How the World Learns : Comparative Educational Systems

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Accompanied by the course guidebook of the same title: How the world learns : comparative educational systems / Alexander W. Wiseman, Ph. D. Published by the Great Courses; copyright The Teaching Company, 2015.
"The idea that everybody deserves a chance is at the heart of Horace Mann{u2019}s revolutionary belief that education is the great equalizer. U.S. schools{u2014}and national education systems around the world{u2014}today reflect the ideals that Mann was among the first to promote, including universal enrollment, compulsory attendance, and public funding. Mann{u2019}s blueprint for mass education in America has since been followed across the globe{u2014}yet international student assessments show that achievement among countries varies sharply, with the United States and much of Europe typically scoring average, at best. Furthermore, educators, business leaders, and government officials cite a growing disconnect between what schools teach and the needs of a rapidly changing market." -- Website.
"Professor Alexander W. Wiseman, Lehigh University"--Course guidebook cover and DVD container.
disc 1. The global challenge to educate -- Sputnik launches the science-math race -- Eduation is life -- Evidence-based policy making in education -- What should we compare about education? -- The world learns from Horace Mann -- disc 2. When culture invades the classroom -- Germany and Japan's shattered expectations -- Borrowing foreign school cultures -- The value in linking school to jobs -- Why blame the teacher? -- Gender pipeline lifts equality dream -- disc 3. Gulf schools: the non-national advantage -- Who is accountable for education? -- How parents shape student outcomes -- Reading, writing, and religion -- International test scores: all and nothing -- Turning a good teacher into a great one -- disc 4. The fountains of civil society -- From national student to global citizen -- The problem with teaching's best practices -- A school inside your phone? -- The rich-and-poor learning cycle -- How to fix education: heart, head, hands.
Taught by Professor Alexander W. Wiseman, Lehigh University.
"Compare global teaching methods and student achievement; consider culture and context to see how success in education can be measures-and improved."--From container.
DVD video, Dolby digital, NTSC.

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