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Environmental and Geographical Education for Sustainability
Geography, environment, sustainability, culture and education standing alone or in any combination, provide the ingredients for a variety of stews. They are all difficult to define and they generate endless debates for theoreticians and practitioners about their meaning and significance. The editors have divided the chapters that follow into two parts in an effort to unit these diverse disciplines. Part 1 is concerned with cultural foundations and curriculum issues related to geographical and environmental education for sustainability. Part 2 comprises a series of chapters presenting education for sustainability in the contexts of national cultures.
Managing Schools
Twenty-six case studies provide an overview of some of the problems and issues facing school directors in the European Union member countries and in associated countries. The studies highlight school management, present a comparative analysis of the main developments, and provides a range of examples illustrating how school directors have interpreted, introduced, and developed the "European Dimension" in their schools. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Common Interests, Uncommon Goals
The World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) was established in 1970 as an umbrella body which brought together five national and regional comparative education societies. Over the decades it greatly expanded, and now embraces three dozen societies. This book presents histories of the WCCES and its member societies. It shows ways in which the field has changed over the decades, and the forces which have shaped it in different parts of the world.
School Improvement
School improvement is at the centre of educational reform and is perceived by many as a key to social and economic advance. It contributes to determining the personal fulfilment and career paths of individual students and consequently engages the interest of parents and community members. It is an ever-present commitment of teachers and managers in schools. Policy makers and politicians at international, national and local levels devote much time and effort to their search for better schools. School improvement has also attracted the attention of researchers and scholars in many countries. They have been drawn from various disciplines and fields within the educational studies community, incl...
BBC Music Magazine
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La autonomía de los centros escolares
Este libro, dirigido a los docentes de todos los niveles, recorre la legislación actual para incardinar la autonomía como factor clave en la mejora de la calidad de la educación, así como la importancia de la evaluación entre estos parámetros. A lo largo de la obra se ofrecen experiencias de nuestro entorno y de los países de la Unión Europea con el fin de conseguir los siguientes objetivos: Establecer las coordenadas legislativas que regulan la autonomía de los centros educativos, Analizar la autonomía de los centros como factor necesario para la mejora de la calidad de la enseñanza, Relacionar autonomía, calidad y evaluación, Contrastar los niveles de autonomía en los centros escolares de diferentes países de la Unión Europea, y Proporcionar experiencias de centros con un uso adecuado y eficiente de la autonomía en su gestión.
La 'cuestión docente' a debate
¿Está de verdad la educación preparando adecuadamente a los jóvenes para vivir en ese mundo nuevo y cambiante? Parece evidente que es necesaria una nueva educación. Y en ella, numerosos informes internacionales han señalado que la pieza esencial son los profesores. Sólo los mejores profesores harán posible una mejor educación. Un nutrido grupo de expertos profesionales reflexionan en las páginas de este libro sobre las diferentes perspectivas que atañen a los docentes de hoy. Sus enfoques -actuales, incisivos y complementarios- se integran bajo la visión integradora y holística de los directores de la obra, que considera todos ellos como las caras de un complejo poliedro, que ha...
Catalan Review
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