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Chinese Rural Households in Relative Poverty and Their Economic Activities
by Wenrong QianThis book summarizes the new economic phenomenon and problems of rural families in China from the perspective of relative poverty. Based on the data of China Rural Household Panel Survey (CRHPS), a nationwide on-site survey conducted door to door by Zhejiang University, this book focuses on the theme of relative poverty and provides a systematic analysis of the economic activities of rural households in three main aspects: agricultural production and management, land utility and transfer, and migration of rural households and citizenization of migrant workers. Besides, this book also explores focuses on the performance of relatively poor households in terms of agricultural production, land transfer, non-farm employment and social security, and provides a basic mapping of the situation of relatively poor households in rural China, so as to provide a scientific basis for improving the living standards of rural households, establishing a long-term mechanism for poverty alleviation. CRHPS not only includes individual-level and household-level data, but also corresponding community-level data, which makes it possible to conduct a comprehensive study of the rural households. Researchers of Chinese rural problems and government officials (especially the department of agriculture officials) will find this book especially interesting.
Governance in Transitional Societies in East and Southeast Asia
by Chi Zhang Binh Thi An TrinhThis book brings together scholars based in, or had previously been based in a range of East and Southeast Asian countries, building on their respective primary empirical data and first-hand experience as academics and think tank researchers, in order to pluralise the current debates about governance in transitional societies. In an era of global democratic backsliding, this edited volume offers less-explored local perspectives, to balance the Western-centrism observed in area studies and the focus on former Soviet countries in transit. What is the future of governance in Asia? This book, by attempting to supply a diversity of answers, will interest political scientists, economists, and journalists.
Applying the Science of Learning to Education: An Insight into the Mechanisms that Shape Learning
by Wei Loong David Hung Azilawati Jamaludin Aishah Abdul RahmanThis book provides an overview of the various 'Science of Learning' (SoL) research projects led by researchers at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and international research collaborators. It presents the goals and rationale behind the Science of Learning in Education (SoLE) initiative and examines a spectrum of topics relevant to bolstering our understanding of the science underlying learning. The Science of Learning (SoL) is an advancing field, with proponents extolling its potential impact on educational practice. This book investigates the possible correlations or causal relationships between brain functioning and development, physiology, environment factors, and their impact on learning. It promotes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding biological to behavioural mechanisms of learning that are oriented toward optimizing and maximizing every learner’s potential.
Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology: Selected Papers from ICITED 2023 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #366)
by Anabela Mesquita António Abreu João Vidal Carvalho Cleuciliz Santana Cristina Helena Pinto de MelloThis book presents high-quality, peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference in Information Technology & Education (ICITED 2023), to be held at the Nilton Lins University, Manaus, Brazil, during June 29–30, 2023. The book covers a specific field of knowledge. This intends to cover not only two fields of knowledge—Education and Technology—but also the interaction among them and the impact/result in the job market and organizations. It covers the research and pedagogic component of Education and Information Technologies but also the connection with Society, addressing the three pillars of higher education. The book addresses impact of pandemic on education and use of technology in education. Finally, it also encourages companies to present their professional cases which will be discussed. These can constitute real examples of how companies are overcoming their challenges with the uncertainty of the market.
‘Other’ Voices in Education—: Stories as Analytical Tool (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Carmen BlythThis book explores how stories can be used as ‘data’ that prefigure and make possible the numerous permutations of life that comprise existence, and examines how stories can be reconfigured to transform that existence into something 'other'. It uses varied theoretical and critical frameworks such as autoethnography and posthumanism with which to explore the stories shared that go ‘beyond cause and effect’. This book looks to engage with storying and storytelling as inquiry in non-Western ‘worlds’, and looks to make ‘storying’, ‘restor(y)ing’, and ‘stories’ written by non-Western educators the locus of attention. By doing so, it seeks to illustrate what distinctive ways of storying and storytelling can look like in worlds other than those that follow a Western ethico-onto-epistemological worldview. It provides a way to articulate thought that may be commonly omitted in teacher education around the world, and looks at ‘truth’ as situated rather than as totality, local rather than global, with stories used to problematize subject/object positionings within those same stories.
Positive Psychology and Positive Education in Asia: Understanding and Fostering Well-Being in Schools (Positive Education)
by Ronnel B. King Imelda Santos Caleon Allan B. I. BernardoThis book explores students’ and teachers’ well-being from positive psychology and education perspectives and showcases interventions that optimize well-being in the school context. The book also covers crucial positive psychology and education topics/themes including character strengths, gratitude, growth mindset, grit, resilience, positive emotions, and well-being among others. The chapters include reviews and empirical research based on diverse methodologies, such as correlational, experimental, quasi-experimental, intervention, longitudinal, and qualitative approaches from six different Asian sociocultural contexts—Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Israel, Macau, and Philippines. All the chapters, provide practical pointers for teachers and educators who aim to nurture well-being in schools.
New Research and Possibilities in Wellbeing Education
by Mathew A. White Faye McCallum Christopher BoyleThis book examines a variety of issues related to wellbeing education and cross-cultural education, curriculum and pedagogy, education policy and systems, teacher education and professional development of educators, educational administration, management and leadership, and inclusive education. Stimulated, in part, by the launch of positive psychology, wellbeing education has grown worldwide. Various theories of wellbeing have been adopted in education, coining the term 'wellbeing education', defined in this book as how school leaders and teachers plan to implement evidence-informed wellbeing interventions to promote wellbeing and academic goals. This book investigates a series of questions related to wellbeing education, and how evidence-informed wellbeing approaches are integrated into learning, teaching, and education.
India and China: Expansion, Equity and Excellence
by Kavita A. SharmaThis book provides a comprehensive overview of higher education in India and China and the complexity of issues involved. It focuses on gaining understanding of education systems, governance mechanisms, globalisation and emergence of the private sector, action policies of both the countries and their impact on education and society. Offering a comparative perspective, the book discusses why China is ahead of India in Higher Education when both share the similar challenges of burgeoning young population and scarcity of resources. It examines the success in providing equitable access to both country’s marginalised sections. It also discusses the directions of future growth through National Education Policy, 2020 and the 13th Five Year Plan of the Chinese State Council. Combining rich content and a broad scope, the book offers a valuable key to understanding Higher Education system of India and China. It is a useful read for students and researchers in social sciences, education area.
Rural Development in China from the Perspective of Relative Poverty
by Wenrong QianThis book provides a broad survey of Chinese rural households at a time of rapid change in China’s rural economy, examining the dual identity of households as consumers as well as producers of goods in terms of supply and demand. Based on the results of the China Rural Household Panel Survey (CRHPS) by Zhejiang University, this book analyzes four types of economic activities of rural households in China, particularly considering changes at the micro level. It examines how households strive to maximize family efficacy through input-output production decision-making in allocating limited resources. Examining data pertaining to agricultural production, land exploitation, migration and nationalization, as well as changes in economic behavior, this book offers a snapshot of the current situation of rural households in China and suggestions to improve living standards and related policies.
Standards-Based Technology and Engineering Education: 63rd Yearbook of the Council on Technology and Engineering Teacher Education (Contemporary Issues in Technology Education)
by Scott R. Bartholomew Marie Hoepfl P. John WilliamsThis book brings together authors from around the world to discuss the Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy: The Role of Technology and Engineering in STEM Education (STEL) released in July 2020 by the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). The various chapters examine and elaborate on how educators must understand the structure of the standards used and their alignment with educational programs at specific levels and contexts, both in the context of the USA, and internationally. It also showcases case studies analyzing the use of standards in their various contexts from a number of countries which have either adapted STEL, or which have national Standards in Technology Education. The STEL represents a major update to the content standards that has guided the field of technology education (and, later, technology and engineering education) in the USA since 2000. In contrast to previous standards, STEL presents a substantial reduction in the number of standards and associated benchmarks, and the benchmarks have been operationalized to identify the key knowledge, skills, and dispositions associated with each standard. It also emphasizes a focus on core standards that should allow for deeper levels of understanding and engagement on the part of students, who in comprehensive educational programs will continue to revisit these core standards in increasingly sophisticated ways as they progress from Pre-K through Grade 12.
A Contemporary Portrait of Life in Korea: Researching Recent Social and Political Trends
by Jibum KimThis book delves into the values, attitudes, and behaviours of Koreans over the course of the past twenty years. Compiled by leading Korean scholars, the book uses the Korean General Social Survey (KGSS), the most comprehensive source of information detailing recent continuity and change in Korea, and addresses a diverse, wide-range of topics such as nationalism, familyism, social inequality, politics, religion, welfare, trust, attitudes towards North Korea, and attitudes towards sex. These issues, in continuously shaping and influencing the lives of Koreans, deserve further examination so as to fully grasp a deeper understanding of Korean contemporary culture. Each chapter covers an overview of background information about the chapter subject and then compares Korean attitudes to those of other countries, drawing on cross-national data derived from sources such as the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) and the East Asian Social Survey (EASS). It collates this data and then unpacks it to demonstrate trends and how they are impacted by stability or change. Despite the rapid economic development and democratization in Korea, it remains difficult to pinpoint common denominators regarding recent social trends in Korea, and there are surprisingly few books that present a current, nuanced, and empirically substantiated scholarly depiction of Koreans and their social issues. This book fills this gap in serving as an indispensable reference for students and scholars interested in the diverse issues in Korean society.
Education in China and the World: Achievements and Contemporary Issues
by Niancai Liu Zhuolin Feng Qi WangThis open access book provides a comprehensive overview of education in China, covering 12 critical topics including basic education, higher education, professional education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, mental health education, and international education and excellence initiatives. Drawing from current research, theoretical literature, and real-life stories, this book examines the developmental trajectories, achievements, and best practices in the above-mentioned topics, to reflect realities of education transformation in China. It also incorporates a global comparison of key indicators to explore strengths of and gaps in Chinese education with its global counterparts. Setting its context in an ever-changing world, this book intends to explore conceptual support to develop “a modern education system with Chinese features and world standards”, to provide implications for further developing quality education in all sectors, and to promote understanding and inspire critical discussion on education development in China and around the world. This book serves as a valuable resource for students, scholars, and policy makers in the field of education studies, as well as for the general public who are interested in Chinese education.
Pre-service Teacher Education Policy Development: A Global Perspective (Exploring Education Policy in a Globalized World: Concepts, Contexts, and Practices)
by Jian LiThis book examines the pre-service teacher education policy development of seven countries, including the USA, the UK, Japan, Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Russia. This book reviews the history of pre-service teacher education policies in those countries and discusses relative case studies on pre-service teacher training practices. It also identifies problems in current pre-service teacher education in those countries and proposes potential countermeasures to resolve those issues. This book serves as a useful reference for various stakeholders in the teacher education field.
Reshaping Engineering Education: Addressing Complex Human Challenges
by Fawwaz Habbal Anette Kolmos Roger G. Hadgraft Jette Egelund Holgaard Kamar RedaThis open access book is dedicated to exploring methods and charting the course for enhancing engineering education in and beyond 2023. It delves into the idea that education, coupled with social connections, is indispensable for a more profound comprehension of the world and the creation of an improved quality of life.The book serves as a conduit for incorporating complex problem-solving into engineering education across various formats. It offers a structured approach for tackling complex issues, comparing an array of techniques for managing complexity within the realm of engineering education. Moreover, the book scrutinizes several complex case studies derived from the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, it explores intricate problem-solving and curriculum change case studies specific to engineering education from Harvard University, the University of Technology Sydney, and Aalborg University.
Planning your Academic Publishing Journey: Publish or Perish?
by Jacqui EwartThis book provides a ready reference for academics that covers the breadth of academic publishing. It draws on academic books and journal articles that have touched on various aspects of academic publishing, and on the author’s own extensive experiences, knowledge and lessons. This book explores the processes and decisions related to publishing academic literature such as journal articles, books, and other related formats. This book explores the foundations of an academic publishing career, discusses how to lay those foundations, and how to plan an academic publishing journey. It explores choosing a publisher and publication outlet, authorship, co-authoring, sharing data, dealing with short and lengthy publications, the hidden workload of publishing, and establishing and maintaining an author platform.
