Education in North America

by Mulcahy, D. E.; Mulcahy, D. G.; Saul, Roger; Brock, Colin

• ISBN13: 9781472505521
• ISBN10: 1472505522
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-04-24
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Education in North America is a concise and thorough reference guide to the main themes in American and Canadian education from their historical roots to the present time. The book brings a global awareness to the discussion of local issues in North American education and sheds light on the similar and different ways that Canada and the United States have moved in light of political and social changes. Scholarly contributions made by active researchers from the region provide an overview of each country's education system, the way in which it arose, and its current state of affairs.

Author Biography

D. E. Mulcahy is an Instructor in the Education Department at Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA.

D. G. Mulcahy is Professor of Teacher Education at Central Connecticut State University, USA.

Roger Saul is Assistant Professor in the Department of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies at Brock University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Preface \ 1. Introduction and Regional Overview D. E. Mulcahy, Wake Forest University, D. G,. Mulcahy, Central Connecticut State University, Roger Saul, Brock University \ Part 1: Canada \ 2. Canada's Educational History: Themes, Movements and MomentsTheodore Christou, Queen's University \ 3. Difference, Social Justice and Educational Equity in Canada Ali A. Abdi, University of Alberta \ 4. Transforming Indigenous Education in Canada: The Turning Tide Fiona Walton, University of Prince-Edward-Island \ 5. Teacher Training Reconsidered: Community Education as a Response to Changing Times Roger Saul, Brock University, Naomi Nichols, York University \ 6. Let Me Update My Profile: Moving Towards a More Independent and Collaborative School Culture Maryam Moayeri, University of British Columba \ Part 2: The United States \ 7. Contemporary Schooling in the United States: An Overview Kelly Ann Kolodny, Framingham State University \ 8. Key Influences and Turning Points in American Education \ 9. The Urbanization of Inner-Ring Suburban Schools Ronnie Casella, Central Connecticut State University \ 10. Education for Citizenship and Social Justice in the United States: The Peculiar Case of Mathematics EducationKurt R. Stemhagen, Virginia Commonwealth University \ 11. The Internet in American Education Leonard J. Waks, Temple University \ 12. World Language Education Audrey L. Heining-Boynton, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mary Lynn Redmond, Wake Forest University \ 13. International Outreach Education in the United States Anthony C. Ogden, University of Kentucky, Sharon Brennan, University of Kentucky \ 14. Higher Education in North America: An Unfinished Journey Wayne J. Urban, The University of Alabama \ 15. Federalizing Standards: The Education Policies of US Presidents, 1981-2012 D. E. Mulcahy, Wake Forest University, D. G. Mulcahy, Central Connecticut State University \ Index