Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Higher Education
Author: Doris M. Ching
Publisher: Naspa-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780931654602
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Pacific Crossing
Author: Gary Soto
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 152
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFourteen-year-old Mexican American Lincoln Mendoza spends a summer with a host family in Japan, encountering new experiences and making new friends.
Hawaii the Pacific State Skills Book
Author: Ann Rayson
Publisher: Bess Press
Published: 1997-04
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781573060639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn introduction to Hawaii's history with theories on its origin, and to its geography, culture, and industries.
Education in Japan
Author: Yuto Kitamura
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-01-09
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9811326320
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book illustrates the nature of Japan’s education system and identifies its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the socioeconomic environment surrounding education in contemporary Japanese society. It describes the basic institutional structure of each educational stage, in an overview of today’s school education in Japan, while also analyzing the current implementation status of important policies and the progress of reform at each stage. The book also examines the status of and problems with various issues that are considered essential to education in Japan today. These include teachers, lesson studies, school and community, educational disparities, education and jobs, multiculturalism, university reforms, internationalization of education and English-language education, education for sustainable development, and others, covering a diverse range of fields. The book is unique in its attempt to comprehensively understand and analyze the educational field in Japan by drawing on the expertise of various academic disciplines.
Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans
Author: Edith Wen-Chu Chen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780742553385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTeaching about Asian Pacific Americans was created for educators and other practitioners who want to use interactive activities, assignments, and strategies in their classrooms or workshops. Experts in the field of Asian American Studies will find powerful, innovative teaching activities that clearly convey established and new ideas. The activities in this book have been used effectively in workshops for staff and practitioners in student services programs, community-based organizations, teacher training programs, social service agencies, and diversity training.
Exemplary Science for Resolving Societal Challenges
Author: Robert Eugene Yager
Publisher: NSTA Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1936137607
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it's easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and that should be central to any science lesson plan. Similarly, the connections between what students learn in the classroom and the issues facing our society are often lost in the race to cover the content. This title focuses on how to successfully draw on these problems to illustrate the use and understanding of science for all learners."
Education in Small States
Author: Peter Mayo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1317987993
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on education in small states. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of different aspects of educational provision in political jurisdictions having a very small population – populations which encounter specific challenges, threats and opportunities. This book presents a balance in regional representation – covering the South Pacific, the Caribbean, Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean. The contributions pay particular attention to basic education, higher education, entrepreneurship training, post-primary education and the impact of globalization on educational restructuring and aid delivery in specific small state regions. This book was published as a special issue of the Comparative Education.
Asian and Pacific American Education
Author: Clara C. Park
Publisher: IAP
Published: 2005-12-01
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1607525089
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis research anthology is the third volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group -Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and explains the lived experiences of Asian and Pacific Americans as they attend schools, build communities and claim their place in U.S. society, and blends the work of well-established Asian American scholars with the voices of emerging researchers and examines in close detail important issues in the Asian/Pacific American community. Scholars and educational practitioners will find this book to be an invaluable and enlightening resource.
Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific
Author: Coulson, David Gregory
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-02-19
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 1799851087
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe need to reform secondary-level education to prepare young people for new economic realities has emerged. In an age of constant career changing, cognitive flexibility is a top-priority skill to develop in today’s students. This shift requires methodological innovation that enhances children’s natural abilities as well as updated, focused teacher education in order to prepare them adequately. Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific is a collection of innovative research that examines the development and implementation of IB curricula. Highlighting a wide range of topics including critical thinking, student evaluation, and teacher training, this book is ideally designed for educators, curriculum developers, instructional designers, administrative officials, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students.
Comparative and International Education
Author: C. C. Wolhuter
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2019-08-26
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1787434613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores the evolution and current state of the scholarly field of comparative and international education over 200 years of development. Experts in the field explore comparative and international education in each of the major world regions.