Handbook of Technical and Vocational Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Xibin Han Qian Zhou Ming Li Yuping WangThis is an open access book. Covering both theories and practices in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teacher development, this book provides up-to-date discussions and recommendations on issues relating to TVET teacher development in the digital age. It caters for the needs of in-service teachers and trainers, as well as TVET leaders who want to upscale their professional learning and development in terms of vision, knowledge, expertise, and industry skills needed in the transition to the digital era.What is particularly useful to TVET teachers/trainers are the proposed competency development framework, competency indicators, and the assessment instrument. Drawing on extensive research regarding TVET teachers’ competency development and today’s industry needs, the proposed framework and indicators can be readily used to inform the self-assessment of one’s professional competency level, so as to plan one’s career trajectory accordingly. Teachers and trainers may also find the exemplary cases of teachers’ professional development from various countries inspiring and motivating. The book also serves as a useful reference for TVET leaders, administrators and teacher trainers. The book's competency framework, indicators, and strategies are an adaptable reference for planning professional development policies, evaluation mechanisms, and programs for teachers.
Smart Learning for A Sustainable Society: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Chutiporn Anutariya Dejian Liu Kinshuk Ahmed Tlili Junfeng Yang Maiga ChangThis book collects the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE2023), held in Bangkok, Thailand, as a hybrid conference from 31st Aug to 1st Sep 2023. The proceedings focus on the interplay between pedagogy and technology, and their fusion towards the advancement of smart learning for a sustainable society. This book covers topics such as: artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies in education, innovative applications of smart learning, pedagogy, learning approaches and instructional design, online and digital learning spaces, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. It serves as a useful reference for stakeholders in the field of education who are interested in emerging technologies and their applications in smart learning, such as researchers, postgraduate students, undergraduate students, as well as policy makers.
Data Science: 9th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2023, Harbin, China, September 22–24, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1879)
by Zhiwen Yu Qilong Han Hongzhi Wang Bin Guo Xiaokang Zhou Xianhua Song Zeguang LuThis two-volume set (CCIS 1879 and 1880) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2023 held in Harbin, China, during September 22–24, 2023. The 52 full papers and 14 short papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 244 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Applications of Data Science, Big Data Management and Applications, Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management, Data Visualization, Data-driven Security, Infrastructure for Data Science, Machine Learning for Data Science and Multimedia Data Management and Analysis.Part II: Data-driven Healthcare, Data-driven Smart City/Planet, Social Media and Recommendation Systems and Education using big data, intelligent computing or data mining, etc.
Data Science: 9th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2023, Harbin, China, September 22–24, 2023, Proceedings, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1880)
by Zhiwen Yu Qilong Han Hongzhi Wang Bin Guo Xiaokang Zhou Xianhua Song Zeguang LuThis two-volume set (CCIS 1879 and 1880) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, ICPCSEE 2023 held in Harbin, China, during September 22–24, 2023.The 52 full papers and 14 short papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 244 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Part I: Applications of Data Science, Big Data Management and Applications, Big Data Mining and Knowledge Management, Data Visualization, Data-driven Security, Infrastructure for Data Science, Machine Learning for Data Science and Multimedia Data Management and Analysis.Part II: Data-driven Healthcare, Data-driven Smart City/Planet, Social Media and Recommendation Systems and Education using big data, intelligent computing or data mining, etc.
Smart Education Best Practices in Chinese Schools (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Haijun Zeng Jiahao Liu Di Wu Lijie YueThis book presents 28 practical case studies in detail and 49 case studies in brief. The collection of these case studies focuses on one or more aspects of exploration and practice on the following topics: smart campus and smart classroom, resource construction and sharing, new teaching mode, comprehensive quality evaluation of students, teacher professional development, application of teaching platform and tool, innovative application of online learning space, collaborative education, and school management and services. The selection and evaluation criteria of the case studies on school practice mainly include concept and implementation, effectiveness and characteristics, innovation and demonstration, and expression and structure. This book helps readers gain a rich understanding of the diverse innovative implementation of smart education in Chinese schools and inspires smart education development in schools in other countries.
Report on China Smart Education 2022: Digital Transformation of Chinese Education Towards Smart Education (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by China National Academy of Edu., SciencesThis book aims to reflect the digital transformation of Chinese education toward smart education comprehensively and accurately. It is the first systematic summary of the progress of smart education in China. The book believes that smart education is a new education form in the digital era and is essentially distinct from education forms in the industrial era. This new education form is innovative in five dimensions. First is the new core concept. Smart education is not only a concrete action concerning people’s well-being, but also a vital strategy concerning national plans. Through technology empowerment and data drive, it empowers educational reform in all aspects, systematically constructs a new relationship between education and society, provides suitable education for each learner, and makes the aptitude-based teaching that we have been dreaming of for thousands of years a reality. For the first time in history, smart education helps to reach the full alignment between individual development and societal development. Second is the new system structure. Smart education will break through the boundaries of school education, drive the diversified combination of various education types, resources, and elements, promote the collaboration of school, family, and society in education, and build a high-quality, individualized lifelong learning system that is available for anyone anywhere anytime. Third is the new teaching paradigm. Smart education will integrate physical, social, and digital spaces to create new learning scenarios and promote human–technology integration, and cultivate cross-grade, cross-class, and cross-discipline learning communities across time and space to organically combine large-scale education with individualized cultivation. Fourth is the new educational content. Smart education will focus on developing all-round education, establishing digital knowledge graphs based on systematic logics of knowledge points, and innovating content presentation methods to make learning a wonderful experience and help learners develop higher-order thinking skills, comprehensive innovation capability, and lifelong learning ability. Fifth is the new education governance. With data governance at the core and digital intelligence technology as the driver, smart education will boost the holistic reengineering of education administration and business processes and enhance the modernization of the education governance system and governance capacity. This book is intended for teachers, education administrators, education policymakers, education researchers, and parents concerned about education innovation and development, as well as people from all walks of life who have aspirations for the education industry. It can also serve as a reference for international organizations and education research institutions of all countries to promote the joint exploration of the development path of smart education and create a better future for the world’s mutual development through educational reform.
Truth-telling and the Ancient University: Healing the Wound of Colonisation in Nauiyu, Daly River
by Gavin John Morris Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann Judith Atkinson Emma L. SchubergThis book shares a strength-based truth-telling model, which reveals the trauma associated with the experience of colonisation and the traditional healing practices specific to the Nauiyu Nambiyu community in Australia. It explores the significance of community placed on developing the 'Ancient University', an Aboriginal-based, stand-alone healing centre that incorporates traditional healing practices. This book outlines the truth-telling model, which was developed by the Nauiyu community to address a community need. This unique approach represents a deliberate shift from decolonial scholarship, which merely captures Indigenous voice speaking back to the colonisers. This book explores Indigenous critical pedagogies to investigate theoretical frameworks with implications for planning, learning and teaching which are culturally responsive in a variety of contexts. It is the first of its kind that utilises an Indigenous research methodology on the country and with the people to which it belongs.
Learning to Assess: Cultivating Assessment Capacity in Teacher Education (Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability)
by Christopher DeLuca Jill Willis Bronwen Cowie Christine Harrison Andrew CoombsThis book presents a new framework for how teachers develop their assessment capacity, based on a multi-year study conducted in four countries—Australia, Canada, England, and New Zealand—which focused on student-teacher learning in assessment throughout their initial teacher education programs. It examines how teacher learning is shaped by the complex dynamics of assessment capacity within larger teacher education contexts. The framework proposed here identifies four domains involved in cultivating assessment capacity and characterizes assessment learning as always integrating cognitive, philosophical, and moral dimensions with assessment’s social, emotional, and physical dimensions, while recognizing that each capacity is continually shaped by the learning context. The book draws on the survey of teacher education programs in each of the four focal countries and data from student teachers to shed light on how the various pedagogies, program structures, and policies encountered provide beginning teachers with codes for classifying and framing assessment capacity and form a template for developing this capacity throughout their careers. Offering suggestions for future research and teacher education practice, the book concludes with an outlook on future steps to cultivate teachers’ assessment capacity.
Constructing Regional Smart Education Ecosystems in China (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Haijun Zeng Zhisheng Li Jiong Guo Zhuo ZhangThis book enriches the understanding of regional smart education in China and promotes sharing of smart education case studies in China and abroad. It presents 46 case studies selected from a total of 644 case studies collected nationwide in China. These selected case studies focus on regional construction, research findings, and solutions. The case studies on regional construction mainly focus on the sustainable development mechanism of regional smart education. The research findings case studies showcase research results produced by research teams and individuals, which involve theories, models, technologies, practical investigations, or international comparisons related to smart education. Lastly, the solution case studies are technical solutions provided by enterprises for the development of smart education, which include application scenarios, methods, and effects in regions or schools around smart educational equipment, platforms, networks, tools, resources, or integrated solutions.
Handbook of Educational Reform Through Blended Learning
by Ming Li Xibin Han Jiangang ChengThis open access book provides related theories, methods, strategies, and practical cases for implementing education reform through blended learning in curriculum, program, and institutions in the digital age. It sums up the research and practice achievements of blended learning from different research teams, involving more than 20 experts from educational technology, higher education, vocational education, and education management over the past 20 years.This book recommends relevant policies of blended learning to international organizations and governments in various countries, provides systematic solutions for administrators in institutions to promote educational reform via blended learning, and serves as a reference book for instructors, researchers, and relevant enterprise practitioners.
Handbook of Teaching Competency Development in Higher Education
by Jiangang Cheng Wei Han Qian Zhou Shuyan WangThis is an open access book. It draws from relevant theories and approaches to teachers’ professional development (TPD) and innovative and inspiring TPD practices in higher education. It first lays a solid foundation for the rest of the book, through critiquing prevalent theories, approaches, and teaching competency frameworks guiding TPD in higher education, and defining the key concepts related to TPD. The book then develops a standard framework and assessment instrument of teaching competencies as well as ways of using this framework by institutions, departments at different levels, and individual teachers. It also proposes strategies for improving teachers’ teaching competencies by reviewing what has been achieved to date in TPD in terms of national-level policies and strategies, institutional-level interventions, and teachers’ self-directed professional development. Finally, it also presents case studies of typical practices in TPD in different countries.
Traumas Resisted and: Inquiring into Lost and Found Narratives in Music Education (Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education #36)
by Shelley M. Griffin Nasim NiknafsThis book focuses on the traumatic experiences within and through music that individuals and collectives face, while considering ways in which they (re)engage with their traumas in educational settings. The chapters delve into the physical, psychological, philosophical, sociological, and political aspects, as they relate to the reciprocal influences of trauma on musical practices and education. Readers are immersed in topics related to societal violence, physical injuries, grief, separation, loss, death, and ways of working through these in educational and artistic situations. In the introductory chapter, the co-editors draw attention to theoretical matters related to trauma through narrative inquiry in music education. The first section of the book, Separation Revisited, brings together notions of separation, focusing on how loss is emotionally and physically manifested when death, grief, and bodily injury are experienced. In the second section, (Re)Engaging with Lost and Found, readers are encouraged to imagine new possibilities considering trauma and loss in educational and musical spaces. These pieces offer deliberate ruminations moving the discourse toward (re)engagement in and through music education and artistic contexts. The co-editors conclude the book by drawing attention to narrative inquiry’s double-edged nature in stories of trauma and how the retelling of lost and found narratives offers a way to imagine lives otherwise—lives not smothered by grief and horror—through the conceivable reliving of unfathomable stories of experience. This book emerges from the 7th International Conference on Narrative Inquiry in Music Education (NIME7), October 2020, co-hosted by Brock University, Faculty of Education and the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Ontario, Canada.
Teaching Chinese Language in the International School Context (Chinese Language Learning Sciences)
by Jia-Fei Hong Chung-Mou SiThis book explores the learning and teaching of K-12 Chinese language in international schools. The authors of this book are scholars from teaching training institutions and universities, as well as professional frontline teachers. With a combination of the works and insights from both perspectives of theory and practice, the book presents how theories of teaching can be operated in classroom to improve the effectiveness of language teaching. It covers curriculum setting, design of teaching materials, teaching principles, methods, strategies, and evaluation. The book also discusses issues and concepts such as concept-driven learning, identity change and recognition of L1 and L2 Chinese teacher, pinyin teaching, Chinese character teaching, evaluation for learning improvement, and integration of South Asian non-Chinese speaking students into local schools. It emphasizes empirical action research methods. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing high value insights to scholars from university and teacher training institutions and teachers from kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools around the world.
