" My purpose is cash in on usefulness of the contact zone as a guiding pedagogical principle for teachers and students. ... My class has students ranging from 10 to 15 in number, who previously had courses on literature, General education, and some courses on humanities in keeping with the vision of liberal education, the reward of which lies in itself. ... The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop ...

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Four questions will guide this examination: What are teachers understanding of reading comprehension, how do they instruct reading comprehension and what strategies they use? ... Literature circles where students take reading roles. Through guided reading students summarize and retell what they have read. ...

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Teachers know how to address the issue of the struggling reader but the problem is teachers are afraid to address reading concerns because they feel that they were not credentialed to teach reading, they feel they are only expert in the area of their certification and it is the English department's job to address reading problems. Schools would be much more successful if everyone would pitch and address students' reading issues. Why is reading to learn and reading comprehension important? Can content area teachers teach reading strategies and which reading strategies are important fo...

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• Grade Level: High School

Sex differences in education are a type of sex discrimination in the education system affecting both men and women during and after their educational experiences. There was an extreme gender gap in education, where women didn't even have the pleasure of going to school. Women took the role of housew...

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Research in Business Education A significant development during the past fifteen years is the attention accorded research by professional organizations in business education. The coordination of effort and encouragement provided by these groups of research-minded people appear most valuable. In 1951 Delta Pi Epsilon, the United Business Education Association, and the National Association of Business Teacher Training Institution s joined in organizing a Research Foundation. One important contribution has been the study of needed research in business education (69). In 1952 Delta Pi Eps...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between ...

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Abstract Western governments around the globe have become increasingly focused on the successful transition of young people from school to further education and/or training. It could be suggested that for many countries this is the key focus of their youth policies. Nevertheless, the divide between ...

• Word Count: 5495
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate