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Challenging Bias and Promoting Transformative Education in Public Schooling Through Critical Literacy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 225

Challenging Bias and Promoting Transformative Education in Public Schooling Through Critical Literacy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-05-07
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Public schooling faces a significant problem: the acquisition of literacy perpetuates biases and hampers inclusive and transformative education. Challenging Bias and Promoting Transformative Education in Public Schooling Through Critical Literacy offers a powerful solution. Edited by Lyndsey Benharris and Katharine Covino, this groundbreaking book explores how critical literacy can effectively challenge biases, center marginalized voices, and foster inclusive learning environments. This comprehensive volume delves into collaborative critical literacy work across disciplines, highlighting its efficacy in various grade levels. It examines the engagement between schools and communities, demonst...

Inclusivity and Indigeneity in Education for Sustainable Development
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 315

Inclusivity and Indigeneity in Education for Sustainable Development

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  • Published: 2024-06-03
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

A major issue globally revolves around the urgent need to reshape our education system, aligning it with the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to transform the world by 2030. These goals, comprising 17 distinct objectives and 169 targets, form an ambitious agenda that seeks to recalibrate the global landscape across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. Inclusivity and Indigeneity in Education for Sustainable Development stands as a catalyst for fostering dialogue on the interconnected realms of education, indigeneity, and sustainable development. It explores the relationships between these pillars and offers a comprehensive understanding of their transformative po...

Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 335

Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership

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  • Published: 2024-05-28
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In a world persistently grappling with gender disparities, the quest for women's empowerment and leadership stands as a pivotal challenge on the global stage. Across diverse societies, the journey towards gender equality in leadership remains fraught with systemic barriers, deeply ingrained stereotypes, and institutional hurdles. From corporate boardrooms to political arenas, women continue to face challenges in realizing their leadership potential. Global Insights on Women Empowerment and Leadership unveils this intricate narrative, offering a nuanced exploration of the triumphs, challenges, and evolving landscapes that define women's pursuit of empowerment across continents and cultures. T...

Handbook of Research on Inclusive and Accessible Education
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 488

Handbook of Research on Inclusive and Accessible Education

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  • Published: 2024-02-16
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In the vast expanse of education, a pervasive issue remains in the marginalization and lack of visibility of individuals with disabilities. Despite a strong desire for inclusivity, recent research suggests that fewer than 5% of children with disabilities in 51 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are enrolled in primary school. This exclusion is not solely in enrollment numbers; even those who manage to attend face learning environments ill-equipped to adapt to their needs, leading to further isolation. Girls with disabilities, in particular, endure heightened vulnerability to abuse, reflecting a systemic failure to provide an environment that fosters equality, dignity, and res...

Teaching and Assessment in the Era of Education 5.0
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 436

Teaching and Assessment in the Era of Education 5.0

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  • Published: 2024-07-17
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Education 5.0, educators and institutions grapple with unprecedented challenges in leveraging digital technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment. The profound shift towards a more humanized educational experience, focusing on social and emotional growth alongside skill development, demands a paradigmatic transformation. However, a palpable gap exists in understanding and navigating the complexities of this digital transition. Educators, students, and administrators are left facing dilemmas related to pedagogical innovation, technology integration, and effective learning assessment in the digital age. Enter Teaching and Assessment in the Er...

Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 373

Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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  • Published: 2024-02-13
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Powerful generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has defined and transformed our modern era, and the fundamental conceptualization of academia stands at a crossroads. Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence delves deep into the seismic shifts and intricate challenges brought forth by the proliferation of AI technologies, exploring the intricacies between innovation and integrity. The rise of generative AI, exemplified by ChatGPT, has set a cascade of change across diverse sectors, including higher education, medicine, and the arts. This book dissects the multifaceted impact of AI on the academic landscape. With AI's ability to craft text and imagery mirroring human creativit...

Inclusive Educational Practices and Technologies for Promoting Sustainability
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 329

Inclusive Educational Practices and Technologies for Promoting Sustainability

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-06-17
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In today's rapidly evolving world, the digital learning gap presents a significant challenge, impacting the effectiveness of education and the development of essential skills for future generations. Traditional teaching methods often fail to meet students' diverse needs, leading to a skills gap between current and future workers. Additionally, the ambiguity in defining concepts such as the "heap paradox" and the inadequacies of traditional economic measures like GDP highlights the need for more nuanced and comprehensive approaches to education, environmental psychology, and sustainable development. Inclusive Educational Practices and Technologies for Promoting Sustainability offers a multifa...

Exploring Educational Equity at the Intersection of Policy and Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 354

Exploring Educational Equity at the Intersection of Policy and Practice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2024-05-20
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In the complex environment of education, pervasive inequities persist, hindering progress towards a just and inclusive learning environment for all. Students from diverse backgrounds face barriers that impede their educational journey, perpetuating disparities and stifling the potential for collective growth. The need for transformative change is urgent, and it is within this pressing context that Exploring Educational Equity at the Intersection of Policy and Practice emerges as a beacon of hope and a solution-oriented guide for scholars, educators, policymakers, and all stakeholders committed to dismantling these barriers. Exploring Educational Equity at the Intersection of Policy and Pract...

Supporting Students’ Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 324

Supporting Students’ Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read

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  • Published: 2023-12-21
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

In today's developing view of education, a disquieting trend looms—the erosion of students' right to choose what they read. This erosion, fueled by an alarming surge in censorship attempts, casts a shadow over the very essence of intellectual exploration. Recent years have witnessed an unprecedented number of challenges aimed at restricting access to books, targeting themes that embrace human diversity, inclusivity, and the tapestry of life itself. As educators, administrators, and scholars grapple with this critical juncture, Supporting Students’ Intellectual Freedom in Schools: The Right to Read serves as a comprehensive resource they can turn to for support and knowledge. This book is...

Interrogating Race and Racism in Postsecondary Language Classrooms
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 390

Interrogating Race and Racism in Postsecondary Language Classrooms

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  • Published: 2024-01-10
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  • Publisher: IGI Global

Postsecondary language classrooms perpetuate racial discrimination and linguistic inequalities, posing a significant problem for racialized students who face institutional barriers and erasure of their linguistic identities. Interrogating Race and Racism in Postsecondary Language Classrooms, edited by Xiangying Huo and Clayton Smith, offers a transformative solution by confronting deeply ingrained racism, linguicism, and neo-racism in language education. Through an intersectional lens, the book exposes these issues and provides practical strategies to combat injustice, fostering inclusive learning environments. With topics ranging from power dynamics to anti-oppressive pedagogies, the book equips readers with tools to effect meaningful change. By amplifying marginalized voices and emphasizing anti-racist and anti-colonial practices, it empowers educators and policymakers to dismantle oppressive systems. This comprehensive resource has the potential to reshape language classrooms and create equitable educational landscapes that value diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, contributing to a more just and inclusive society.