Modernizing China’s Undergraduate Engineering Education Through Systemic Reforms: Ideas, Practices, and Impacts (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Tengteng ZhuangThis book examines the comprehensive engineering education reform since China put forward its New Engineering Education policy in early 2017. It presents systematic reform measures at micro-level, such as national policies on massively building up new programs that cater to emerging state-of-the-art technologies in the industry, on developing synergistic approaches to education through tightened university–industry collaboration, and on formulating the four-level quality assurance mechanisms. The book also addresses meso-level institutional schemes and implementations at several case universities researched, and micro-level issues directly regarding teaching and student learning based on empirical studies.Overall, this book provides the international community the knowledge of how international benchmarking of university engineering education is reflected in the Chinese context, and helps readers to gain an understanding the success and failure of different practices in achieving relevant reform goals.
Videolised Society
by Jian Meng Hui ZhaoThis book traces the development of video (especially short video, duan shipin) in China over the past few years, exploring how these videos engaged with China’s rapidly changing society, how they enriched existed theories of society, media and communication, and new theories to be extracted. The book offers a new, critical model for understanding the relationship between video, video theory, video industry and the State. This book sheds light on the overall description and explanation of the current socio-political, economic and cultural environment concerning the development of video (especially short video). It interprets the emergence of the “Social Videolization” through the subjects of media psychology, communication studies and cultural criticism, media industrial studies, sociology and anthropology.
Innovative Design for Societal Needs: Proceedings of NERC 2022
by Sougata Karmakar Pratul Chandra Kalita Urmi R. Salve Sharmistha BanerjeeThis book presents select proceedings of North-East Research Conclave (NERC 2022) on innovative design for societal needs. Human Society and culture are a continuously evolving, complex, and intelligent system. The social needs of humans today are exacerbated by extremely unbalanced regional economic development and cultural identity crises across the globe and within states. This edited book presents cutting-edge research on how design innovation can be used to bring sustainable and meaningful social change. It also provides novel directions for future researchers interested in exploring the impact of design innovation and design thinking on human society. The book can be a valuable reference for beginners, researchers, and professionals interested in innovative design and allied fields.
Education and Social Cohesion in a Post-conflict and Divided Nation: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Taro KomatsuThis book discusses education’s role of developing social cohesion in a post-conflict environment where tensions continue to exist between the three “constituent” ethnic groups. It offers fresh insights into the relationship between education and social cohesion in a specific context of Bosnia & Herzegovina, where the need to rebuild social trust is acutely felt. This book first elaborates the concept of social cohesion and illustrates possible mechanisms through which education can develop, or further erode, social cohesion in already divided societies. Then, it carefully examines such mechanisms, using a case study of a Bosnia & Herzegovina which witnessed violent conflict instigated by ethno-identity politics during 1992-1995, and has been struggling to reconstruct its broken social fabric since then.
Leaderful Classroom Pedagogy Through an Interdisciplinary Lens: Merging Theory with Practice
by Soyhan Egitim Yu UmemiyaThis book focuses on the impact of teachers’ leadership identity on their pedagogical and class management choices and proposes a new pedagogical framework, leaderful classroom practices which emerged through collective, concurrent, collaborative, and compassionate interactions between the teacher and students. The interdisciplinary aspect of the book appeals to a wide range of readers from different disciplines and gives readers the opportunity to take a moment and reflect on their leadership identity, recognize the limitations of their practices, and adopt a leaderful pedagogy in their respective disciplines. Establishing an open, democratic, and participatory learning environment for all learners is a major leadership responsibility of teachers, and this book demonstrates how to accomplish this mission both in theory and practice.
Research Thinking for Responsive Teaching: Research Skill Development with In-service and Preservice Educators (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by John WillisonThis open access book examines the facilitation of pre-service and in-service educators’ research thinking that equips them to be responsive to the unfolding uncertainties of the 21st century, and to likewise prepare their own students. It addresses several key areas, including: articulating the contemporary need for research thinking across teacher education; showcasing diverse yet conceptually connected strategies that all use the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework; providing an explicit scaffolded approach; and extending knowledge of the 'Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching' (MELT) conceptual framework. This book also addresses the contemporary topics of social media for learning, digital literacy, education research as cultural work and formations of communities of practice, with cross-cutting themes of scaffolded development and formative assessment of research skills. It highlights how research thinking is not only vital for PST (Preservice Teachers), I-ST (In-Serivce Teachers) and university educators, but also models for them how to scaffold the research thinking of their own students. This book's use of the RSD, as a shared conceptual framework across the chapters, emphasises the overlaps between ways of thinking in the different learning areas in which education occurs, without masking the differences. Likewise, the interdisciplinary work that comprises Education is informed by the RSD conceptual framework as used in a variety of disciplines. Together, this use of RSD brings a strong sense of connectedness between PST, I-ST and university educators.This is an open access book.
A Study of Macao Tertiary Students’ Attitudes Towards Language After the Handover (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Xi YanThis book focuses on the attitudes of Macao tertiary students toward language after the handover. It shares the findings of a questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews, which were conducted among freshmen of the University of Macao to investigate their attitudes toward Cantonese, Putonghua, English, and Portuguese, as well as their attitudes toward Macao's language planning and language policy. Utilizing a multidimensional and multilayered perspective in the study, this book also demonstrates the orientations of Macao tertiary students and the correlation between their social categories (gender and social class) and their attitudes toward language.
Academic Citizenship, Identity, Knowledge, and Vulnerability (Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives #11)
by Nuraan DavidsThis book brings into contestation the idea of academic citizenship as a homogenous and inclusive space. It delves into who academics are and how they come to embody their academic citizenship, if at all. Even when academics hold similar professional standings, their citizenship and implied notions of participation, inclusion, recognition, and belonging are largely pre-determined by their personal identity markers, rather than what they do professionally. As such, it is hard to ignore not only the contested and vulnerable terrain of academic citizenship, but the necessity of unpacking the agonistic space of the university which both sustains and benefits from these contestations and vulnerabilities.The book is influenced by a postcolonial vantage point, interested in unblocking and opening spaces, thoughts, and voices not only of reimagined embodiments and expressions of academic citizenship but of hitherto silenced and discounted forms of knowledge and being. It draws on academics' stories at various universities located in South Africa, USA, UK, Hong Kong, and the Philippines. It steps into the unexplored constructions of how knowledge is used in the deployment of valuing some forms of academic citizenship, while devaluing others. The book argues that different kinds of knowledge are necessary for both the building and questioning of theory: the more expansive our immersion into knowledge, the greater the capacities and opportunities for unlearning and relearning.
Information and Communication Technology in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable and Equal Opportunity: Education, Sustainability and Women Empowerment (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects #38)
by Reem Khamis Hamdan Allam Hamdan Bahaaeddin Alareeni Rim El KhouryThis book provide an in-depth analysis of current development concerning ICTs with reference to vocational education and training. It presents best and innovative ICT-based solutions implemented in education and explores controversial topics such as challenges and opportunities. It discusses the role of ICT, vocational education and training in women empowerment. It also examines digital learning, vocational education and sustainable operations. Information and communication technologies have created new opportunities along with new challenges, putting profound and urgent implications on vocational education and training (VET). Nowadays, we must think broadly and make the right choices about VET using innovation and digitalization to boost the quality of vocational education and training, enable the upskilling and reskilling of adults, and enhance the employability of learners. The potential and the impact of ICTs in vocational educationand training have yet to be fully exploited, leading to an emerging direction of research. This book helps readers to understand the idea of business education and education governance in a digital age. It is of interest to practitioners, administrators, researchers, teachers, teacher educators and students.
Online Language Education: Technologies, Theories, and Applications for Materials Development
by Fatemeh NamiThis book addresses the gap between Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) materials development and its theoretical considerations by offering a comprehensive look into theory, practice, and research on materials development and content authoring for language instruction/practice, drawing on the author’s personal experiences along with previous empirical/theoretical research in CALL materials development, content authoring, language teacher education, and e-learning. The book features four sections. In addition to highlighting related theoretical underpinnings, key concepts, linguistic-didactic functionalities and interaction scenarios in materials development, the volume will address the practical issues and considerations not only in the design, development, integration, and evaluation of the technology-enhanced materials development for language instruction but also the protection, usability, and access in authored and/or co-authored content. Furthermore, previous research findings and foci are addressed to highlight the research gaps and pedagogical implications for materials developers, policy makers, and language teachers. The book can help teachers, educators, and researchers overcome the aforementioned problem by providing a step-by-step guideline on how to effectively integrate technology and design and develop instructional materials for online language instruction and practice.
Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age: Belonging and Finding a Voice with the Disadvantaged (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
by Stephen Dobson Brit Svoen Gabriella Agrusti Pip HardyThis open access book considers how inclusive learning, wellbeing and active citizenship can be encouraged, taught, learnt, and supported in a digital world. The book poses and seeks to address three questions: How can governments and intergovernmental organisations support learning inclusion and active citizenship? How can the education sector and public/private enterprises support learning inclusion and active citizenship? How can professionals and communities work with vulnerable adults who are disadvantaged in a participatory, empowering manner? The Examples discussed in the book draw on the experiences of adult refugees and migrants, as well as people who may experience disadvantage and/or discrimination as a result of their social, economic, political, cultural, religious, physical, mental, age or gender-related status. One methodological pillar in this work is the development of skills in digital storytelling and digital stories creation for personal, community and professional purposes. Conceptually and of interest for researcher and policy makers at local, national and transnational levels, this book brings together a number of related concepts to generate innovative understanding and practices of applied relevance in the age of the pandemic and its aftermath.
Problem Posing and Problem Solving in Mathematics Education: International Research and Practice Trends
by Tin Lam Toh Manuel Santos-Trigo Puay Huat Chua Nor Azura Abdullah Dan ZhangThis book presents both theoretical and empirical contributions from a global perspective on problem solving and posing (PS/PP) and their application, in relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics in schools. The chapters are derived from selected presentations in the PS/PP Topical Study Group in ICME14. Although mathematical problem posing is a much younger field of inquiry in mathematics education, this topic has grown rapidly. The mathematics curriculum frameworks in many parts of the world have incorporated problem posing as an instructional focus, building on problem solving as its foundation. The juxtaposition of problem solving and problem posing in mathematics presented in this book addresses the needs of the mathematics education research and practice communities at the present day. In particular, this book aims to address the three key points: to present an overview of research and development regarding students’ mathematical problem solving and posing; to discuss new trends and developments in research and practice on these topics; and to provide insight into the future trends of mathematical problem solving and posing.
Playful Science Investigations in Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Case Study (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Azra Moeed Stephen Dobson Sankari SahaThis book showcases a case study of the development of a generalist early childhood education (ECE) teacher into a confident and competent teacher of science in early childhood with support from a mentor. It argues that with guided mentoring, and later, timely support of a mentor as and when required, ECE teachers can deliver the curriculum, teach science by providing opportunities to explore and then build on children’s interest through intentionally planned activities, dialogue, and discourse. It presents a comprehensive literature review and research design including theoretical frames and methodology. It includes a chapter on teacher development and discusses different approaches to science investigations practiced by the teacher in the case study. The book provides evidence of children’s science learning and presents the findings as response to research questions. It also includes a model of teaching as inquiry in the context of early childhood education.
Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era—Opportunities and Challenges: Proceeding of 2022 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in the Digital World (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Saida Affouneh Soheil Salha Ahmed Tlili Sameer Abu-EishehThis book offers authors’ practices, initiatives, and experiences in sustaining their education during the pandemic from different countries, contexts, and political situations. It provides a future prediction for the education system in the world due to the transformation that happened in the post-COVID-19 era. Each chapter of the book is expected to shed light on different countries describing their education system in the past, present, and future. The readers of the book will be able to learn, compare, and analyze the differences and similarities between the educations offered to learners around the world.The book also presents a new model of e-learning that will help learners, teachers, and educational systems to participate in achieving sustainable development goals. The book introduces several scenarios of types of learning and how to plan, design, and implement them in F2F and online environments.
