BOOK
Introduction to International Education: International Schools and their Communities
(2006)
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Abstract
Interest in the field of international education has never been more intense, and a rapidly expanding number of schools and organizations worldwide now offer curricula that claim to be international in nature. Written by an expert in the field of international education, this comprehensive guide examines the key themes of this evolving field. The book explores the various origins, definitions and classifications of international education, and considers the audiences it serves, including the students, teachers, parents and administrators. It also looks at issues including quality assurance and role of international schools in the future.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prelims (Contents, Tables, About the Editors) | |||
| 1. Introduction - Climate Change and Threatened Communities | |||
| A. Peter Castro, Dan Taylor, and David W. Brokensha | |||
| 2. Climate change and forest conservation: a REDD flag for Central African forest people? | |||
| Philip Burnham | |||
| 3. Social vulnerability, climatic variability, and uncertainty in rural Ethiopia: a study of South Wollo and Oromiya Zones of eastern Amhara Region | |||
| A. Peter Castro | |||
| 4. Farmers on the frontline: adaptation and change in Malawi | |||
| Kate Wellard, Daimon Kambewa, and Sieglinde Snapp | |||
| 5. Risk and abandonment and the meta-narrative of climate change | |||
| Dan Taylor | |||
| 6. Mobilizing knowledge to build adaptive capacity: lessons from southern Mozambique | |||
| J. Shaffer | |||
| 7. Climate change and the future of onion and potato production in West Darfur, Sudan: a case study of Zalingei locality | |||
| Yassir Hassan Satti and A. Peter Castro | |||
| 8. Comparing knowledge of and experience with climate change across three glaciated mountain regions | |||
| K.W. Dunbar, Julie Brugger, Christine Jurt, and Ben Orlove | |||
| 9. Aapuupayuu (the weather warms up): climate change and the Eeyouch (Cree) of northern Quebec | |||
| Kreg T. Ettenger | |||
| 10. ‘The one who has changed is the person’: observations and explanations of climate change in the Ecuadorian Andes | |||
| Kristine Skarbø, Kristin Vander Molen, Rosa Ramos, and Robert E. Rhoades | |||
| 11. Good intentions, bad memories, and troubled capital: American Indian knowledge and action in renewable energy projects | |||
| Raymond I. Orr and David B. Anderson | |||
| 12. Reclaiming the past to respond to climate change: Mayan farmers and ancient agricultural techniques in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico | |||
| Betty Bernice Faust, Armando Anaya Hernández, and Helga Geovannini Acuña | |||
| 13. Can we learn from the past? policy history and climate change in Bangladesh | |||
| David Lewis | |||
| 14. Local perceptions and adaptation to climate change: a perspective from Western India | |||
| Dineshkumar Moghariya | |||
| 15. Ethno-ecology in the shadow of rain and light of experience: local perceptions of drought and climate change in East Sumba, Indonesia | |||
| Yancey Orr, Russell Schimmer and Roland Geerken | |||
| 16. Local knowledge and technology innovation in a changing world: traditional fishing communities in Tam Giang Cau Hai lagoon, Vietnam | |||
| Thanh Vo and Jack Manno | |||
| 17. Conclusion: some reflections on indigenous knowledge and climate change | |||
| Dan Taylor, A. Peter Castro, and David W. Brokensha | |||
| Back Matter (Resources, Notes, Index) |