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Each of the essays in this collection offer a perspective on one of four key questions that have long drawn scholarly attention: What should schools teach? Who gets to decide? How should educators adapt to a changing world to provide opportunity for all students? How should educators' experiences be interpreted for future audiences?

Each of the essays in this collection offer a perspective on one of four key questions that have long drawn scholarly attention: What should schools teach? Who gets to decide? How should educators adapt to a changing world to provide opportunity for all students? How should educators' experiences be interpreted for future audiences?

Social Entrepreneurship as a Catalyst for Social Change contains twenty chapters on the impact of socialentrepreneurial ventures within a variety of cultural and national contexts. From Brazil to Croatia, fromThailand to Greenland, this book is rare in that it provides a rich landscape in which to imagine additionalefforts to bring about positive social change. The case studies cover a broad range of topics with onecommon theme-how can we learn from what others are doing in the emerging field of socialentrepreneurship? The various cases will inspire budding entrepreneurs to new heights of awareness tosupport the alleviation of poverty in many contexts.Part Two, Lessons from the Field: How Social Entrepreneurial Companies are Succeeding, discusses thesimilarities and differences that social entrepreneurial ventures and other businesses must face to besuccessful. Other topics covered include Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Veterans, microfinance, social entrepreneurship education, and development of aculture of social entrepreneurship.Part Three, Going from Local to Global, explores the challenges of a social enterprise as it transitions from a national venture to an international one.The relationship between social entrepreneurship and local business development in places such as Sicily is discussed through case studies. A stagetheory of social venture internationalization is put forth. Research connecting social media and social entrepreneurship is used to illustrate theimportance of social networks in creating positive social change.Part four, Challenges in Social Entrepreneurship, explores the challenges that social entrepreneurial ventures face. Ethics of intellectual property rightsin social enterprises is a focal topic in this section. Social franchising as an approach to social entrepreneurship is illustrated.

This book is an attempt to relate moral formation to democratic life and to the emotional emotion of shame. The argument is that shame is essential to moral formation, that it tells us when we are violating our own moral norms. Contrary to common belief, it argues that shame is neither imposed on us by others (though it is certainly a product of our communal memberships) nor necessarily harmful.

Brings together an international group of researchers reporting on their work about play and early childhood education across 13 countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, India, The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China and Australia. It contributes to growing international conversations about play and the role of play in early childhood education.

Brings together an international group of researchers reporting on their work about play and early childhood education across 13 countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, India, The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Singapore, China and Australia. It contributes to growing international conversations about play and the role of play in early childhood education.

This is an effort by students of curriculum studies, along with their professor, to interpret and understand curriculum texts and theorists of the 1960s in contemporary terms. The authors explore how key books/authors from the curriculum field of the 1960s illuminate new possibilities forward for us as scholar educators today.

The authors share in this volume their thoughts about education for the future, but also inform us about the past. Whether you encounter this book as a textbook or for a professional learning community, the contents will inform and inspire you, encouraging you to think deeply and work towards the improvement of education.

The authors share in this volume their thoughts about education for the future, but also inform us about the past. Whether you encounter this book as a textbook or for a professional learning community, the contents will inform and inspire you, encouraging you to think deeply and work towards the improvement of education.

The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The editors of AEHJ encourage communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds.

The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines. The editors of AEHJ encourage communication between scholars from numerous disciplines, nationalities, institutions, and backgrounds.

Dennis McInerney is one of the key pioneering figures in cross-cultural educational psychology. His ideas and research have inspired many to examine the role of sociocultural context in motivation and learning. This volume is a celebration of McInerney's numerous and extensive contributions as a scholar, as well as an appreciation of his personal qualities that make him such an inspiring person.

Dennis McInerney is one of the key pioneering figures in cross-cultural educational psychology. His ideas and research have inspired many to examine the role of sociocultural context in motivation and learning. This volume is a celebration of McInerney's numerous and extensive contributions as a scholar, as well as an appreciation of his personal qualities that make him such an inspiring person.

The 14 chapters in this book address education policy as it is being implemented in three world regions - Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The diverse authors utilise original local data, interpreting it to describe policy development and implementation across a range of nations who share commonalities but also differences.

The 14 chapters in this book address education policy as it is being implemented in three world regions - Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The diverse authors utilise original local data, interpreting it to describe policy development and implementation across a range of nations who share commonalities but also differences.