The Theory of Practice Architectures: Researching Practices (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Peter Grootenboer Christine Edwards-GrovesThis book provides an overview of the Theory of Practice Architectures (TPA), and the associated Theory of Ecology of Practices, in a manner accessible for a broader audience. The authors are part of the authorial team that developed the Theory of Practice Architectures from a strong empirical base, with its initial publication in 'Changing Practices, Changing Education' (Kemmis et al., Springer, 2014). This book follows on from that publication with a singluar focus on the Theory of Practice Architectures, and shows how it can be used as a theoretical framework for a range of empirical research projects. It first outlines and describes both the Theory of Practice Architectures and the Theory of Ecology of Practices, illustrating them with a range of relevant practical examples. Then, it focuses explicitly on designing and undertaking empirical research, analyzing data and reporting findings using the Theory of Practice Architectures. In this way, this book shows specifically and overtly explicate ways that research can be designed, and how data can be collected and analyzed, drawing on the Theory of Practice Architectures as a foundational framework. It also showcases a range of specific examples to allow readers to see the ideas as they have been employed in practice.
Proceedings of the 18th Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Santiago BerrezuetaThe proceedings of the 18th edition of Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO) demonstrates the developments in the research of learning science, learning resources, challenges and solutions. This Proceedings book showcases a collection of quality articles that explores and discusses trending topics in education in the upcoming years. This book serves as a valuable instrument and source of information on the recent advances in educational technology
Teachers as Researchers in Innovative Learning Environments: Case Studies from Australia and New Zealand Schools
by Julia E. Morris Wesley ImmsThis book presents and discusses the results of the ‘Plans to Pedagogy’ (P2P) project that was implemented across 13 diverse Australian and New Zealand schools, each with a unique school context and specific learning environment issue. The project employed a participatory approach, where academic researchers partnered with school leaders and staff in each school to co-design, implement, and evaluate research targeting the school’s chosen issue. It explores and analyses the case studies from the project and discusses a range of topics, including how space can be used as a pedagogic tool, determining the affordances of learning environments to engage students, how teacher collaboration can be enhanced in flexible spaces, and how furniture influences student engagement and teacher pedagogies. It also provides school leaders with authentic examples of how research can be utilised to drive evidence-based discussions about teacher practices and student learning. Finally, it also illustrates how teachers can design and implement powerful studies that underpin better pedagogies in their schools.
Students’ Collaborative Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms: An Empirical Study (Perspectives on Rethinking and Reforming Education)
by Yiming CaoThis open access book provides key insights into the social fundamentals of learning and indications of social interactive modes conducive and restrictive of that learning in China. Combining theoretical and technical advances in an innovative research design, this book focuses on collaborative problem solving in mathematics to increase the visibility of social interactions in teachers’ designing, students’ learning and teachers’ instructional intervention. It also explores students’ cognitive and social interaction as well as teacher intervention in students’ group collaboration.
Critical Reflections on ICT and Education: Selected Papers from the HKAECT 2023 International Conference (Educational Communications and Technology Yearbook)
by Anna Wing Bo TSO Wendy Wing Lam CHAN Steven Kwan Keung NG Tiffany Shurui Bai Noble Po Kan LOThis book includes selected papers from the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT) 2023 International Conference. It provides readers with a collection of insightful chapters which delves into the realms of data visualization, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR). It also reflects on the dynamic shifts in online learning, blended learning, and self-directed learning. Part one of the volume includes case studies and examples of the integration of advanced technologies, such as data visualization, generative AI, and mixed reality in education. Part two shares experiences and observations from educators who embrace online learning, blended learning, and independent learning. Part three investigates the influences digital education has on learning, teaching, and society as a whole. The book paves a path for thought-provoking discussions on the future of education in a digitally connected world. It is a vital resource for educators, administrators, policymakers, and learners seeking to navigate and thrive in the rapidly evolving world of digital education.
Exploring the Cross-Language Transfer of L1 Rhetorical Knowledge in L2 Writing: Cognitive and Metacognitive Perspectives
by Xing WeiThis book addresses the transfer of rhetorical knowledge from a first language (L1) to a second language (L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer), a common cognitive phenomenon in the L2 writing of students in foreign language learning environments. It investigates L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer from a cognitive perspective and examines a specific component of L2 writers’ agency in this transfer, namely metacognition. The book’s ultimate goal is to enhance our understanding of the cognitive mechanism of rhetorical transfer across languages. This goal is in turn connected to the need to determine how L1 rhetorical knowledge can be steered and oriented toward successful L2 writing.To this end, this book proposes a theoretical framework for transfer studies, encompassing the dimensions of text, transfer agency, and L2 essay raters. It facilitates an in-depth exploration of the intricacies involved in L1-to-L2 rhetorical transfer. It then presents empirical studies on this transfer. Embracing a dynamic perspective, this book furthers our understanding of interlingual rhetorical transfer as a conscious or intuitive process for making meaning, one that can be monitored and steered. Moreover, it discusses the pedagogical implications for L2 writing instruction that guides students to use metacognition to transfer L1 rhetorical knowledge during L2 writing.
From Digital Divide to Digital Inclusion: Challenges, Perspectives and Trends in the Development of Digital Competences (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Łukasz Tomczyk Francisco D. Guillén-Gámez Julio Ruiz-Palmero Akhmad HabibiThis book offers an expert perspective on two key phenomena in the development of the information society, namely digital inclusion and digital exclusion. Despite the intensive digitalization of various areas in human activity, the lack of proper information and communications technology (ICT) literacy, the lack of access to high-speed Internet, and the still unsatisfactory level of e-services are a reality in many regions and countries. This edited book presents a unique overview of research related to the dynamics of digital exclusion and the development of digital competences, as well as an analysis of the most effective educational solutions to foster the digital inclusion of disadvantaged groups. This book is particularly useful for educators dealing with the topic of digital exclusion and inclusion and who are looking for knowledge on enhancing digital competences in disadvantaged groups. It is also helpful for social policy makers involved in designing solutions to minimize various forms of digital exclusion. Finally, this book serves as a reference for academics and students from the disciplines of pedagogy, social policy, new media psychology, media sociology, and cultural anthropology.
Re-imagining Teaching Improvement: From Early Childhood to University
by David Lynch Tony Yeigh Wendy BoydThis research-based book focuses on re-imagining how to improve pedagogical and environmental approaches to teaching and teacher education, across the early childhood to higher education sectors. It motivates educators, academics and researchers to stimulate thinking around the use of research to transform professional teaching and teacher education in imaginative ways. It showcases insights into the design and implementation of successful approaches to teaching improvement at the direct level of practice. This book provides a clear ‘how to’ approach that identifies the general principles by which teaching improvement can be planned, monitored and evaluated, as well as guidelines for contextualising these principles within specific educational levels and situations.
Information and Communication Technology in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Sustainable and Equal Opportunity: Business Governance and Digitalization of Business Education (Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects #39)
by Reem Khamis Hamdan Allam Hamdan Bahaaeddin Alareeni Rim El KhouryThis book provides an in-depth analysis of current development concerning ICTs with reference to vocational education and training. It presents the best and innovative ICT-based solutions implemented in education and explores controversial topics such as challenges and opportunities. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have dramatically changed the way we learn and work. They have created new opportunities along with new challenges, putting profound and urgent implications on vocational education and training (VET). Nowadays, we must think broadly and make the right choices about VET using innovation and digitalization to boost the quality of vocational education and training, enable the upskilling and reskilling of adults, and enhance the employability of learners. The potential and the impact of ICTs in vocational education and training have yet to be fully exploited, leading to an emerging direction of research. This book helps readers to understand the idea of business education and education governance in a digital age. It is of interest to practitioners, administrators, researchers, teachers, teacher educators and students.
Community, Culture, Commerce: The Intermediary in Design and Creative Industries
by Jock McQueenie Marcus Foth Greg HearnAs digital environments become increasingly individualised, instant, ubiquitous, and disintermediated, this book demonstrates the continuing relevance of intermediaries at the intersection of design, creativity, community engagement, and corporate social responsibility. The authors examine intermediaries as enablers of mutual benefit and offer a proactive, interventionist, and holistic approach to intermediation practice that steps beyond design thinking. By means of case studies that employ the 3C project design methodology—Community, Culture, Commerce—the authors provide an accessible introduction to intermediation at the nexus of theory and practice and signpost new opportunities for researchers and practitioners in the post-COVID environment.
Self-Determination Theory and Socioemotional Learning
by Betsy NgThis book approaches the field of socioemotional learning from the perspective of self-determination theory (SDT). The volume examines socioemotional learning (SEL) in schools, higher educational institutions, and workplaces. It is a timely work in its comprehensive presentation of a means of understanding motivation for one’s own work, the motivation of others, stress tolerance, team-working, conflict resolution, as well as dealing with critical situations. Socioemotional learning relates to competencies in a combination of behaviors, cognitions, and emotions that are essential for all individuals’ success, including educational and employment settings. This book presents the most comprehensive discussion of SDT perspectives on socioemotional learning in various domains, ranging from formal to informal settings. This book is an essential resource for social scientists, educators, and researchers working in education, organizational psychology, and family sociology.
Artificial Intelligence in Education Technologies: Proceedings of 2023 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education Technology (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #190)
by Tim Schlippe Eric C. K. Cheng Tianchong WangThis book is a collection of selected research papers presented at the 2023 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education Technology (AIET 2023), held in Berlin, Germany, on June 30 - July 2, 2023. AIET establishes a platform for AI in education researchers to present research, exchange innovative ideas, propose new models, as well as demonstrate advanced methodologies and novel systems. It is a timely and up-to-date publication responsive to the rapid development of AI technologies, practices and their increasingly complex interplay with the education domain. It promotes the cross-fertilisation of knowledge and ideas from researchers in various fields to construct the interdisciplinary research area of AI in Education. These subject areas include computer science, cognitive science, education, learning sciences, educational technology, psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and linguistics. The feature of this book will contribute from diverse perspectives to form a dynamic picture of AI in Education. It also includes various domain-specific areas for which AI and other education technology systems have been designed or used in an attempt to address challenges and transform educational practice. This timely publication is in line with UNESCO’s Beijing Consensus on Artificial Intelligence and Education. It is committed to exploring how AI may play a role in bringing more innovative practices, transforming education, and triggering an exponential leap towards the achievement of the Education 2030 Agenda. Providing broad coverage of recent technology-driven advances and addressing a number of learning-centric themes, the book is an informative and useful resource for researchers, practitioners, education leaders and policy-makers who are involved or interested in AI and education.
Leading Organizations of the Future: A New Framework
by Olivier SerratThis book delves into uncharted territory, offering an extensive exploration of the future of organizations and how they should be led. In a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA), traditional organizational paradigms no longer suffice. Instead, this book introduces a visionary framework for the leadership of tomorrow's organizations, one that adapts to the unique demands of each situation.Drawing on insights from interviews with 12 subject matter experts, this research-driven work challenges the relevance of twentieth-century leadership styles in the VUCA era. The experts highlight the importance of metagovernance, complexity leadership, and sense-making as essential components of navigating the ever-evolving landscape of modern organizations.Central to this exploration is the question of how to develop a context-specific leadership management framework capable of guiding organizations through simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic contexts. This book not only identifies the pressing need for such a framework but also provides a comprehensive blueprint for its creation.This book is a valuable resource for those who wish to understand the future of organizational leadership and how it can adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century. It not only reshapes the current understanding of leadership but also offers practical insights that will shape the organizations of the future.
Technology in Education. Innovative Practices for the New Normal: 6th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2023, Hong Kong, China, December 19–21, 2023, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1974)
by Simon K. S. Cheung Fu Lee Wang Naraphorn Paoprasert Peerayuth Charnsethikul Kam Cheong Li Kongkiti PhusavatThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Technology in Education. Innovations for Online Teaching and Learning, ICTE 2023, held in Hong Kong, China, during December 19–21, 2023.The 30 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: keynote papers; online and innovative learning; personalized and individualized learning; smart learning environment; artificial intelligence in education; and institutional strategies and practices.
Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications: 10th International Conference, FDSE 2023, Da Nang, Vietnam, November 22–24, 2023, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1925)
by Tran Khanh Dang Josef Küng Tai M. ChungThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Future Data and Security Engineering. Big Data, Security and Privacy, Smart City and Industry 4.0 Applications, FDSE 2023, held in Da Nang, Vietnam, during November 22–24, 2023.The 38 full papers and 8 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 135 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: big data analytics and distributed systems; security and privacy engineering; machine learning and artificial intelligence for security and privacy; smart city and industry 4.0 applications; data analytics and healthcare systems; and short papers: security and data engineering.
