Learning in the Global Era International Perspectives on Globalization and Education

Name: Learning in the Global Era International Perspectives on Globalization and Education
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ISBN: 9780520254367

ISBN-10: 0520254368

ISBN-13: 9780520254367

Edition: 2007

Authors: Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco

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An international coterie of leading scholars, policymakers, and educators takes on some of the most difficult and controversial issues of our time in this groundbreaking exploration of how globalization is affecting education around the world. The contributors, drawing from innovative research in both the social sciences and the neurosciences, examine the challenges and opportunities now facing schools as a result of massive migration flows, new economic realities, new technologies, and the growing cultural diversity of the world's major cities. Writing for a wide audience, they address such questions as: How do we educate all youth to develop the skills and sensibilities necessary to…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 335
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Learning in the Global Era




Interdisciplinary Approaches to Learning and Understanding in the Global Era



From Teaching Globalization to Nurturing Global Consciousness




Understanding Cultural Patterns




Mind, Brain, and Education in the Era of Globalization




Social Conduct, Neurobiology, and Education




Learning and the Functions of Education in a Changing Global Economy



The Global Spread of Women's Schooling: Effects on Learning, Literacy, Health, and Children




Globalization and Education: Can the World Meet the Challenge?




How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands




The Postindustrial Workplace and Challenges to Education




Learning, Immigration, and Integration



On the Need for Teaching Intercultural Skills: Challenges for Education in a Globalizing World




The Integration of Immigrant Youth




The Education of Immigrant Students in a Globalized World: Policy Debates in Comparative Perspective




First-Language and -Culture Learning in Light of Globalization: The Case of Muslims in Flanders and in the Brussels Area, Belgium




Rethinking Honor in Regard to Human Rights: An Educational Imperative in Troubled Times




Global Inequality



Explanation of Terms


Notes on Contributors


Index