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Explores international conflict resolution and management.Designed especially for preservice teachers, this book links substantive, current scholarship on major topics in the management of international conflict with exemplary instructional methods in social studies education. Through vignettes and case studies of actual classroom practice, the reader learns from experienced teachers how they integrate different instructional methods to achieve content goals. The book contains an appendix on resources that provides additional information on organizations, instructional materials, computer networks, and other scholarly work that can help teachers improve their instruction on international conflict management.Teaching About International Conflict and Peace can make a significant difference in preparing social studies teachers to help their students acquire knowledge and understanding of how the peoples of the world have dealt with international conflict in the past and how increasing global interconnections provide new alternatives for the management of international conflict in the present and future.

Explores international conflict resolution and management.Designed especially for preservice teachers, this book links substantive, current scholarship on major topics in the management of international conflict with exemplary instructional methods in social studies education. Through vignettes and case studies of actual classroom practice, the reader learns from experienced teachers how they integrate different instructional methods to achieve content goals. The book contains an appendix on resources that provides additional information on organizations, instructional materials, computer networks, and other scholarly work that can help teachers improve their instruction on international conflict management.Teaching About International Conflict and Peace can make a significant difference in preparing social studies teachers to help their students acquire knowledge and understanding of how the peoples of the world have dealt with international conflict in the past and how increasing global interconnections provide new alternatives for the management of international conflict in the present and future.

James Norris, Dawn Shinew 4. Cross-Cultural Experiences in Teacher Education Courses: Reflections and Advice From American and African Teachers; Cynthia Tyson, Patricia Benton, Barbara Christenson, Anku Golloh, Ousmane Traore 5. Assessing Teachers for Learner-Centered Global Education; Giselle O. Martin-Kniep 6. Student Teaching Overseas; Craig Kissock 7. Infusing Global Perspectives Throughout a Secondary Social Studies Program; Angene H. Wilson 8. Professional Development in Global Education; Jane A. Boston 9. Building Faculty Commitment for Global Education; Roland Case, Walter Werner 10. The Dean′s Role in Infusing Global Perspectives Throughout a College of Education; Elaine Jarchow Appendix: Global Education Info Guide; Sarah Pickert Index Subject: WEBXTP: Teaching & Professional Development

James Norris, Dawn Shinew 4. Cross-Cultural Experiences in Teacher Education Courses: Reflections and Advice From American and African Teachers; Cynthia Tyson, Patricia Benton, Barbara Christenson, Anku Golloh, Ousmane Traore 5. Assessing Teachers for Learner-Centered Global Education; Giselle O. Martin-Kniep 6. Student Teaching Overseas; Craig Kissock 7. Infusing Global Perspectives Throughout a Secondary Social Studies Program; Angene H. Wilson 8. Professional Development in Global Education; Jane A. Boston 9. Building Faculty Commitment for Global Education; Roland Case, Walter Werner 10. The Dean′s Role in Infusing Global Perspectives Throughout a College of Education; Elaine Jarchow Appendix: Global Education Info Guide; Sarah Pickert Index Subject: WEBXTP: Teaching & Professional Development

Taken together, these authors explore the many and varied challenges faced by teacher educators generally, and social studies teacher educators specifically. Their analyses and recommendations provide a starting point for ongoing deliberations about the nature and challenges of the field. There are no easy answers; but continuing the discussion is crucial.