Bridging Worlds Teaching Social Studies In Asia With Western Methods

Author : Niraj Raungsan
Publisher : Niraj Ruangsan
Page : 192 pages
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Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9786163008756

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Bridging Worlds: Teaching Social Studies in Asia with Western Methods by Niraj Raungsan Pdf

In the ever-shrinking global village, the field of education stands as a bridge that connects diverse cultures, ideas, and perspectives. The book , "Bridging Worlds: Teaching Social Studies in Asia with Western Methods," is a testament to the power of this bridge - a bridge that spans the rich tapestry of Asian cultures and the pedagogical approaches of the Western world. A Global Perspective on Education: Asia, the world's largest continent, is a mosaic of languages, traditions, and histories. As the 21st century unfolds, Asian nations are playing increasingly vital roles on the global stage. With this burgeoning significance, it becomes crucial to nurture[NR5] a generation of informed, empathetic, and socially responsible citizens who can navigate the complexities of our interconnected world. The Challenge of Balancing Tradition and Innovation: Teaching social studies in Asia is not without its challenges. Educators must grapple with[NR6] the delicate task of preserving cultural heritage while preparing students for a globalized future. The diverse learning styles, historical contexts, and cultural nuances across the continent add layers of complexity to this endeavor. A Collaborative Effort: "Bridging Worlds" is the culmination of collaborative efforts from educators, researchers, and policymakers who have dedicated themselves to enriching social studies education in Asia. It is a mosaic of insights, strategies, and best practices that aim to empower educators and stakeholders in their mission to shape the future. A Journey Through the Chapters: This book embarks on a comprehensive journey, each chapter serving as a stepping stone towards a more holistic and culturally relevant social studies curriculum. From laying the foundations in Chapter 1 to fostering global awareness in Chapter 10, we explore the intricacies of curriculum development, teaching strategies, assessment, and more. A Call to Action: As you delve into the chapters of "Bridging Worlds," we invite you to reflect on the role of education in shaping the future. Each page is an invitation to bridge the gap between tradition and innovation, between local relevance and global perspective, and between cultural preservation and preparation for an interconnected world. A Vision for the Future: My hope is that this book will serve as a guide, a source of inspiration, and a catalyst for change. Whether you are an educator seeking fresh approaches, a policymaker shaping educational standards, or a researcher exploring the dynamics of social studies education, "Bridging Worlds" is a resource that calls us to envision a future where education transcends borders and unites cultures.

Author : Niraj
Publisher : Social Studies Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798223745259

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Bridging Worlds by Niraj Pdf

In the ever-shrinking global village, the field of education stands as a bridge that connects diverse cultures, ideas, and perspectives. The book you hold in your hands, "Bridging Worlds: Teaching Social Studies in Asia with Western Methods," is a testament to the power of this bridge - a bridge that spans the rich tapestry of Asian cultures and the pedagogical approaches of the Western world. A Global Perspective on Education: Asia, the world's largest continent, is a mosaic of languages, traditions, and histories. As the 21st century unfolds, Asian nations are playing increasingly vital roles on the global stage. With this burgeoning significance, it becomes crucial to nurture a generation of informed, empathetic, and socially responsible citizens who can navigate the complexities of our interconnected world. The Challenge of Balancing Tradition and Innovation: Teaching social studies in Asia is not without its challenges. Educators must grapple with the delicate task of preserving cultural heritage while preparing students for a globalized future. The diverse learning styles, historical contexts, and cultural nuances across the continent add layers of complexity to this endeavor. A Collaborative Effort: "Bridging Worlds" is the culmination of collaborative efforts from educators, researchers, and policymakers who have dedicated themselves to enriching social studies education in Asia. It is a mosaic of insights, strategies, and best practices that aim to empower educators and stakeholders in their mission to shape the future. A Journey Through the Chapters: This book embarks on a comprehensive journey, each chapter serving as a stepping stone towards a more holistic and culturally relevant social studies curriculum. From laying the foundations in Chapter 1 to fostering global awareness in Chapter 10, we explore the intricacies of curriculum development, teaching strategies, assessment, and more. A Call to Action: As you delve into the chapters of "Bridging Worlds," we invite you to reflect on the role of education in shaping the future. Each page is an invitation to bridge the gap between tradition and innovation, between local relevance and global perspective, and between cultural preservation and preparation for an interconnected world. A Vision for the Future: My hope is that this book will serve as a guide, a source of inspiration, and a catalyst for change. Whether you are an educator seeking fresh approaches, a policymaker shaping educational standards, or a researcher exploring the dynamics of social studies education, "Bridging Worlds" is a resource that calls us to envision a future where education transcends borders and unites cultures.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183034913780

