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FINDINGS FROM THE SYLLABI ANALYSIS
FINDINGS FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE
EXPLORING QUESTIONS FOR READING TEXTS
PERSPECTIVES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ABOUT THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH
APPROACHES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Chapter 3: EQUITY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF ETHNICALLY AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
THE ROLE OF MULTIPLE VARIABLES
CONSIDERATIONS RELEVANT TO STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
THE ROLE OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
HYPOTHESIZING THE ROLE OF CULTURAL CONFLICT
LINGUISTIC BIAS AND ASSESSMENT ISSUES
UNDERREPRESENTATION AND “GIFTED” CLASSES
THE STRUCTURE OF SCHOOLING
REDUCING OVERREPRESENTATION
IMPROVING ASSESSMENT PRACTICES
Chapter 4: THE NEED FOR A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION STIMULUS PACKAGE: FROM COLONIALISM TO OBAMA
COLONIAL DISCOURSE AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
THE CANON DEBATE: THE COLONIZED AND THE COLONIZER
DISMANTLING THE MASTER’S HOUSE
MOVING FROM A EUROCENTRIC CURRICULUM TO A MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM
Chapter 5: CAN YOU SEE ME? THE NECESSITY FOR AN AFROCENTRIC EDUCATION
ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MISCONCEPTION
ETHNIC IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT
THE NEED FOR AFROCENTRIC EDUCATION
Chapter 6: EMPOWERMENT BREWED IN THE AFRICAN POT: A CONCOCTION OF THE OLD AND NEW
IS EDUCATION A WESTERN CONSTRUCT?
CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
NATURE AND CONTENT OF THE CURRICULUM OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
METHODS OF TEACHING IN AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
STAGES OF GROWTH IN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN EDUCATION
DEMOCRACY AND THE AFRICAN TRADITIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
Chapter 7: TECHNOLOGY AND EMPOWERMENT: SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
EXAMINING THE DEBATE SURROUNDING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNOLOGY FROM A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVE
TECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL FOR BOTH SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND DISEMPOWERMENT
PART II. CASE STUDIES OF EMPOWERING SPACES
Chapter 8: MOVING POLICY TOWARDS PLACE-BASED EDUCATION IN GHANA: USING ARTISTIC FORMS AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AS EMPOWERING PARADIGMS
FOCUS AND PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
THE CONCEPT OF PLACE-BASED EDUCATION
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PBE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
TRADITION AND MODERNITY: POWER RELATIONS IN EDUCATION AND THE NEED FOR PBE AND IK
Chapter 9: CIVIL SOCIETY CONSTRUCTION IN UZBEKISTAN: WHEN IDEOLOGIES AND INTERESTS COMPETE AND COLLUDE
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY
POLITICAL ISLAMIC CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS (1980S-1990S)
TRADITIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS: MAHALLA
IMPORTED CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS: NGOS
WOMEN’S NGO MOVEMENT AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS (1995-2005)
CRITICAL BUT CONTROVERSIAL
STATE AND HYBRIDIZATION OF NGOS
WITH OR AGAINST U.S. POLICY: 2004 – 2008
IMAGINED WOMAN: MUSLIM, SOVIET AND IN BETWEEN
WHAT KIND OF CIVIL SOCIETY IS POSSIBLE IN UZBEKISTAN?
Chapter 10: MAKING SCHOOLS DEMOCRATIC AND EMPOWERING PUBLIC SPHERES: STAREHE BOYS CENTRE AND SCHOOL, KENYA, “BARAZA” SYSTEM
LITERATURE ON DEMOCRATIC, LIBERATORY AND EMPOWERING EDUCATION
HISTORICAL FOUNDATION OF THE “BARAZA” SYSTEM AT STAREHE BOYS CENTRE AND SCHOOL
EFFECTS OF “BARAZA” SYSTEM ON STAREHE’S ADMINISTRATION
EMERGING EDUCATIONAL LESSONS FROM STAREHE’S BARAZA SYSTEM
Chapter 11: ENHANCING DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT: A REALITY CHECK FOR KENYA
CRITICAL PEDAGOGY: KEY TO EMPOWERMENT
MEANING OF EMPOWERING EDUCATION
GOALS OF AN EMPOWERING EDUCATION
UNVEILING GENDER BIAS IN KENYAN CLASSROOMS
DIALOGUE IN THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 12: WORK-FAMILY INTERFERENCE: PERCEPTIONS FROM PROFESSIONAL GHANAIAN WOMEN
THE CHANGING WORK ENVIRONMENT AND WOMEN EMPLOYMENT
THE DEARTH OF WORK-FAMILY INTERFERENCE LITERATURE IN AFRICA
THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF WORK-FAMILY INTERFERENCE
THE NEED FOR AN INDIGENOUS AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON WFI
Chapter 13: SOMALI COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPOWERMENT IN NORTH AMERICA
THE SOMALI COLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM
SOMALI IMMIGRANTS IN NORTH AMERICA
THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
EDUCATION AND THE SOMALI DIASPORA IN NORTH AMERICA
NEGOTIATING WITH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM: THE CANADIAN EXPERIENCE
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND NETWORKING: THE SOMALI CANADIAN EXPERIENCE
THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: NEGOTIATING WITH THE EDUCATION SYSTEM
THE COLUMBUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
HOW SCHOOLS ARE SERVING TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY
BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT
Chapter 14: “THE SIX-HOUR RETARDED CHILD”: AN ANALYSIS OF SAUDI TEACHER PERSPECTIVES AND ATTITUDES
DIFFERENCES IN TERMINOLOGY
SAUDI SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TEACHER ATTITUDES
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
TEACHER WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
SAUDI TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS INTEGRATION
LD: THE NEW SAUDI SOCIAL PHENOMENON AFFECTING ACADEMICS
A SYSTEM FACTOR: “TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES” TOWARDS THE PHENOMENA OF LD
Chapter 15: EVOLUTION OF WOMEN’S POWER IN EDUCATION AND POLITICS IN GHANA
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: POSTCOLONIALISM
TRADITION AND MODERNITY: WOMEN IN A BIND IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF GHANA
WOMEN’S POWER IN TRADITIONAL POLITICS AND SOCIAL LIFE
COLONIALISM AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE AND LAWMAKING
INDEPENDENCE AND WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE AND LAWMAKING
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
Chapter 16: TALKING ALTERNATIVES: RADIO TALK SHOWS AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN SENEGAL