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1. Collaborative Learning, Reasoning, and Technology

   Edited by Angela M. O'Donnell, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver, Gijsbert Erkens

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This volume presents research findings on the use of technology to support learning and reasoning in collaborative contexts. Featuring a variety of theoretical perspectives, ranging from sociocultural to social psychological to information processing views, Collaborative Learning, Reasoning, and...

   Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality in Education

   A Global Perspective

   Edited by N. Ken Shimahara, Ivan Z. Holowinsky, Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This volume explores contemporary issues of ethnic, cultural, and national identities and their influence on the social construction of identity. These issues are analyzed from the perspective of seven nations: China, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, Wales, and the United States. While...

   Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
3. Civic Education for Diverse Citizens in Global Times

   Rethinking Theory and Practice

   Edited by Beth C. Rubin, James M. Giarelli

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This book explores four interrelated themes: rethinking civic education in light of the diversity of U.S. society; re-examining these notions in an increasingly interconnected global context; re-considering the ways that civic education is researched and practiced; and taking stock of where we are...

   Published March 1st 2012 by Routledge
4. Toward Defining and Improving Quality in Adult Basic Education

   Issues and Challenges

   Edited by Alisa Belzer

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This volume revisits, problematizes, and expands the meaning of quality in the context of adult basic education. Covering a wide range of relevant topics, it includes contributors from the realms of both policy and practice and encompasses both the major instructional areas-reading, writing, and...

   Published January 21st 2007 by Routledge
5. Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality in Education

   A Global Perspective

   Edited by N. Ken Shimahara, Ivan Z. Holowinsky, Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   This volume explores contemporary issues of ethnic, cultural, and national identities and their influence on the social construction of identity. These issues are analyzed from the perspective of seven nations: China, Israel, Japan, South Africa, Ukraine, Wales, and the United States. While...

   Published August 11th 2001 by Routledge
6. Psychological Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

   Reframing Dilemmas in Research and Practice

   Edited by Susan L. Golbeck

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   The field of early childhood education and the science of psychology have a long and closely intertwined history. The study of young children's learning within school contexts provides a test of developmental theory while at the same time identifies the limits of psychology for informing practice....

   Published April 11th 2001 by Routledge
7. Psychological Perspectives on Early Childhood Education

   Reframing Dilemmas in Research and Practice

   Edited by Susan L. Golbeck

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   The field of early childhood education and the science of psychology have a long and closely intertwined history. The study of young children's learning within school contexts provides a test of developmental theory while at the same time identifies the limits of psychology for informing practice....

   Published February 28th 2001 by Routledge
8. Cognitive Perspectives on Peer Learning

   Edited by Angela M. O'Donnell, Alison King

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   The contribution of this volume to the literature on peer learning is its focus on approaches that reflect a common concern with cognitive processes based in developmental, information processing, or more generally, constructivist perspectives on peer learning. Although the clear importance of the...

   Published April 11th 1999 by Routledge
9. Cognitive Perspectives on Peer Learning

   Edited by Angela M. O'Donnell, Alison King

   Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

   The contribution of this volume to the literature on peer learning is its focus on approaches that reflect a common concern with cognitive processes based in developmental, information processing, or more generally, constructivist perspectives on peer learning. Although the clear importance of the...

   Published January 31st 1999 by Routledge
10. Inclusive Schooling

    National and International Perspectives

    Edited by Stanley J. Vitello, Dennis E. Mithaug

    Series: Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education Series

    This book provides new information on how various inclusion policies have been implemented in different schools and school districts in North America and in a range of European countries. The purpose of inclusion policy is to prevent the marginalization of people who experience unfavorable...

    Published September 30th 1998 by Routledge