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anindita Datta,Janet Momsen,Ann M. Oberhauser
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000780314

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Bridging Worlds - Building Feminist Geographies by Anindita Datta,Janet Momsen,Ann M. Oberhauser Pdf

This book marks the 30th anniversary of the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography, honouring the contributions of Janice Monk in establishing the field of feminist geography. The collection is published as part of the series International Studies of Women and Place that Janice Monk co-edited with Janet Momsen for over 30 years. The chapters, from over 45 leading international scholars, encompass key areas Monk has contributed to within feminist geography. The collaborative nature of this project reflects the networks and themes Monk nurtured throughout her long and impactful career. The book provides critical insights to wide-ranging topics that include the development of feminist geography in different global contexts, gendered geographies of work and everyday life, and gender and environmental concerns. Diverse voices and perspectives in this book will serve as invaluable resources for scholars interested in gender and feminist geographies, the history of the IGU Commission on Gender and Geography, career trajectories of women geographers in different parts of the world, gendered geographies of the life course, as well as feminist analyses of environmental issues. The book will be useful to students, educators, and activists in gender studies, development studies, and human geography.

Author : Xianlin Song,Kate Cadman
Publisher : University of Adelaide Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781922064318

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Bridging Transcultural Divides by Xianlin Song,Kate Cadman Pdf

"The impressive and stimulating essays in Bridging Transcultural Divides deal with the cultural and educational issues in the Australian context. (...) The books central message is that education for Asian students in Australia, and more broadly in the West, can no longer been seen as a one-way transfer of knowledge, but must be understood as a process of reciprocal learning in which both teachers and students are changed by the experience." - Prof. Tim Wright, University of Sheffield.

Author : Richard J. Joseph
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780192664426

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Bridging the Gap between the Abundance of American Higher Education Talent and the Immense Foreign Demand for It by Richard J. Joseph Pdf

The gap between the abundance of American higher education talent and the immense foreign demand for it is the great chasm in global education. It is a gulf of lost opportunities. It is also a space of great economic potential. This book describes the great chasm, examines factors underlying it, and suggests ways to bridge the gap to realize this potential. The abundance of talent stems from the slackening growth of the U.S. higher education sector in the New Millennium. Contributing to the slowdown are flat enrollments, adverse demographic trends, U.S. visa restrictions, and intensifying competition. The immense foreign demand has been fueled by the secular expansion of the global economy. It has been shaped by the pressing need in emerging markets to develop an educated workforce. The great chasm creates an opportunity for American academic institutions to extend their global reach. Bridging the gap, however, is not an easy feat for most U.S. colleges and universities. It is complicated by an institutional culture that is averse to commercialization, an organizational structure that is operationally slow, and a governance system that often leads to indecision, conflict, and paralysis. Bridging the gap requires fundamental changes in the culture, organization, and governance of traditional U.S. academic institutions. These changes will pave the way for international expansion, which could enhance the financial well-being of these institutions, the social-well-being of less developed nations, and the critical role that America plays globally in knowledge creation, the dissemination of ideas, and the pursuit of the truth.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183048546993

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Research in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christine Mayer,Adelina Arredondo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030449353

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Women, Power Relations, and Education in a Transnational World by Christine Mayer,Adelina Arredondo Pdf

This edited collection addresses the nexus of gender, power relations, and education from various angles while covering a broad spectrum of the history of education in both time and geographic space. Taking the position that historians of gender and education find the concept of transnationalism very useful for a deeper understanding of historical change and situations, the editors and their contributors employ a transnational perspective to explore the complex and entangled dimensions of a history of education that transcends regional and national boundaries through a variety of approaches (e.g. through exploring new fields of research, sources, questions, perspectives for interpretation, or methodologies). In doing so, they also undertake to open up a transnational global perspective for the historiography of education.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Asian Americans
ISBN : UCSC:32106006333493

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Bridge by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hannah Soong,Nayia Cominos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811310683

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Asia Literacy in a Global World by Hannah Soong,Nayia Cominos Pdf

