Author: Carolyn M. Lawrence
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475801750
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Correct instructional level and self-esteem have never been fully addressed in public education. Principals and teachers who read the guidelines in this book and combine these simple requirements -- without additional monies -- can make American public education number one worldwide in literacy.
The Negative Impact of Politics on Literacy
Author: Carolyn M. Lawrence
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475801750
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Correct instructional level and self-esteem have never been fully addressed in public education. Principals and teachers who read the guidelines in this book and combine these simple requirements -- without additional monies -- can make American public education number one worldwide in literacy.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1475801750
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Correct instructional level and self-esteem have never been fully addressed in public education. Principals and teachers who read the guidelines in this book and combine these simple requirements -- without additional monies -- can make American public education number one worldwide in literacy.
Political Pressures on Educational and Social Research
Author: Karen Trimmer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131736659X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Political Pressures on Educational and Social Research draws upon a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to consider the problems that can arise when research findings diverge from political directions for policy. Chapters explore the impacts this can have on the researchers, as well as the influence it has on the research, including the methodology and the publication of results. The book offers innovative ways of seeing how these connect, overlap and interact, revealing particular issues of concern for researchers and evaluators in the context of research internationally. Key topics include the power and positioning of research, evidence based policy development, ethics and the importance of research that seeks to explore and discover knowledge. The book is divided into two sections. The first presents chapters from international academics, which provide a theoretical underpinning and discussion of power, policy, ethics and their influence on research resourcing, autonomy, purpose and methodology. The second section explores specific case studies and instances from the authors’ own experiences in the field. This book offers an interesting and enlightening insight into the sometimes political nature of research and will appeal to researchers, evaluators and postgraduate students in the fields of education and the social sciences. It will be of particular interest to those studying research methods.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131736659X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Political Pressures on Educational and Social Research draws upon a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to consider the problems that can arise when research findings diverge from political directions for policy. Chapters explore the impacts this can have on the researchers, as well as the influence it has on the research, including the methodology and the publication of results. The book offers innovative ways of seeing how these connect, overlap and interact, revealing particular issues of concern for researchers and evaluators in the context of research internationally. Key topics include the power and positioning of research, evidence based policy development, ethics and the importance of research that seeks to explore and discover knowledge. The book is divided into two sections. The first presents chapters from international academics, which provide a theoretical underpinning and discussion of power, policy, ethics and their influence on research resourcing, autonomy, purpose and methodology. The second section explores specific case studies and instances from the authors’ own experiences in the field. This book offers an interesting and enlightening insight into the sometimes political nature of research and will appeal to researchers, evaluators and postgraduate students in the fields of education and the social sciences. It will be of particular interest to those studying research methods.
A Turning Point for Literacy
Author: Leon Bataille
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483181901
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Turning Point for Literacy covers the proceedings of the International Symposium for Literacy held in Persepolis, Iran from 3 to 8 of September 1975. This book mainly focuses on adult education for development and the spirit and declaration of Persepolis. This compilation is divided into four themes. The first theme is the "Balance and Teachings of Ten Years of Literacy Work, which presents documents on literacy presented by UNESCO Secretariat. The second theme focuses mainly on the functionalities of literacy. The last two themes cover changes in the living conditions and in the social structures as a requisite of literacy undertakings and the innovative role of literacy experiments and their integration into the global educational process. This publication will be invaluable to educators, academicians, and students interested in literacy.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483181901
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Turning Point for Literacy covers the proceedings of the International Symposium for Literacy held in Persepolis, Iran from 3 to 8 of September 1975. This book mainly focuses on adult education for development and the spirit and declaration of Persepolis. This compilation is divided into four themes. The first theme is the "Balance and Teachings of Ten Years of Literacy Work, which presents documents on literacy presented by UNESCO Secretariat. The second theme focuses mainly on the functionalities of literacy. The last two themes cover changes in the living conditions and in the social structures as a requisite of literacy undertakings and the innovative role of literacy experiments and their integration into the global educational process. This publication will be invaluable to educators, academicians, and students interested in literacy.
Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and Its Biases
Author: Stefaan Walgrave
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192866028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents aparadox of representation. On the one hand, politicians invest enormously in reading public opinion. They are committed to finding out what the people want and public opinion is a key consideration in many of their undertakings. Yet, on the other hand, politicians' perceptions of public opinion aresurprisingly inaccurate. Politicians are hardly better at estimating public opinion than ordinary citizens are. Their perceptions are distorted by social projection, in the sense that politicians' own opinion affects their estimations, and on top of that, there seems to be a systematic right-wingbias in these perceptions. The findings imply that one of the main paths to responsive policy-making is flawed. Even though politicians do the best they can to learn about people's preferences, skewed perceptions put them on the wrong track. From a democratic perspective, the central findings of thebook are quite sobering. The high hopes that many authors had with regard to politicians' ability to adequately 'consult' or 'sense' public opinion appear to be vain. The book puts forward a plausible driver of the slippage between the public and politics. Politicians are less responsive to people'spreferences than they could be, not because they do not want to be responsive but because they base themselves on erroneous public opinion perceptions.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192866028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Examining a central assumption widely accepted as being crucial in making democracy work - that politicians form a more or less accurate image of public opinion and take that perception into account when representing citizens - Politicians' Reading of Public Opinion and its Biases presents aparadox of representation. On the one hand, politicians invest enormously in reading public opinion. They are committed to finding out what the people want and public opinion is a key consideration in many of their undertakings. Yet, on the other hand, politicians' perceptions of public opinion aresurprisingly inaccurate. Politicians are hardly better at estimating public opinion than ordinary citizens are. Their perceptions are distorted by social projection, in the sense that politicians' own opinion affects their estimations, and on top of that, there seems to be a systematic right-wingbias in these perceptions. The findings imply that one of the main paths to responsive policy-making is flawed. Even though politicians do the best they can to learn about people's preferences, skewed perceptions put them on the wrong track. From a democratic perspective, the central findings of thebook are quite sobering. The high hopes that many authors had with regard to politicians' ability to adequately 'consult' or 'sense' public opinion appear to be vain. The book puts forward a plausible driver of the slippage between the public and politics. Politicians are less responsive to people'spreferences than they could be, not because they do not want to be responsive but because they base themselves on erroneous public opinion perceptions.
Political Values and the Educated Class in Africa
Author: Ali AlʼAmin Mazrui
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520032927
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520032927
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Teaching American Government and Politics
Author: A. L. Mathews-Schultz
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1802206051
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Providing practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1802206051
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Providing practical, concrete teaching strategies alongside relevant methodology and scholarship, this book offers a pedagogical approach for centering students' democratic citizenship and political engagement in American government courses.
The Impacts of Language and Literacy Policy on Teaching Practices in Ghana
Author: Philomena Osseo-Asare
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000363317
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
This text critically examines changes in Ghanaian language and literacy policy following independence in 1957 to consider its impacts on early literacy teaching. By adopting a postcolonial theoretical perspective, the text interrogates the logic behind policy changes which have prioritised English, local language, or biliteracy. It draws on data from interviews with teachers and researcher observation to demonstrate how policies have influenced teaching and learning. Dr Osseo-Asare’s findings inform the development of a conceptual framework which highlights the socio-cultural factors that impact the literacy and biliteracy of young children in Ghana, offering solutions to help teachers combat the challenges of frequent policy changes. This timely monograph will prove to be an essential resource not only for researchers working on education policies, teacher education, and English-language learning in postcolonial Ghana but also for those looking to identify the thematic and methodological nuances of studying literacy and education in postcolonial contexts.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000363317
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
This text critically examines changes in Ghanaian language and literacy policy following independence in 1957 to consider its impacts on early literacy teaching. By adopting a postcolonial theoretical perspective, the text interrogates the logic behind policy changes which have prioritised English, local language, or biliteracy. It draws on data from interviews with teachers and researcher observation to demonstrate how policies have influenced teaching and learning. Dr Osseo-Asare’s findings inform the development of a conceptual framework which highlights the socio-cultural factors that impact the literacy and biliteracy of young children in Ghana, offering solutions to help teachers combat the challenges of frequent policy changes. This timely monograph will prove to be an essential resource not only for researchers working on education policies, teacher education, and English-language learning in postcolonial Ghana but also for those looking to identify the thematic and methodological nuances of studying literacy and education in postcolonial contexts.
Proficiency in Reading Comprehension Simplifying the 'Passage' for you
Author: Ajay Singh
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9312145746
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Proficiency in Reading Comprehension- Simplifying the ‘PASSAGE’ for you is an impeccable combination of more than 200 Fully Solved Passages. The book covers passage from different subjects like, political science, religion, philosophy, economics and various other disciplines. These topics intend to familiarize you with wide range of vocabulary and the insight into different areas of knowledge. This practice book gives considerable section wise experience of comprehending Topical, Small & Large Passages. All of these passages are graded on the parameters of length, complexity and subject matter. A book with the account of Management Entrance Solved Papers 2016-17, that proves highly useful for CAT/MAT/XAT/IIFT/SNAP/CMAT/CET-MBA & Other Management Entrances. Table of Contents Management Entrance Solved Papers 2016-17 Topical Passages, Small Passages, Large Passages
Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited
ISBN: 9312145746
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Proficiency in Reading Comprehension- Simplifying the ‘PASSAGE’ for you is an impeccable combination of more than 200 Fully Solved Passages. The book covers passage from different subjects like, political science, religion, philosophy, economics and various other disciplines. These topics intend to familiarize you with wide range of vocabulary and the insight into different areas of knowledge. This practice book gives considerable section wise experience of comprehending Topical, Small & Large Passages. All of these passages are graded on the parameters of length, complexity and subject matter. A book with the account of Management Entrance Solved Papers 2016-17, that proves highly useful for CAT/MAT/XAT/IIFT/SNAP/CMAT/CET-MBA & Other Management Entrances. Table of Contents Management Entrance Solved Papers 2016-17 Topical Passages, Small Passages, Large Passages
The Science of Reading
Author: Margaret J. Snowling
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470757639
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills. Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction Divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470757639
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
The Science of Reading: A Handbook brings together state-of-the-art reviews of reading research from leading names in the field, to create a highly authoritative, multidisciplinary overview of contemporary knowledge about reading and related skills. Provides comprehensive coverage of the subject, including theoretical approaches, reading processes, stage models of reading, cross-linguistic studies of reading, reading difficulties, the biology of reading, and reading instruction Divided into seven sections:Word Recognition Processes in Reading; Learning to Read and Spell; Reading Comprehension; Reading in Different Languages; Disorders of Reading and Spelling; Biological Bases of Reading; Teaching Reading Edited by well-respected senior figures in the field
Language Planning and Policy
Author: Anthony Liddicoat
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1853599778
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
While literacy has always been central to language planning work, there are fewer studies which focus primarily on literacy as a language planning activity. This volume investigates the complex issues and social and political pressures relating to literacy in a variety of language planning contexts around the world.
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
ISBN: 1853599778
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
While literacy has always been central to language planning work, there are fewer studies which focus primarily on literacy as a language planning activity. This volume investigates the complex issues and social and political pressures relating to literacy in a variety of language planning contexts around the world.