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Publisher
Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This book examines the cultural universal of education from a multicultural perspective and a time dimension. The text is written for juveniles, and includes many color photographs. Chapters include: (1) "What is Education?"; (2) "The Americas"; (3) "Africa"; (4) "Europe and the Middle East"; (5) "Asia"; and (6) "Australia and the South Pacific." The volume concludes with a glossary and a 10-item list of further reading suggestions. (EH)
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
This study examines the implementation of Adventure Education (AE) in a public high school English curriculum. The scope of this study is twofold: (1) for a school-wide perspective, Plattsburgh High School (PHS) in upstate New York, west of Lake Champlain, was surveyed to determine if and how reading literacy, use of the outdoors, technology (music, television, cell phones, etc.), and life skills were components in the educational experiences of its...
Author
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
This study explores how a gallery exhibition can be designed and produced to deepen personal connection and enhance meaning making for the viewer. Based on Constructivist theory explored through works of George Hein, John Falk and Lynn Dierking, and further enhanced by the ideas of Elliot Eisner and Rudolph Arnheim, among others, this study specifically seeks to enhance understanding of how and why people learn in free-choice learning environments...