Women Scholars in Hong Kong: In Pursuit of Intellectual Leadership
by Nian RuanThis book depicts the diverse approaches of established women professors in perceiving and developing intellectual leadership in Hong Kong. It analyzes the combined influences of various disciplines, different higher education institutions, and gender on the careers of female scholars in the East Asian region. The complexity and interaction of academic careers for women, disciplinary contexts, higher education systems, and socio-cultural environments may present a relatively holistic landscape for readers interested in academic life and leadership. Scholars, administrators, managers, and policymakers in higher education-related fields may gain comprehensive ideas to facilitate faculty and institutional development through a cultural and sociological lens. This may empower female academics and students, while also providing benefits for doctoral students and early-career researchers seeking insights into the evolving advantages and disadvantages in women's academic careers. Audiences interested in gender issues may find it intriguing to compare women scholars with women in other professions and in different cultural contexts.
Advances in Web-Based Learning – ICWL 2023: 22nd International Conference, ICWL 2023, Sydney, NSW, Australia, November 26–28, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14409)
by Haoran Xie Chiu-Lin Lai Wei Chen Guandong Xu Elvira PopescuThis book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2023, in Sydney, NSW, Australia, in November 2023.The 9 full papers together with 7 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The conference focuses on subjects such as Semantic Web for E-Learning, through Learning Analytics, Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Assessment, Pedagogical Issues, E-learning Platforms, and Tools, to Mobile Learning.
Teaching with Technology in the Social Sciences (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Benjamin Luke Moorhouse Sandy S. C. Li Sebastian PahsIn 2021, the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong, the funding body for higher education in Hong Kong, initiated a scheme and associated grant fund with the aim of enhancing the use of technology for teaching in higher education institutions in Hong Kong. In the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, the funding was used to support colleagues in various disciplines to develop teaching and learning projects that capitalized on technology to improve the educational experiences of students. In this book, seven project teams from five disciplines, Education, Geography, History, Social Work, and Sociology, share their technological innovations. Each chapter presents the design, implementation, challenges, benefits, and impact on student learning and experiences of each innovative project. Lecturers, professors and curriculum designers engaged in teaching and learning will find this book an invaluable resource as it provides ways to integrate technology into their teaching practices. Scholars of teaching and learning (SoTL) will also find the book a useful reference for up-to-date technological and pedagogical practices in the social science disciplines.
Educational Leadership: Contemporary Theories, Principles, and Practices
by Donnie AdamsThis book provides a rigorous grounding in contemporary educational leadership theories and their application to policy and practice globally across educational contexts. The book showcases contributions from authors with a deeply embedded understanding of educational leadership and in schools’ context. It will focus on major aspects of school leadership, including contemporary theories and models in the 21st century, the role of the principal, the work of senior and middle leaders, leadership, and student outcomes. Each chapter will engage with theory, policy, and practice, and draw on authors’ own research and with other empirical and conceptual sources.
Mapping International Student Mobility Between Africa and China
by Benjamin MulveyThis book examines an emergent pattern of international student mobility: that of international students from across the African continent who are enrolled on degree programmes at Chinese universities. China is among the most popular destination countries for African students, yet there has been little research to-date into this emergent mobility pattern. Drawing on data from a series of interviews, the book focuses on the specific modalities of integration into the global economy of both the sending region and the host country, and examines how these shape the decision-making, experiences, and future aspirations of mobile students. It also highlights how incipient flows of international student migrants, such as those between various African countries and China, are calling into question a number of the axioms around the study of international study mobility that were developed with reference to more established migration patterns, which tend to flow from other regions to the West. These include, for example, the idea that international students are generally privileged members of the global middle class who seek an education abroad as part of a strategy to accumulate cultural capital and reproduce social privilege. This novel work is of interest to researchers in human geography, sociology, development studies, migration studies, and particularly those studying China-Africa relations.
Translanguaging for Empowerment and Equity: Language Practices in Philippine Education and Other Public Spaces
by Maria Luz Elena Nabong Canilao Robin Atilano De Los ReyesThis book investigates how translanguaging is employed for pedagogical purposes and describes how speakers use translanguaging in specific multilingual contexts. It examines the beliefs and perceptions that shape translanguaging in different public spaces and interrogates the notion of translanguaging through the lens of various Philippine public spaces. This book also focuses on the breakthroughs that may be achieved through translanguaging in the academic field and other domains. It presents studies conducted in the Philippines, a multilingual and post-colonial setting where many multilingual speakers engage in translanguaging practices while recognizing the significance of each language in their communication repertoire in expressing their ideas and identities. It provides insights and knowledge on the current language practices in basic and tertiary education and offers more information about the crucial role of translanguaging in the government, media, and church domains in the Philippines. While this book mainly covers the use of translanguaging in various domains in the Philippines, it remains relevant to other multilingual societies around the world. Being a highly multilingual society, the Philippines serves as a global case study for understanding multilingualism. This book demonstrates how blocks to translanguaging may be overcome and explores possibilities that may be considered in introducing it as an effective pedagogical and communication tool. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing the translingual paradigm as a strong force that has been adopted by multilingual language users to promote empowerment and equity.
Data Science and Machine Learning: 21st Australasian Conference, AusDM 2023, Auckland, New Zealand, December 11–13, 2023, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1943)
by Diana Benavides-Prado Sarah Erfani Philippe Fournier-Viger Yee Ling Boo Yun Sing KohThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st Australasian Conference on Data Science and Machine Learning, AusDM 2023, held in Auckland, New Zealand, during December 11–13, 2023.The 20 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: research track and application track. They deal with topics around data science and machine learning in everyday life.
Science Education for Sustainable Development in Asia (Education Innovation Series)
by Hiroki Fujii Sun-Kyung LeeThis book presents an Asian perspective on transformative science education in the context of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The chapters are written by contributors who practiced science education for sustainability in a research project entitled “Teacher Education for ESD in the Asia-Pacific Region” from 2017 to 2019, supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO. The book showcases the contributors’ innovations in science education for sustainability, presenting case studies of science teaching and learning, science curriculum and assessment, science education in collaboration with local communities, and science teacher education. Embodying Asian sustainability education paradigms, policies, and practices, these case studies depict the diversity and uniqueness of natural, social, and cultural contexts in Asia, while demonstrating their commonalities. Through examining these case studies, this book aims to provide examples for praxis, and prospects, for new science classes, curricula, and teacher education in implementing education for sustainable development.
Creating, Sustaining, and Enhancing Purposeful School-University Partnerships: Building Connections Across Diverse Educational Systems
by Corinne A. Green Michelle J. EadyCreating, Sustaining, and Enhancing Purposeful School-University Partnerships: Building Connections Across Diverse Educational Settings explores third space school-university partnerships that are connected to initial and ongoing teacher education, adding to an important literature base with a focus on how these partnerships can be created, sustained, and enhanced, why they are important, and who they can benefit. Emeritus Professor Kenneth M. Zeichner, author of a seminal work on the third space in teacher education, provides a preface for this edited book that brings together examples of purposeful school-university partnerships authored by academics and practitioners in Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, the United States of America, Nepal, and Bhutan. This international cohort of contributing authors explores the life cycles and phases of school-university partnerships, the factors that enable and constrain them, and the effects they have on those involved through case studies, narrative vignettes, action research, and longitudinal research. The accounts shared throughout this book are thoughtful contributions to an expanding body of knowledge delving into the significance and importance of meaningful collaborations that build connections across all aspects of education.
Mapping Sustainable Development Goals for Children in India: Progress and Present Challenges (India Studies in Business and Economics)
by Swati Dutta Khanindra Ch. DasThis book offers a comprehensive exploration of child well-being within the context of Indian states, focusing on the progress made in eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets. What sets this book apart is its unique perspective, as it delves into the well-being of children, examining their experiences across six key dimensions: child poverty and deprivation, anthropometric failure and undernutrition, child health and healthcare services, quality education, violence and gender equity, and overall child well-being.The book relies on data from various data sources such as the National Family Health Survey, Unified District Information System, and National Crime Records Bureau statistics. The child well-being score is calculated following the UNDP methodology, enabling a ranking of states and districts in terms of their progress between 2015-16 and 2019-21.In addition to rigorous quantitative analysis, the book delves into the implications of key policies like the National Education Policy, National Health Policy, social protection schemes, and Poshan Abhiyan on child development and their role in achieving SDG targets. It systematically compares the performance of Indian states in relation to SDG targets, using child-specific indicators, making this book truly unique. It incorporates more than 30 child-related indicators, spanning the eight child-specific SDGs selected for analysis. The child well-being achievement score from 2015-16 serves as a baseline for assessing the progress toward SDG goals. The indicators presented in this book serve as valuable tools for tracking SDG progress and sustainably monitoring child well-being at the state level. Ultimately, the book not only reveals the depth of deprivations but also provides a roadmap for region-specific priority areas, strongly advocating for child-centric policy interventions.This book will be useful for the academicians, policy makers, government officials, civil bodies, NGOs and other research communities including doctoral researchers who are working in the field of child wellbeing.
Universities with a Social Purpose: Intentions, Achievements and Challenges (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
by Kerry Shephard V. SanthakumarThis book is a narrative of conversations between two professors, with different backgrounds, academic disciplines, life experiences, and from different continents. It shows how their discourse has brought them to a single destination defined by a mutual interest in the social purposes of universities, and a hope in common that their academic efforts will somehow do good in the world. The seventeen internationally-agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide focus for aspirations and plans regarding sustainability, but notably, the SDGs’ targets and indicators rarely provide detailed accounts of who is expected to enact change. This book addresses the role of higher education in this context and explores the social purposes of universities and their relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. It presents an academic analysis of this complex situation, based on insights from published literature on higher education, and the personal but very different experiences of two professors with this shared interest.
Ecotourism: Environment, Health, and Education (Sinophone and Taiwan Studies #7)
by Wei-Ta Fang Arba'at Hassan Max HorngThis book bridges the gap on the critical issues of ecotourism and direct economic assistance to the conservation of local ecological and human resources. It covers various topics and case studies by ecotourism destination and ecotourism route from Sinophone and Taiwanese perspectives. Each chapter of this book includes comprehensive proposes as an important core value for planning and operating ecotourism. According to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book highlights our balanced understanding of sustainable tourism from the perspective of human ecology. Ecotourism needs to integrate the perspectives of population biology, bioanthropology, biomedicine, and public health and strengthen the connection between human ecology and disease. It is here to provide a comprehensive guide to all fascinating places for ecotourism courses. We encourage the following persons to read relevant chapters: (1) ecotourism entrepreneurs: business operators such as homestays, hot springs, ecological farms, and travel agencies; (2) ecotourism researchers: scholars and experts, university (specialized) college students, primary and secondary school teachers, and other ecotourism, environmental education, resource conservation, tourism and dining, leisure and recreation, other related fields researchers; and (3) ecotourism practice management and planners.
Adjustments for Students With Special Needs in General Education Classes: Current Practice and Future Directions (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Mark Carter Amanda Webster Jennifer Stephenson Talia M. MorrisThis book reports a systematic synthesis of research on teachers' use of adjustments to support students with special educational needs who are currently in their mainstream classrooms. It presents a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of both quantitative and qualitative data, including studies involving observation, artefact examination, interviews, and surveys. It offers a holistic understanding of the current practices used by teachers to fulfil the intent of international inclusive education policy, and support the inclusion of students with a range of needs within the context of mainstream classrooms and programmes. This book also offers a range of recommendations for improving practice.
Machine Learning in Educational Sciences: Approaches, Applications and Advances
by Myint Swe KhineThis comprehensive volume investigates the untapped potential of machine learning in educational settings. It examines the profound impact machine learning can have on reshaping educational research. Each chapter delves into specific applications and advancements, sheds light on theory-building, and multidisciplinary research, and identifies areas for further development. It encompasses various topics, such as machine-based learning in psychological assessment. It also highlights the power of machine learning in analyzing large-scale international assessment data and utilizing natural language processing for science education. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based framework for leveraging machine-learning approaches to enhance educational outcomes. The book offers valuable insights and recommendations that could help shape the future of educational sciences.
