Higher Education
Understanding the Effect of Stereotypes on Arab-Muslim Students in American Universities
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:24pmTo understand the effects of stereotypes on Arab-Muslim students living in the U.S., related implications, and how schools can dismantle stereotypes of Arab-Muslim cultures while broadening American students’ cultural awareness.
Inquiry-Based Approaches to Teaching Social Studies Curriculum to Pre-Service Teachers.
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmStudents studying to become social studies teachers can develop content area knowledge, disciplinary literacy and teaching methods through inquiry-based approaches in their curriculum and methods coursework within schools of education.
Measuring the Civic Values of Education Policymakers and Policy Shapers
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmThis research proposes a measure for the civic values of those with the strongest impact on civic education— policymakers and the teachers whose ideologies daily shape their students’ education.
Venturing Forth with Unsure Footing: Why Social Studies Teacher Education Students Should Have Access to Overseas Experiences.
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmWhile teacher education programs struggle to broaden students’ world view, abroad experiences may hold a key to increasing global awareness through concentrated contact with dissimilar peoples, lifestyles and ideas.
Conversation About Democracy in Morocco & the U.S.
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmA Moroccan secondary teacher who recently spent five months in the U.S. shares his knowledge/experiences with democracy in both countries and converses with the audience based on their comments/questions.
Teaching global awareness: learning strategies that work
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmThe purpose of this hands-on session is to discuss learning strategies that help students become active participants in their own learning in the classroom and beyond.
Understanding Ethiopia: A Pilot Study abroad Project
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmIn 2012, 15 students spent two months on a State Department-funded study abroad project in Ethiopia learning about history, cultures and language. The presentation will describe this experience with educators.
Malagasy Perspectives about NonEuropean Immigrants
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmThis study explores the experiential perceptions of a Malagasy immigrant and the challenges he and others, e.g., North Africans, faced as nonEuropean immigrants in French schooling systems.
Strengthening Democracy Education through Ethical Reasoning
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmA university curriculum to help students negotiate conflicting ethical concerns in personal, professional, and civiic life is presented, and attendees consider how ethical decision making can strengthen democracy education.
Perceptions of Geography Students on Global Issues
Submitted by TimDaly on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:23pmSurvey given to university geography students at Western Kentucky University (US) and Minia University (Egypt)showed significant differences in student perceptions of global issues in five categories.
