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Selected Works

International and Comparative Education

2002

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Making School To College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, And Aspirations, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Shereen F. Fogel Feb 2002

Making School To College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, And Aspirations, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Shereen F. Fogel

Linda Serra Hagedorn

As many of the other chapters have indicated, the existence of special programs designed to assist urban, rural, and minority youth from low-income areas to attain college degrees and subsequent occupational success, the stark reality remains --only a small number will earn a bachelor’s degree or beyond (The Condition of Education, 1999; Levine & Nidiffer, 1997; Bureau of the Census, 1997). As Swail and Perna have indicated, the government, private foundations, and others have instituted many programs to counteract obstacles preventing these students from going to college. But despite the proliferation of programs, there remains a lack of research to …

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The Political Nature Of The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika Jan 2002

The Political Nature Of The Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.

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Barreras De Entrada A La Educación Superior Y A Oportunidades Profesionales Para La Población Indígena Mexicana, Martin Carnoy, Lucrecia Santibañez, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Imanol Ordorika Jan 2002

Barreras De Entrada A La Educación Superior Y A Oportunidades Profesionales Para La Población Indígena Mexicana, Martin Carnoy, Lucrecia Santibañez, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado, Imanol Ordorika

Imanol Ordorika

No abstract provided.

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Understanding Self Through Other: Changes In Student Teacher Perceptions Of Home Culture From Immersion In Navajoland And Overseas, L. Stachowski, Edward Brantmeier Dec 2001

Understanding Self Through Other: Changes In Student Teacher Perceptions Of Home Culture From Immersion In Navajoland And Overseas, L. Stachowski, Edward Brantmeier

Edward J. Brantmeier

No abstract provided.

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Leadership Potential In Day Care Settings: Using Dual Analytical Methods To Explore Directors’ Work In Finland And The Usa, Catherine Rosemary, Anna-Maija Puroila Dec 2001

Leadership Potential In Day Care Settings: Using Dual Analytical Methods To Explore Directors’ Work In Finland And The Usa, Catherine Rosemary, Anna-Maija Puroila

Catherine A. Rosemary

This paper focuses on the daily work of child care center directors in Finland and the USA as it affords leadership potential. Researchers in both countries collected data through observations of directors’ work and shared the data. Each researcher applied their respective method of analysis to both sets of data. The Finnish researcher used frame analysis and the USA researcher used activity setting analysis. Drawing on their preliminary findings, the researchers discuss cross-cultural perspectives on leadership in early childhood and methodological issues in conducting crosscultural research.

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Education As Community Partnerships: An Ethnographic Study Of The Us Coalition Of Essential Schools (Ces) And The Australian National Schools Network (Nsn), Vicente Reyes Dec 2001

Education As Community Partnerships: An Ethnographic Study Of The Us Coalition Of Essential Schools (Ces) And The Australian National Schools Network (Nsn), Vicente Reyes

Dr. Vicente C Reyes Jr

No abstract provided.

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