Offering a panoramic view of opinions selected from a diverse range of international sources, this book examines how minorities and indigenous people are barred from education, how governments are attempting education reform, and how countries need technology to promote education.
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Barriers to education - Worldwide, minorities and indigenous peoples are barred from education / Mark Curtis - In the Czech Republic, Romani children do not have equal access to education / Amnesty International - Worldwide, girls face many barriers to secondary education / May A. Rihani - In Scotland, poverty negatively impacts educational achievement / Fiona MacLeod - A special Australian school removes barriers to secondary education / Dugald Jellie - Education reform - The US Secretary of Education vows education reform / Arne Duncan - Around the world, participation in preschool improves student learning / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - In England, the government is establishing academies similar to US charter schools / Mary Braid - In England, the academy movement meets with mixed results / Stephanie Northen - In Thailand, public-private partnerships could improve education / Harry Anthony Patrinos - Europe is reforming higher education / Fiona Hunter - Latin American professors use a European model to reform education / Marion Lloyd - Education and technology - In Nepal, computers will improve the education of girls / Punita Rimal - In the United States, digital technology provides virtual field trips for students / Michael Bowker - Social media websites promote education in South Korea / AsiaPulse News - Scottish remote rural students pursue education through distance learning / Ronald Macintyre and Janet Macdonald - Nigerian university students have inadequate Internet technology / Isaac Echezonam Anyira - British commonwealth nations work to overcome obstacles to eLearning / John Daniel - Education and religion - In Quebec, experts debate the role of religion in schools / Louisa Blair - Some believe that religion should be taught in US schools as an academic subject / Stephen Prothero - Some Australian public school religious education classes promulgate prejudice / Catherine Byrne - Russia's attempt to introduce multi-faith teaching in schools is fraught with problems / Michael Bourdeaux - Pakistan's religious education for women breeds radicalism / Rebecca Conway.