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International Education: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues and Systems
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Description: This encyclopedia is the most current and exhaustive reference available on international education. It provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of key topics, concepts, and issues, as well as in-depth studies of approximately 180 national educational systems throughout the world. Articles examine education broadly and at all levels--from primary grades through higher education, formal to informal education, country studies to global organizations.
The work is divided into two parts. Part I consists of important issues and broad themes that affect the social and political structures of educational systems worldwide, such as gender, cultural issues, curriculum, and the impact of technology on education. The second, more extensive part details educational systems throughout the world. Organized by region, there are individual country articles, accompanied by statistical tables, for nearly all nations of the world.
Background historical and political information is provided along with discussions of contemporary educational issues and challenges for the future. All entries include references for further reading.
This is a unique, interdisciplinary resource for students and educators--indeed, anyone interested in the state of education throughout the world--and its centrality to our future.
Selected Contents:
Contributors
Foreword by Gary Natriello
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Topics in International Education
Introduction
Sociopolitical and Cultural Issues in Education
Terms Associated with Race and Culture in Education
Education and Racial Discrimination
Racial Diversity (Multiculturalism), Education, and Progress
Children's and Adolescents' Rights Worldwide
Children's Physical Health Issues
Children's Mental Issues
Parenting
Drugs and Alcohol
Poverty and Education
Child Labor and Education
Violence, War, and Education
Gender and Education
Gender Disparity Worldwide
Globalization, Gender, and Education
Gender and Achievement
Educational Access and Opportunities
Gendered Mind
Formal Education
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Secondary Education
Tertiary Education
International Comparisons in Academic Subjects
Accreditation and Licensure
Teacher Preparation Around the World
Informal Education
Experiential Education
Expert/Novice Situations
Home, Museums, and Libraries
Issues and Challenges of Informal Education
Learning at Work
Out-of-School-Time Programs
Content, Curriculum, and Resources
Curriculum in Education from a Historical Perspective
Ethnomathematics
Ethnoscience
Humanities, Arts, and Education
Worker Education, Education for Emancipation, and Education Unions
Intellectual and Motor Development
Cognition and Learning: An International Perspective
Basic Cognitive Functions
Complex Cognitive Functions
Linguistic Development
Levels of Intellectual Development
Psychomotor Development
Quantitative Development
Spatial Development
Technologies and Global Education
History and Development of Technology Education
Information and Communication Technologies and Challenges
Synchronous and Asynchronous E-Learning
The Internet
Technology in Rich and Poor Countries
Technology and the Curriculum
Future of Technology
Institutions of Education Throughout the World
Global Monetary Agencies for Education
Global Curriculum Organizations
Global Health and Well-Being Organizations
Educational Activist Associations
Teachers Colleges
II. Systems of Education Throughout the World
Introduction
Africa
Introduction
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Cote D'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia, The
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe
East Asia
Introduction
Cambodia
China, People's Republic of
China, Republic of (Taiwan)
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
Australia, New Zealand, and Melanesia
Introduction
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Europe
Introduction
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Lichtenstein
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Middle East and South Central Asia
Introduction
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
North America and Caribbean
Introduction
Bahamas
Belize
Bermuda
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
South America
Introduction
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Post-Soviet Nations
Introduction
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Glossary
Index
    
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