Python for Water and Environment (Innovations in Sustainable Technologies and Computing)
by Anil Kumar Manabendra SahariaThis textbook delves into the practical applications of surface and groundwater hydrology, as well as the environment. The Part I, "Practical Python for a Water and Environment Professional," guides readers through setting up a scientific computing environment and conducting exploratory data analysis and visualization using reproducible workflows. The Part II, "Statistical Modeling in Hydrology," covers regression models, time series analysis, and common hypothesis testing. The Part III, "Surface and Subsurface Water," illustrates the use of Python in understanding key concepts related to seepage, groundwater, and surface water flows. Lastly, the Part IV, "Environmental Applications," demonstrates the application of Python in the study of various contaminant transport phenomena.
Values and Valuing in Mathematics Education: Moving Forward into Practice
by Yüksel Dede Gosia Marschall Philip ClarksonThis book is a follow-up to 'Values and Valuing in Mathematics Education: Scanning and Scoping the Territory' (2019, Springer). This book adds a critical emphasis on practice and fosters thinking concerning positive mathematical well-being, engagement, teacher noticing, and values alignment among a range of critical notions that intersect with values and valuing. Values and valuing play a key role in many aspects of education, such as assessment, planning, classroom interactions, choosing tasks, and general well-being. What one values and finds important in the learning and teaching of mathematics operates within the intersection of all social, cognitive, and affective aspects of school pedagogy, making values a significant holistic factor in education. The chapters explore potential teaching strategies that enhance the understanding of the central place of values in mathematics itself as a subject, as well as how values impact how mathematics is used withinsociety. This book includes examples of strategies for facilitating students’ meaningful engagement with, and conscious learning of, values when engaging in mathematical thinking and doing.
A Malaysian Ecocriticism Reader: Considerations of Nature, Culture, Place and Identities
by Agnes S. K. Yeow Wai Liang ThamThis collection of essays brings together ecocritical interpretations of Malaysian texts – including fiction, nonfiction, and other media / cultural expressions. It includes original works by environmental activists as well as emerging and established scholars, who collectively analyse various aspects of Malaysian ecological discourse.The contributors address crucial – and often controversial – topics such as local ecological imaginations, wildlife conservation, overdevelopment, postcolonial ecological identities, biopolitics, nature and sexuality, nature and race, the commodification of nature, nature–culture embodiments and entanglements, human–animal relations, waste and materiality, human and other-than-human agency, toxicity and slow violence, self-representations as well as attitudes towards land, nativity and indigeneity, migrancy and diaspora.Readers will gain valuable insights into the ways in which environments and ecological relationships are mediated within this national space, while opening up room to theorise beyond its boundaries.
Computer Science and Educational Informatization: 5th International Conference, CSEI 2023, Kunming, China, August 11–13, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1900)
by Jianhou Gan Yi Pan Juxiang Zhou Dong Liu Xianhua Song Zeguang LuThese two volumes constitute the revised selected papers of the 5th International Conference, CSEI 2023, held in Kunming, China, during August 11–13, 2023.The 76 full papers and the 21 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 297 submissions. They focus on computer science, education informatization and engineering education, innovative application for the deeper integration of education practice and information technology, educational informatization and big data for education.
Computer Science and Educational Informatization: 5th International Conference, CSEI 2023, Kunming, China, August 11–13, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1899)
by Jianhou Gan Yi Pan Juxiang Zhou Dong Liu Xianhua Song Zeguang LuThese two volumes constitute the revised selected papers of the 5th International Conference, CSEI 2023, held in Kunming, China, during August 11–13, 2023.The 76 full papers and the 21 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 297 submissions. They focus on computer science, education informatization and engineering education, innovative application for the deeper integration of education practice and information technology, educational informatization and big data for education.
Language Teacher Emotion, Identity Learning and Curriculum Reform
by Shanshan YangThis book explores language teachers' identity learning through the lens of teacher emotions. This qualitative study, utilizing a longitudinal case study design, sets out to trace how four college English teachers at the case study university in East China respond emotionally towards the curriculum reform, how teacher identity learning takes place, and how emotions interact with the identity learning processes. Guided by the theoretical framework, this book adopts diversified methods to collect data across one academic year of curriculum implementation. It also discusses the findings which reveal that curriculum reform poses great emotional challenges for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, teachers who traverse across emotional geographies, orient to feeling rules, and perhaps translate emotion work into emotional capital. This book explores language teachers' identity learning.This book helps the researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in higher education policymaking to understand how EFL teacher emotions can be utilized to support EFL teachers' identity learning and thus sustain curriculum reform efforts.
Understanding-Oriented Pedagogy to Strengthen Plagiarism-Free Academic Writing: Findings From Studies in China
by Yin ZhangThis book discusses the plagiarism-free academic writing in higher education. It demonstrates how to orchestrate an understanding-oriented pedagogy (including the teaching of plagiarism and source use) in order to facilitate plagiarism-free academic writing among undergraduates by revealing studies in China. This book emphasizes that plagiarism is a mere symptom of educational problems and plagiarism urgently needs education-based solutions instead of punish solutions. It highlights that students' meaningful understandings of plagiarism and source use should be identified as the main learning objectives of plagiarism instruction, as well as features the adoption of plagiarism instruction in academic writing practices in subject courses. It also focuses on the potentials of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in scaffolding learning and teaching under plagiarism pedagogy beyond merely detecting plagiarism. This book also contributes to the discussion about the validity of current plagiarism assessment scales by providing evidences to challenge them and proposing a new one. This book is of great benefits for readers to increase knowledge and promote positive attitudes toward plagiarism and plagiarism instruction. It adds to our knowledge of how plagiarism in higher education can be effectively prevented by adopting an understanding-oriented pedagogy. It also adds to our knowledge of how Chinese undergraduates and their instructors view plagiarism and cope with plagiarism in discipline-based courses, which provides robust evidence for the academic debate about whether culture has effects on students’ plagiarism in academic writing. Finally, it provides insights about the relationship among plagiarism, pedagogy, and technology.
Universities and Epistemic Justice in a Plural World: Knowing Better (Debating Higher Education: Philosophical Perspectives #12)
by Margaret MeredithThis book explains why universities, and academics within them, must engage with the diversity of knowledges and knowers that exist in the world. Through philosophical perspectives, theoretical frameworks and practical examples from around the world, the book searches for opportunities for renewal and inclusion in universities. It explains how higher education can better serve the purposes of social justice by re-evaluating the types of knowledge it promotes. Going beyond the identification and analysis of injustices in ways of knowing in academia, the book offers insights and examples of practices in teaching, research and work with the community which aim to move towards justice on an epistemic level. It argues that inclusion in the domain of knowledge can lead to the generation of knowledges and understandings that are more robust and better equipped to address the pressing needs of the plural worlds outside the university. Contributions are included from authors working in varied disciplinary and cultural contexts in universities, who describe and explicate their work towards identifying epistemic injustice and finding spaces to advance knowledge justice in theory and in practice. The book will be beneficial to academics and those with an interest in the role of universities in serving the public good.
Inclusive Design and Accessibility Paradigms in Lebanon: University Built Environments Case Studies
by Itab ShuaybThis book describes the disability rights movement that started in the USA and its influence on the disability rights movement in Lebanon, which has led to the endorsement of the Lebanese Disability Act 220/2000. The book introduces the reader to the Lebanese Disability Act 220/ 2000, its definition of disability, and its relation to the medical and social models of disabilities and then articulate the Act articles. Then, it defines the inclusive design paradigm that acknowledges the needs of all people at each stage of their life cycle and presents the difference between inclusive design and accessibility and disability notions. Moreover, the book reviews the different international accessible design standards (American and French) that are adopted in Lebanon with the absence of a nationalized Lebanese design standard and its effect on eliminating barriers and enhancing accessibility at university buildings. Besides, the book presents students' experiences and their satisfaction with the university built environments. 6 university buildings case studies at the American University of Beirut are assessed and analysed to check whether they adopt the inclusive design approach and then propose inclusive design solutions for both heritage and modern university buildings. What makes the book unique is its combination of empirical and theoretical application of inclusive design. The last section, reflects the author’s inclusive design teaching pedagogy. In this section, the author shares samples of students’ class design project and provides recommendations and guidelines for teaching inclusive design so it becomes mainstream.
Development and Validation of a Computerized Adaptive EFL Test (Qizhen Humanities and Social Sciences Library)
by Lianzhen He Shangchao MinThe book reports on the development and validation of a computerized adaptive EFL test, which is used as an exit requirement for non-English-major undergraduates at a major Chinese university. Unlike the tests reported in previous research on computerized adaptive language test (CALT), which were mostly designed to assess vocabulary, grammar and reading, this test consists of listening and reading components using both dichotomously-scored stand-alone items and polytomously-scored testlet-based items. The book is an essential and stimulating read for researchers and graduate students in the testing domain, particularly for those who are interested in CALT, item response theory (IRT), and quantitative research methods in general. It also constitutes a solid reference resource for L2 teachers and test developers. One of the distinctive features of the book is its operationalization of assessment use argument (AUA) in the investigation of the construct validity of the CALT. Another strength of this book is that it provides insight into the specific procedures that are followed in the development of CALTs and addresses a few key issues, such as local item dependence and DIF detection that were ignored in previous CALT development research.
Inteligencia intuitiva
by Malcolm GladwellEn este libro revolucionario, el periodista estadounidense Malcolm Gladwell nos explica cómo pensamos sin pensar, de dónde proceden las decisiones que parece que tomamos en dos segundos, pero que no son tan simples como aparentan. ¿Por qué algunas personas son brillantes a la hora de decidir y otras son torpes una y otra vez? ¿Por qué algunos siguen su instinto y triunfan, mientras que otros acaban siempre dando un paso en falso? ¿Cuál es el funcionamiento real del cerebro en el trabajo, en clase, en la cocina o en la cama? ¿Y por qué las mejores decisiones suelen ser las más difíciles de explicar? Gladwell nos presenta a un psicólogo que ha aprendido a predecir si un matrimonio puede durar con sólo observar a sus miembros unos minutos; a un entrenador de tenis que sabe cuándo un jugador cometerá doble falta antes incluso de que la raqueta toque la bola; a un experto en antigüedades que reconoce una falsificación de un solo vistazo. Este libro revela que quienes son buenos tomando decisiones no son aquellos que procesan más información o que dedican más tiempo a deliberar, sino aquellos que han perfeccionado el arte de hilar fino, de extraer los pocos factores que realmente importan a partir de una cantidad desmesurada de variables. Por medio de la neurología y la psicología, y exhibiendo todo el esplendor del que este autor es capaz, Inteligencia intuitiva cambia nuestra forma de tomar decisiones y revoluciona nuestra manera de pensar.
Educar para una sociedad más justa: Debates y desafíos de la Ley de Educación Nacional
by Daniel Filmus Carina V. KaplanAnálisis, debates y propuestas en torno a la Ley de Educación Nacional La historia de la educación argentina registra algunos hitos fundantes como la ley 1420 de educación universal, obligatoria y gratuita de 1884, la reforma universitaria de 1918, la gratuidad de la enseñanza universitaria de 1949. En esa breve lista debe ser incluida, sin dudas, la Ley de Educación Nacional de 2006. Por su contenido, por la forma en que fue discutida y aprobada, por su perspectiva de futuro. Porque como toda política de Estado, la Ley de Educación Nacional no fue concebida para la coyuntura sino para perdurar, pensada como complemento indispensable de un modelo de país productivo, inclusivo e igualitario que demanda una política educativa que asegure al conjunto de la población el acceso a una formación de calidad. Daniel Filmus y Carina Kaplan nos brindan el relato de un proceso inédito en la historia argentina, desde la amplia y enriquecedora discusión desplegada por la comunidad educativa y el conjunto de la sociedad hasta la expresión de ese debate en el Congreso, que culminó con la aprobación de la ley por amplia mayoría. Educar para una sociedad más justa es insoslayable, tanto para quienes se interesan por la problemática educativa como para todo apasionado por la política y los cambios sociales. Unos y otros encontrarán aquí certeros análisis sobre el rol de los sistemas educativos, sus vínculos con las transformaciones económicas y sociales, además de una mirada integral sobre uno de los momentos de cambio más profundos en la historia del país. Incluye textos de Amanda Isidori, Juan Carlos Tedesco, Adriana Puiggrós, Silvina Gvirtz, Blanca Osuna y Alberto Sileoni, y un prólogo de Bernardo Kliksberg.