This book is particularly timely in light of continuing international efforts to integrate Asia literacy into a national educational system where understanding of Asia – its languages, cultures, histories, and beliefs – is still at an emergent stage for a nation that is evolving into what George Megalogenis refers as ‘an Eurasian society’ (2015). The contributors to this collection range from the pioneers who created and developed the Asia literacy research space, to those who bring additional new theoretical insights through disciplines such as linguistics and ethnography. Their analysis has resulted in recommendations to develop a deeper understanding of working and living in diverse communities. The book also brings together theoretical perspectives on the current Australian socio-cultural and political context and how that can impact on pedagogical advancement in Asia literacy. The book argues for a broadening focus on what the outcomes Asia literacy in a global world can be for all Australians and offers counter narratives to the myth of a homogenous ‘White Australian culture’, to provide new ways of engaging with curriculum and pedagogy that transcend superficial awareness of multiculturalism to embrace realistic and reflective principles of global education.

Author : Alan J. Singer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135591243

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Social Studies for Secondary Schools by Alan J. Singer Pdf

This popular text advocates an inquiry and activity-based view of social studies teaching that respects the points of view of students and teachers. Based in practice and experience, it offers systematic support and open, honest advice for new teachers, is conversational not pedantic, and provides lots of examples. While the structure and most of the topics remain largely the same as before, this Third Edition presents new lesson ideas in every chapter especially designed to help new teachers to address learning standards, to work in inclusive settings, and to promote literacy and the use of technology in social studies classrooms puts a heavier focus on what is important to know and why includes new essays on the politics of social studies education responds to opponents of project- or activity-based social studies instruction and multicultural education with a sharpened defense of both of these approaches throughout the book Intended as a text for undergraduate and graduate pre-service social studies methods courses, this text is also useful for in-service training programs, as a reference for new social studies teachers, and as a resource for experienced social studies educators who are engaged in rethinking their teaching practice.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Task Force on International Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : International relations
ISBN : UIUC:30112062762270

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International Education: Past, Present, Problems and Prospects by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Task Force on International Education Pdf

Author : Jon Baggaley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136730535

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Global Education by Jon Baggaley Pdf

To provide the most effective, relevant distance education, Global Education urges an examination of the full range of literature and historic development behind technology-based education and communication studies.

Author : Terence Ball,Richard Dagger,Daniel I. O'Neill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317232322

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Ideals and Ideologies by Terence Ball,Richard Dagger,Daniel I. O'Neill Pdf

Ideals and Ideologies: A Reader is a comprehensive compilation of classic and original readings representing all of the major 'isms'. It offers students a generous sampling of key thinkers in different ideological traditions and places them in their historical and political contexts. Used on its own or with Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal, the title accounts for the different ways people use ideology and conveys the ongoing importance of ideas in politics. NEW TO THIS EDITION Paul Krugman, "The Conscience of a Liberal" (A distinguished Nobel Laureate’s defense of liberalism as a kind of rational conservatism, inasmuch as it seeks to conserve the gains and reforms of the New Deal and the Great Society – Social Security, Medicare, minority voting rights, environmental protection, and more.) Robert George, et al., "Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience" (The authors and signers of this 2009 declaration contend that the secularizing of America has gone too far and that Christians must work to reverse this trend.) Bernie Sanders, "On Democratic Socialism in the United States" (The fiery former candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, who calls himself a "democratic socialist," offers an unapologetic defense of his creed.) bell hooks, "Feminism is for Everybody" (A distinguished feminist theorist and author argues that feminism isn’t only for or about women, but benefits everyone.) Val Plumwood, "Feminism and the Mastery Nature" (An eminent Australian ecofeminist emphasizes what feminists bring to the debate over human beings’ role and relationship with nature.) Vine Deloria, Jr., "On Liberation" (A prominent Native American author and thinker outlines his vision of native people’s liberation.) Pope Francis, "Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home" (The current Pope’s pleas for Christians and others to address climate change and other environmental issues.) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, "Declaration of a Caliphate" (The radical Islamist leader or caliph of Islamic State [ISIS] announces the creation of a spiritual and geographic home for all "true" Muslims.)

Author : Raymond Pun,Scott Collard,Justin Parrott
Publisher : Association of College & Research Libraries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 0838988423

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Bridging Worlds by Raymond Pun,Scott Collard,Justin Parrott Pdf

Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe presents examples of libraries working to play their part in international campus development and engagement. This book provides practical best practices, lessons learned, and perspectives gained, from collection building to finances to designing spaces, and touches on some of the cultural, political, and social factors at play as institutions work to support these complex organizations.