Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

A historical overview of research on education in Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Topics covered include: the challenges and assistance of beginning teaching in Jamaica; learning cognitive skills in Israel; and a feminist analysis of sexual harassment among high school girls in Kenya.

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Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-05
Mått:152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt:641 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Research on Education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Emerald Publishing Inc
ISBN:9781593110468

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Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction: Mapping and Understanding the Contexts; Kagendo Mutua and Cynthia Szymanski Sunal.Part I. Research In Africa.Chapter 2. Linguistic Difficulties in Learning Science Concepts in a Multilingual Elementary School in Benin; Issou Gado and Doris Simonis.Chapter 3. Taboo Subject Boldly Bared: A Feminist Analysis of Sexual Harassment as a Major Hindrance to Learning Among High School Girls in Kenya;Anne Kanga.Chapter 4. Science Education Reform in Rwanda: A Window to Understanding Change Through Dilemmas; Jaya Earnest and David Treagust.Chapter 5. Historical Amnesia? The Politics of Textbooks in Post-Apartheid South Africa; Sasha S. Polakow-Suransky.Part II. Research In The Caribbean.Chapter 6. Beginning Teaching in Jamaica: Challenges and Assistance; Tom Ganser.Chapter 7. The Effects of Critical Thinking Instruction on the Critical Thinking Dispositions and Critical Thinking Skills of Students Enrolled in Ninth Grade English; Gayle Dancy-Benjamin and Suzy Green.Chapter 8. A Comparison of Public Elementary School Teachers' and Parents' Perception on Actual and Preferred Parental Involvement in St. Thomas; Valerie P. Charles-Welsh, Suzy Green and Rita J. Howard.Part III. Research In The Middle East.Chapter 9. Visions of Reform in Elementary Science Education in Cyprus; Lucy Avraamidou.Chapter 10. The Instruction and Acquisition of Cognitive Skills in Israel: Difficulties and Accomplishments; Billie EilamChapter 11. A Decade of Science Education Research in Lebanon, 1992-2002: Issues and Trends;Saouma BouJaoude and Fouad Abd-El Khalick.Chapter 12. Education, the Military, and Politics in Turkey: Transitions in Turkish Education After the Coup d'Etat of 1980; Ismail Guven.Chapter 13. Teacher Education in Turkey: Issues and Trends; Margaret Sands and Dannelle Stevens.Chapter 14. Teacher and Teaching Characteristics for Acceptance: A Unique Synthesis; Michalis Koutsoulis.Chapter 15. Epilogue; Beth Blue Swadener.About the Authors.