Chicas en Tecnología®: Reiniciando el sistema
by Mariana Varela Carolina Hadad Sofía ContrerasLa tecnología tiene un papel determinante en lo cotidiano: el trabajo, la educación y la vida social. Pero es un área desigual para las mujeres. Este libro da cuenta de la brecha de género en tecnología y de la invisibilización de las pioneras y las líderes, pero es también una invitación a reiniciar el sistema, a que las mujeres consideren a la tecnología como una aliada para mejorar el mundo. La tecnología tiene un papel determinante en lo cotidiano: el trabajo, la educación y la vida social. Pero es un área profundamente desigual para las mujeres. La disparidad comienza en la infancia -a las niñas les regalan una cocinita y a los niños, videojuegos- y continúa durante la escolarización, la formación profesional, la capacitación, en el ambiente laboral o cuando deciden emprender. Las mujeres chocan constantemente con la estigmatización, la mirada estereotipada, la brecha salarial, discriminación y violencia. Cuando en 2015 Sofía Contreras, Carolina Hadad, Melina Masnatta y Mariana Varela crearon la organización Chicas en Tecnología® con el objetivo de achicar la brecha de género en ese campo, el feminismo no tenía la fuerza de hoy en la escena pública, y si bien se ganaron derechos, aún falta mucho. Con datos, fuentes, investigaciones, análisis y la experiencia de las autoras, este libro evidencia las barreras que las mujeres enfrentan en el ambiente tecnológico, pero además propone cambios e ideas en educación, liderazgo, emprendedorismo, mentoreo. Rescata de la invisibilización a las pioneras y demuestra por qué es fundamental que haya cada vez más líderes mujeres y multiplicidad de voces. Chicas en Tecnología® es una invitación a reiniciar el sistema, a que las mujeres consideren a la tecnología como una aliada para mejorar el mundo.
El escuadrón de los marginados: The Outcast Squad (TOS)
by Magdalena TrimarchiMagdalena Trimarchi publicó en Wattpad su primera novela Más allá de la realidad y fascinó a miles de lectores. En 2015 ganó el premio Watty. Con El escuadrón de los marginados tocará las fibras más íntimas y sensibles de quienes alguna vez se sintieron solos, desorientados o que el mundo era un lugar hostil donde encontrar el equilibro personal y el amor era un desafío casi imposible. Margaery fumaba, sus pitadas eran como soles. Con cada pitada acababa con su vida, pero nunca ver a alguien acabar con su vida fue algo tan hermoso para mí. A veces me pregunto si lo que realmente me atrae es ella o la máscara que se construye de sí misma para ocultar su verdadero agujero negro. Pero lo interesante de Margaery es que nada parece importarle, y ahí es donde mis teorías se congelan, se ponen en duda. Margaery White cree que es invisible, sin embargo, todo en ella exige cierta atención. Y la mía la tiene de sobra. Para todo aquel que se sienta incomprendido, solo, imperfecto, miserable. Todos ustedes merecen ser comprendidos. Y esta es mi prueba: El escuadrón de los marginados, The Outcast Squad (TOS).Tyler Dobson
Ruidos en la web: Cómo se informan los adolescentes en la era digital
by Roxana MorduchowiczEste es un libro sobre los adolescentes. También sobre las tecnologías. Y sobre ciudadanía y política. Desde estos cuatro ejes y analiza las serias dificultades que tienen los jóvenes para buscar, procesar, seleccionar, evaluar y utilizar el enorme caudal de información que circula hoy en internet. Adolescencia, tecnología, educación y cultura ciudadana: sobre estos cuatro ejes se asienta Ruidos en la web para explorar un interrogante crucial: cómo se informan los jóvenes en un universo de saberes sin límites. La pregunta es asediada a partir de múltiples enfoques: desde la forma en que los chicos utilizan internet para las tareas escolares, los nuevos hábitos propios de esta era tecnológica, su impacto en el espacio doméstico, el cambio en el concepto de autoridad cuando se trata de acudir a una fuente de información, la dificultad para distinguir entre contenidos falsos y genuinos. Y de esta problemática se desprende la preocupación por el modo en que se está formando la futura dirigencia y sus consecuencias sobre la democracia. Con un estilo ameno que no va en desmedro del rigor académico, Roxana Morduchowicz, especialista en cultura juvenil y en la relación de los chicos con las pantallas e internet, brinda un panorama de la situación, desmitifica postulados poco consistentes, se resiste a los clichés y pone en agenda un tema de interés universal.
¿Cómo le digo?: Una guía para adultos que quieren hablar en familia de sexualidad
by Cecilia Borghetti Julia SantecchiaLas autoras impulsan a sensibilizarse con la educación sexual, a llamar a las cosas por su nombre, hablando con el vocabulario adecuado desde siempre sobre género, consentimiento, el sexo, la menstruación, la orientación sexual, las emociones, los cuidados en general y las precauciones que hay que tomar en las redes sociales y en el mundo digital en particular. ¿Cuáles son las partes íntimas? ¿Cómo nacen los bebés? ¿Es normal que una nena de 4 años se toque todo el tiempo? ¿Qué son las relaciones sexuales? ¿Por qué ella tiene dos mamás? ¿Y por qué él dos papás? ¿Hay que dejar que vaya a una pijamada mixta? ¿Cuándo llega la menstruación? ¿Cuál es el mejor momento para hablar de anticonceptivos? ¿Qué pasa si un chico de 13 años se despierta con la cama mojada? ¿Cuál es la mejor manera de evitar el grooming? Estas son preguntas que Cecilia Borghetti y Julia Santecchia, psicólogas especialistas en sexualidad y creadoras de la cuenta de Instagram Sexología Actual reciben en esa red social y en sus consultorios. Este libro es una invitación a repensar la educación sexual en casa, a través de la revisión de conceptos para dar respuestas y herramientas concretas a madres, padres y cuidadores de infancias hasta los 13 años. Por eso, las autoras impulsan a sensibilizarse con la temática, a llamar a las cosas por su nombre, hablando con el vocabulario adecuado desde siempre sobre el género, el consentimiento, el sexo, la menstruación, la orientación sexual, las emociones, los cuidados en general y las precauciones que hay que tomar en las redes sociales y en el mundo digital en particular. ¿Cómo le digo? es una guía perfecta para cualquier mamá, papá o cuidador que los ayudará a criar hijos e hijas que sean conscientes de sus cuerpos, de lo que les gusta y de lo que no, de su privacidad e intimidad. Esta guía ayudará a que puedan confiar en nosotros pero también en sí mismos, y a que se sientan seguros para vivir su sexualidad plenamente.
La maestra
by Victoria BayonaCon buenas cuotas de suspenso e intriga, Victoria Bayona cruza la vida cotidiana de la escuela con el universo de la ciencia ficción. ¡Y todo por culpa de la maestra! Hay algo extraño en la nueva maestra. Es amable, atenta y tiene a todos cautivados con su sonrisa perfecta... A todos menos a Francisco, que está convencido de que su actitud es solo una apariencia y que esconde un misterio. Si no, ¿por qué su mirada se transforma cada vez que lo ve? ¿Qué es lo que busca? Lo que Fran no imagina es que develar ese secreto encierra un gran peligro y puede llevarlo verdaderamente lejos...
Volver a mirarnos: El reencuentro con nuestros hijos y alumnos en tiempos de urgencia y tecnología
by Liliana GonzálezUn libro que nos ayuda a mirar a los niños y los adolescentes de hoy. Volver a mirarnos es una invitación a reencontrarnos en medio de las urgencias, el avance tecnológico, la rutina. El mundo es cada vez más complejo, pero también cada vez más maravilloso. ¿Qué mirada y qué voz podemos utilizar para conectarnos con nuestros hijos-alumnos? Liliana González, en su incansable lucha por la saldar la deuda que tenemos los adultos con la infancia, nos invita a ampliar la mirada para alojar nuevas preguntas: ¿Qué lugar ocupan las pantallas en la vida de nuestros hijos? ¿Cuáles son los síntomas del bullying? ¿Les enseña la escuela a leer críticamente lo que se les vende? ¿Jerarquiza los espacios donde puedan expresarse libremente? ¿Cómo transmitirles, en tiempos del chat, la importancia del encuentro real con sus amigos? En esta oportunidad lo hace con el aporte de su hija, Natalia Brusa, quien desde la comunicación social suma elementos para tratar de acercarnos sin prejuicios al mundo de los niños y los adolescentes de hoy. Este libro nos ayuda a sumar humanidad a la observación amorosa de la infancia, de manera pacífica e inclusiva. Para mejorar la calidad de vida de todos y todas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrElYgJzwqY
English in Singapore
by Lisa Lim Anne Pakir Lionel WeeEnglish in Singapore provides an up-to-date, detailed and comprehensive investigation into the various issues surrounding the sociolinguistics of English in Singapore. Rather than attempting to cover the usual topics in an overview of a variety of English in a particular country, the essays in this volume are important for identifying some of the most significant issues pertaining to the state and status of English in Singapore in modern times, and for doing so in a treatment that involves a critical evaluation of work in the field and new and thought-provoking angles for reviewing such issues in the context of Singapore in the twenty-first century. The contributions address the historical trajectory of English (past, present and possible future), its position in relation to language policy and multiculturalism, the relationship between the standard and colloquial varieties, and how English can and should be taught. This book is thus essential reading for scholars and students concerned with how the dynamics of the English language are played out and managed in a modern society such as Singapore. It will also interest readers who have a more general interest in Asian studies, the sociology of language, and World Englishes.
International Education and the Chinese Learner
by Janette Ryan Gordon SlethaugInternational Education and the Chinese Learner is one of the first full-length studies in the relatively new field of transnational pedagogy to explore the role of the Chinese learner in international schools and universities across the globe. It describes the unprecedented growth of international schools and university exchange programs during the past decade together with the way in which Chinese learners at all levels have taken advantage of these opportunities and have been scrutinized in the process. The results of this internationalization have in some cases solidified stereotypes about Chinese learners and in other instances have helped to overcome those prejudices. Teachers within the international schools comment about the challenges of integrating students from different ethnic and national backgrounds in their schools and about the rewards of developing intercultural programs that will give the students the most substantial, diverse, and ethical education and encourage cross-cultural understanding, build academic skills, and develop character. University teachers - both Chinese and Western - describe the opportunities and challenges for cross-cultural teaching and learning within the classrooms of their own countries and in global classrooms where local and international teachers together advance new perspectives based on team teaching, interdisciplinarity, and intercultural enquiry.
English as a Lingua Franca in ASEAN
by Andy KirkpatrickThe lingua franca role of English, coupled with its status as the official langu
A Lifetime in Academia
by Rayson HuangRayson Huang began his studies at the University of Hong Kong in 1938. Thirty-four years later, in 1972, he became the University's first Chinese Vice-Chancellor and served in that position until 1986. He sat on the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and on the Drafting Committee that formulated China's Basic Law for Hong Kong after its return to China in 1997. In this lively and frank autobiography, Huang reflects on his diverse university career of almost half a century - in Hong Kong, China, Britain, the United States, Singapore and Malaysia - and on his experiences during World War II, when he moved, as a refugee, into Free China to study and teach. This expanded second edition includes substantial additional material on his childhood, his experiences in occupied Hong Kong, and his activities as vice-chancellor.
Independent Language Learning
by Bruce MorrisonIndependent learning is not a new concept for language educators but while teachers, curriculum designers and policy makers have embraced it as underpinning modern notions of education, it remains a dynamic and vibrant field for researchers and academics who aim to broaden its scope and deepen our understanding of how it may be applied most effectively both inside and outside the classroom. The book's authors use their experience of applying the concepts related to independent learning in various geographical, cultural and pedagogical tertiary level learning contexts to present new perspectives on how independent learning can inform and support policy, teaching methodology, curriculum development and the nurturing of successful learners. While the first section of the book provides a view of the field from three broad curriculum development viewpoints, the remaining chapters primarily focus on the experience of learners, teachers and curriculum developers in applying principles of learner autonomy, self-regulation and self-direction with various types of learner - each with their own identities, motivations, expectations and goals. These learner and teacher stories provide insights that are important for an understanding of some of the impacts an independent learning approach to language learning have on learners in various educational contexts. This book will be of value to pre-service and in-service teachers, curriculum developers and teacher educators working in diverse educational contexts in more fully appreciating the contribution an independent learning focus can make to successful learning.
