This work examines the issues which affect the participation, achievement and social inclusion of children with medical conditions in education. The contributors discuss areas of potential difficulty and suggest ways of developing more effective and efficient provision, in and out of school...
This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote ..
This edited volume reviews the conflict between economic prescriptions for improved education in the developing world and local cultures. Among the issues reviewed are: conceptions of culture and economics in development and education literature, economic considerations of school systems to promote ..
This book re-conceptualizes the field of international and comparative education by utilizing indigenous knowledge as a central component for altering the dominant, eurocentric social science research paradigm. Examples from indigenous sources of knowledge are juxtaposed to the dominant discourses o..
This book supplies the definitive contemporary history of education policy in the late twentieth century. Some of the leading educationalists reflect on the major legislative and structural changes in the field over the last 25 years...
This book focuses on the recent changes in education and training policy, mainly in the UK, and explores the wider contexts in which such policies have been developed...
This collection of essays offers an international perspective on educational accountability effects. Issues addressed include: market-driven approaches to accountability; decentralization approaches to accountability; management approaches to accountability; and more...
This valuable resource includes detailed instructions for two activity programs and a list of events for each month of the year. Particular emphasis is placed on holidays and the events surrounding them, with every possible detail providedhistory and culture, program overview, preparation, ar..