ACE in 1951. The importance of this fourth edition of "Educational Measurement" is to extensively update and extend the topics treated in the previous three editions. As such, the fourth edition documents progress in the field and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Educational Assessment, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Grant, S. G., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
Measuring History complements the cases presented in Wise Social Studies Practices (Yeager & Davis, 2005). Yeager and Davis highlight the rich and ambitious teaching that can occur in the broad context of state-level testing. In this book, the chapter authors and I bring the particular state history tests more to the fore and examine how…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Gifford, Bernard R.; Valdes, Guadalupe – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
According to Frankenberg, Lee, and Orfield, segregation for black students declined substantially after the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision, "Brown v. Board of Education," reaching its lowest point 30 years later. By comparison, Latino students have experienced "steadily rising segregation since the 1960s." Unlike…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Spanish Speaking, Language Usage, Student Rights
Gallagher, Kathleen; Fusco, Caroline – Ethnography and Education, 2006
This paper explores spatial theory, and particularly a Foucauldian analysis of space, power, and the subject, as a frame within which to examine moves toward security in North American urban schools. We bring into play empirical data from an ethnographic study of New York City and Toronto schools where policies and technologies of record-keeping,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Ethnography, Research Problems, Research Methodology
Gaskell, Jane, Ed.; Willinsky, John, Ed. – 1995
This publication presents a diverse set of perspectives on the significance of recent developments in research on gender and what it means for the school curriculum. After "Introduction: The Politics of the Project" (Jane Gaskell and John Willinsky) and "Introduction Revisited: Better a Maroon Than a Mammy" (Annette Henry), the book is divided…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Technology
Cohen, Jody; And Others – 1996
This report summarizes a qualitative study that examined girls in six middle schools representing a range of geographic locations and settings as well as the racial and ethnic mix found in schools across the United States. The schools were all involved in educational reform efforts. The report examines how girls negotiate middle school and gauges…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Adolescents, Educational Change
Morison, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This report synthesizes the key themes and ideas discussed at two 1-day workshops addressing issues in the use of IQ tests in special education evaluation and placement. The first section considers the background and legal context of the issue. The next section looks at IQ tests in school settings. Key ideas raised include the importance of never…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Court Litigation, Curriculum Based Assessment, Decision Making
Witek, Jennifer M.; Little, Steven G. – 1996
This study examined whether teachers respond differently to various problem behaviors as a function of student gender. Prospective teachers (N=155) were presented with a description of a male or female student exhibiting either internalizing, externalizing, or solely academic problem behaviors. Participants indicated their likelihood of referring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems
Okun, Barbara F. – 1996
Synthesizing current literature with information obtained through interviews of adoptive, gay and lesbian, and multiracial families, this book is designed to help practitioners work with diverse families. An introduction explores the concept of a "normal family" and provides an overview of the book and a description of the interview…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Biological Parents
Rodriguez Pino, Cecilia – 1994
The six thematic teaching units, designed for teaching Spanish to native speakers in the American Southwest, are a result of a July 1993 conference of 30 middle school and high school teachers. Each unit was produced by a group of teachers, and is entirely or primarily in Spanish. The units contain lesson outlines, activities, tests, samples of…
Descriptors: Careers, Class Activities, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Evans, Carol A., Ed. – 1993
The accomplishments of Theodore "Tug" Andersson (1903-1994) cover four major areas: (1) the teaching of modern languages in general; (2) the foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) in particular; (3) bilingual education in the United States; and (4) preschool biliteracy. The 11 articles of Andersson's work are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Maintenance, Dialects
American Association of Univ. Women, Washington, DC. – 1992
Concerned that most of the education reform debate of the 1980s has ignored the needs of girls, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has launched its Initiative for Educational Equity. The first steps in this initiative were twofold. First, a survey of 3,000 fourth through tenth grade students, girls and boys from across the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination