Labour Control in Belize, Jamaica and the United States of America: History Dissertation Prizewinner

Labour Control in Belize, Jamaica and the United States of America: History Dissertation Prizewinner
Author: Peter Hitchen
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1411657152

The award winning thesis focussed on Post-Emancipation systems of labour control using a comparative analysis of the United States, from 1865 to 'Redemption' in 1877, & the British Caribbean colonies of Belize & Jamaica, from Emancipation in 1838 until Crown Colony rule, 1871 for Belize, & 1866 for Jamaica. The purpose being to highlight the differences & similarities, & further an understanding of why certain historical phenomena occurred in 1 or 2 regions & not in another. The fundamental argument being that there was no simple step from slavery to freedom. That the local oligarchies in each region attempted to prevent, the former 'Negro' slaves from attaining full freedom, economically or politically, after Emancipation; tackling the extent to which they were prepared to go with coercive tactics to achieve their aims, using a variety of primary/secondary sources. Thus, the transition was not from slavery to freedom but from one system of labour controls to another, maintaining a de facto slavery.

The Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education

The Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education
Author: James A. Banks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 797
Release: 2009-09-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135897271

This volume is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive international description and analysis of multicultural education around the world. It is organized around key concepts and uses case studies from various nations in different parts of the world to exemplify and illustrate the concepts. Case studies are from many nations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, Japan, China, India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico. Two chapters focus on regions – Latin America and the French-speaking nations in Africa. The book is divided into ten sections, covering theory and research pertaining to curriculum reform, immigration and citizenship, language, religion, and the education of ethnic and cultural minority groups among other topics. With fortynewly commissioned pieces written by a prestigious group of internationally renowned scholars, The Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education provides the definitive statement on the state of multicultural education and on its possibilities for the future.

Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in Education

Advancing Multicultural Dialogues in Education
Author: Richard Race
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2017-10-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319605585

This edited collection advances the call for continued multicultural dialogues within education. Dialogue and education are the two most essential tools that can help tackle some of the biggest problems we are facing across the globe, including fanaticism, chauvinistic nationalism, religious fundamentalism and racism. The contributors to this book explore the necessity of sustained dialogue within the wider social and political sciences alongside in national and international politics, where more multicultural voices need to be heard in order to make progress. The book builds on existing evidence and literature to advocate in favour of this movement, and highlights how important and significant multiculturalism and multicultural education remains. It will be essential reading for students and academics working in the fields of education and sociology, particularly those with an interest in social justice and multiculturalism.

Education in Multicultural Societies

Education in Multicultural Societies
Author: Trevor Corner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1984
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Teachers and the educational systems need to handle the variety of different cultural groups in a sensitive and intelligent way.This book surveys the problems and the responses to the world around them.

Education Theory and Practice

Education Theory and Practice
Author: Tony Bastick
Publisher: Des, Uwi
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789766320386

"Although this book is expected to be of greatest value to teachers, principals and teacher educators, it contains valuable insights derived from research within the Caribbean which will be of value to policy makers as well. Minister for Education & Culture, Jamaica."

Multicultural Education in Glocal Perspectives

Multicultural Education in Glocal Perspectives
Author: Yun-Kyung Cha
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811022224

This conceptually rich and empirically grounded book draws upon expertise from a panel of emerging and established international scholars to explore the institutionalization and effect of multicultural education on a global scale. Previous studies of multicultural education have largely ignored the significance of understanding the combination of multiple sociopolitical influences on multicultural education in both policy and practice. Filling this void, this book sheds light on the two main reasons for taking a “glocal” perspective on multicultural education. First, children should be provided with meaningful learning opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to live in a culturally and ethno-linguistically diverse society, where the distinction between the local and the global is becoming blurred. Second, understanding both the “global grammar” and the “local semantics” of multicultural education helps researchers and policy-makers grasp the whole picture of multicultural education as an evolving social construct and phenomenon. This new book provokes a new round of discussion and research to expand and enrich our inquiry into cultural diversity and educational inclusion.

Alternative Education and Community Engagement

Alternative Education and Community Engagement
Author: O. Clennon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014-04-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113741541X

This book explores the ethical and philosophical issues behind the provision of market-led alternative education. The volume examines the models of Free, Studio, Supplementary and Co-operative school provisions, asking whether a market-based approach to delivering higher standards of education actually works.