Learning and Teaching in the Chinese Classroom
by Shane N. PhillipsonA major concern of all education authorities around the world is the challenge that schools face in catering for learner diversity. That this concern is shared by authorities in East Asia, including the Education Bureau (EDB) of Hong Kong, is surprising given the high academic achievement of students from this part of the world. This book helps to meet this challenge for teachers in East Asia by focusing on specific research that helps explain the basis for diversity in the Chinese learner. Although there are many textbooks that cover the basic principles of educational psychology, few do not focus on the Chinese learner. This book makes the link between the broad field of educational psychology and how these theories contribute to our understanding of the Chinese learner. This book is unique in that it draws on recent research to illustrate the application of these theories, thereby helping teachers and students in teacher education progammes understand the variability in student achievement. Our book is based on the idea that the Chinese context is in many ways different to other cultural contexts, and that teachers can make a difference to the outcomes of student learning. We also draw on our many years of experience in educating future teachers where our students want us to focus on the Chinese classroom. Our student-teachers also want to be educated by professors who are themselves researchers. In drawing on research about the Chinese learner we also bring to our student-teachers the richness and value of educational research. We also encourage our student-teachers to think of themselves as "professional researchers" in terms of developing an understanding of the research literature and in finding solutions to their classroom problems.
Essencialismo: Aprenda a Fazer Menos mas Melhor
by Greg McKeownA solução para controlar as suas escolhas, identificar as tarefas importantes na sua vida e fazer menos, mas melhor. Desenvolvido por Greg McKeown, especialista em liderança e estratégia, o Essencialismo é a solução para controlar todas as suas escolhas, identificar as tarefas verdadeiramente importantes na sua vida e fazer menos, mas melhor. Em Essencialismo, Greg McKeown usa a experiência que obteve e as ideias que criou a partir da colaboração com os líderes de algumas das empresas mais inovadoras no mundo (Facebook, Google, Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn) para mostrar como é possível fazer sempre, e apenas, as coisas certas, tornando-se mais produtivo e bem-sucedido no trabalho, e ganhando tempo para a sua vida pessoal. Seguindo os conselhos simples e práticos deste livro conseguirá simplificar a sua vida, o seu pensamento e os seus objetivos, aprendendo a rejeitar as tarefas que são supérfluas e apenas o distraem do essencial. No fim, voltará a decidir por si as suas prioridades e eliminará os principais obstáculos para o êxito, tanto no trabalho como em casa. «Também sente aquela pressão implacável para experimentar todas as coisas boas da vida? Fazer todas as coisas “certas”? A realidade mostra-nos que esse não é o caminho para chegarmos aonde queremos, podendo levar-nos a investir em tantas áreas que os nossos esforços deixam de ter qualquer impacto. Greg McKeown acredita que a solução está em reduzir a vida à sua essência. Com este livro, ele irá ajudá-lo a encontrar o significado do que é essencial para a sua vida.» Daniel H. Pink, autor de Drive, Vender é Humano e A Nova Inteligência «Em Essencialismo, Greg McKeown prova, de forma sustentada, a utilidade de alcançar mais fazendo menos. Neste livro, lembra-nos que um foco claro e a capacidade de dizer “não” são fatores tão críticos quanto desvalorizados no mundo dos negócios, hoje em dia.» Jeff Weiner, ex-CEO do LinkedIn «Este livro tem a chave para a solução de um dos maiores problemas da vida: Como podemos fazer menos e ao mesmo tempo alcançar melhores resultados? Essencialismo é uma leitura intemporal e fundamental para qualquer pessoa que se sinta sobrecarregada, subaproveitada e excessivamente empenhada no trabalho — por outras palavras, para todos. Mudou a forma como penso sobre as minhas prioridades, e se mais líderes adotassem esta filosofia os nossos trabalhos e vidas seriam menos stressantes e mais produtivos. Por isso, deixe o que está a fazer e leia este livro.» Adam Grant, professor na Wharton School e autor dos bestsellers Dar e Receber, Originais e Pensar Melhor «Essencialismo é o antídoto poderoso para a loucura que se espalha atualmente, como uma praga, pelas nossas organizações e as nossas vidas. Leia as palavras de Greg McKeown com calma, pare e pense como deverá aplicar essas ideias à sua vida — depois, será capaz de fazer menos e melhor, e começará a sentir a insanidade a desaparecer.» Robert L. Sutton, professor na Universidade de Stanford
Filosofar e Meditar com as Crianças
by Fréderéric LenoirO que dizem as crianças sobre a meditação: <P><P> - Maël (9 anos): É para se descansar e não pensar em nada. <P>- Charlie (9 anos): É para esvaziar a mente. <P>- Robin (11 anos, que já fez a experiência com o seu pai): Quando estamos enervados, esvaziamos a cabeça para pôr as emoções no ponto zero. <P>- Clara (9 anos): É uma coisa que acalma, procuramos a serenidade. <P>- Ouali (7 anos): É quando fazemos uma coisa relaxante. <P>- Maroua (8 anos): Serve para se ficar zen. <P>- Péniel (9 anos): É concentrarmo-nos na mente, não nos deixarmos perturbar. <P>«Este livro conta a extraordinária aventura que vivi com centenas de crianças em todo o mundo francófono, deParis a Montreal, passando por Molenbeek, Abidjan, Pézenas, Genebra, Mouans-Sartoux, Córsega e Guadalupe. Para quê esperar pelo final da aula para abordar temas existenciais: amor, respeito, felicidade, sentido da vida, emoções, etc.? Estes workshops filosóficos mostraram-me a capacidade surpreendente que as crianças de seis a dez anos têm para pensar. Além dos conceitos, aprendem as regras do debate de ideias e desenvolvem o discernimento e reflexão pessoal. Faço uma breve meditação ou prática da atenção plena antes, o que permite que todos estejam presentes no momento. Este livro fornece a metodologia e ferramentas práticas para qualquer um que deseje acompanhar as crianças na prática da atenção plena e do pensamento filosófico.»
Pais à maneira dinamarquesa
by Iben Dissing Sandahl Jessica AlexanderO que sabem as pessoas mais felizes do mundo sobre como educar crianças confiantes e capazes O que faz da Dinamarca o país mais feliz do mundo? E quais são os segredos dos pais dinamarqueses para criarem crianças bem-sucedidas, confiantes e felizes? Este guia optimista e prático reúne as ideias de uma psicoterapeuta e de uma mãe - uma dinamarquesa e uma americana casada com um dinamarquês, respectivamente - sobre os hábitos das famílias mais felizes na Terra. O livro oferece conselhos sobre como: - Incentivar jogos livres - Potenciar a autenticidade e a confiança - Fomentar a empatia - Enfatizar o trabalho em equipa sobre as lutas de poder - Comemorar a união Com tópicos práticos e exemplos inspiradores, Pais à Maneira Dinamarquesa ajudará os pais e educadores a tornar as crianças mais felizes e mais bem integradas. «Um poderoso novo método de educar crianças "resilientes e seguras em termos emocionais" - por outras palavras, exactamente aquilo que todos procuramos.»Revista Mother «Se os "adultos" de todos os países pusessem em prática os princípios delineados em A Maneira Dinamarquesa nem que fosse em 50 por cento das suas vidas, oh, o potencial para mudar a humanidade [...] Por vezes um livro tem o poder de remodelar literalmente o mundo tal como o conhecemos, provocando mudanças na próxima geração que poderão até fazer com que a palavra guerra se torne um conceito do passado difuso e distante. Pais à Maneira Dinamarquesa é, verdadeiramente, uma Bíblia para todos os adultos."The Glass House Girls «A cozinha nórdica, o design nórdico, o noir nórdico - a lista de exportações culturais de sucesso tem sido interminável, ao longo da última década, e agora podemos acrescentar-lhe a Educação Nórdica [...] Dir-se-ia que as mães dinamarquesas é que têm razão.»The Post (Copenhaga) «A pesquisa e a honesta reflexão de Alexander sobre como a sua própria prática parental tem sido influenciada e melhorada pela cultura dinamarquesa do marido, é um valioso recurso para quaisquer pais que procurem reflectir a respeito das vulnerabilidades no seu próprio estilo de parentalidade. A pesquisa de Sandahl, e a sua experiência pessoal e profissional como mãe dinamarquesa e psicoterapeuta, reforçam a ideia de que os dinamarqueses têm, de facto, um brilhante talento natural para criar miúdos resilientes e equilibrados. Juntas, as autoras criam um guia parental escrito com ponderação, encorajando a auto-reflexão e oferecendo conselhos úteis sobre como melhor abordar os mais comuns desafios da parentalidade. Pais à Maneira Dinamarquesa é de leitura obrigatória para os pais originários de qualquer cultura.Carolyn Rathjen, MSW, LICSW
Pais à maneira dinamarquesa
by Iben Dissing Sandahl Jessica Joelle AlexanderO que sabem as pessoas mais felizes do mundo sobre como educar crianças confiantes e capazes O que faz da Dinamarca o país mais feliz do mundo? E quais são os segredos dos pais dinamarqueses para criarem crianças bem-sucedidas, confiantes e felizes? Este guia optimista e prático reúne as ideias de uma psicoterapeuta e de uma mãe - uma dinamarquesa e uma americana casada com um dinamarquês, respectivamente - sobre os hábitos das famílias mais felizes na Terra. O livro oferece conselhos sobre como:- Incentivar jogos livres- Potenciar a autenticidade e a confiança- Fomentar a empatia- Enfatizar o trabalho em equipa sobre as lutas de poder- Comemorar a união Com tópicos práticos e exemplos inspiradores, Pais à maneira dinamarquesa ajudará os pais e educadores a tornar as crianças mais felizes e mais bem integradas. Sobre Pais à maneira dinamarquesa:«Um poderoso novo método de educar crianças [...] 'resilientes e seguras em termos emocionais' - por outras palavras, exactamente aquilo que todos procuramos.»Revista Mother «Pais à maneira dinamarquesa é, verdadeiramente, uma Bíblia para todos os adultos.»The Glass House Girls «Se os 'adultos' de todos os países pusessem em prática os princípios delineados em Pais à maneira dinamarquesa, nem que fosse em 50% das suas vidas, oh, o potencial para mudar a Humanidade [...]. Por vezes, um livro tem o poder de remodelar literalmente o mundo tal como o conhecemos, provocando mudanças nas gerações seguintes, que poderão até fazer com que a palavra guerra se torne um conceito do passado difuso e distante.»The Glass House Girls «A cozinha nórdica, o design nórdico, o noir nórdico - a lista de exportações culturais de sucesso tem sido interminável, ao longo da última década, e podemos agora acrescentar-lhe a Educação Nórdica [...] Dir-se-ia que as mães dinamarquesas é que têm razão.»The Post (Copenhaga) «A pesquisa e a honesta reflexão de Alexander sobre como a sua própria prática parental tem sido influenciada e melhorada pela cultura dinamarquesa do marido são valiosos recursos para quaisquer pais que procurem reflectir a respeito das vulnerabilidades do seu próprio estilo de parentalidade. A pesquisa de Sandahl e a sua experiência pessoal e profissional como mãe dinamarquesa e psicoterapeuta reforçam a ideia de que os dinamarqueses têm, de facto, um brilhante talento natural para criar miúdos resilientes e equilibrados. Juntas, as autoras criam um guia parental escrito com ponderação, encorajando a auto-reflexão e oferecendo conselhos úteis sobre como melhor abordar os mais comuns desafios da parentalidade. Pais à maneira dinamarquesa é de leitura obrigatória para os pais originários de qualquer cultura.»Carolyn Rathjen, MSW, LICSW
A nova educação: O Professor que está a revolucionar a Escola
by César BonaPorque já não são os livros tão importantes? Porque se há-de relativizar a importância dos trabalhos de casa? Porque havemos de educar por empatia? Porque é que a educação deve estar acima de qualquer Governo? A nova educação é um testemunho sincero e valioso de um professor de hoje. <P><P>César Bona é considerado um dos 50 melhores professores do mundo segundo o Global Teacher Prize, o Nobel dos professores.