Full Description
This thematic encyclopedia provides an overview of education in 70 countries worldwide and links educational organization, philosophy, and practice with important global social, economic, and environmental issues facing the contemporary world.
All around the world, young people attend school, be it in the steppes of Mongolia, the tiny island nations of the Pacific, or the urban centers of Mexico. How do countries meet the educational needs of their citizens?
This volume is organized into 10 chapters that look at key issues in global education, including literacy, gender, religion, science and technology (STEM), arts and humanities, school violence, multicultural education and diversity, environment and sustainability, education and difference/special needs, and views on education and a country's future. Each chapter contains eight country profiles, one for the United States and one each for seven other countries. Each entry includes a brief overview of the country and its history and geography, a description of its education system, and more detailed information about that country.
This book allows readers to compare and contrast education throughout the world. It also analyzes, from both contemporary and historical perspectives, relationships between education and the ways in which different countries address various issues, including development, diversity, gender, and environmental sustainability.
Contents
Series Foreword
Introduction
1. Literacy
Overview
Armenia
Egypt
Mongolia
Niger
Norway
Somalia
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
2. Gender and Education
Overview
Afghanistan
Australia
Liberia
Malawi
Namibia
Philippines
Yemen
United States
3. Religion and Education
Overview
Austria
Malaysia
Mexico
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Turkey
United States
4. Multicultural and Multilingual Education
Overview
Belgium
Canada
India
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Tanzania
United States
5. Diversity and Cultural Differences
Overview
Colombia
France
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Myanmar
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
6. Special Education
Overview
Botswana
Canada
Ecuador
Iceland
Lithuania
St. Kitts and Nevis
Togo
United States
7. School Violence
Overview
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Honduras
Ireland
Poland
Switzerland
Uganda
United States
8. STEM Education
Overview
Brazil
Guatemala
Jamaica
Singapore
Slovenia
Taiwan
United Arab Emirates
United States
9. Arts and Humanities Education
Overview
Barbados
Denmark
Hungary
Nepal
The Netherlands
Solomon Islands
United States
Zimbabwe
10. Sustainability and Education
Overview
Argentina
Costa Rica
Dominica
Kenya
Kiribati
New Zealand
Sweden
United States
References
Index
