Globalisation and Education Reforms: Creating Effective Learning Environments

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This book analyses discourses of effective learning environments globally. It focuses on the student’s cultural identity and academic achievement, the significance of cultural and social capital to student’s academic achievement, motivational strategies enhancing engagement and performance, effective teaching strategies, and quality in education for all.  The book discusses and evaluates the shifts in methodological approaches to effective learning environments and globalisation. It analyses such topics as the students’ cultural identity and achievement, motivational strategies for creating effective learning environment, constructivist pedagogy for critical thinking, dimensions of discrimination in schools globally, intelligence testing and the effects on academic achievement, and values education in the classroom. The book evaluates the shifts in methodological approaches to globalisation and effective learning environments globally, and their impact on education policy and pedagogy. It contributes in a very scholarly way, to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between globalisation, comparative education research and effective learning environments education reforms. Globalisation and Education Reforms Creating Effective Learning Environments Copyright Foreword Series Editor Preface Editorial by the Series Editor Contents Chapter 1: Creating Effective Learning Environments in Schools Globally Major Factors Defining and Influencing Effective Learning Environments Globally Defining Characteristics of Self-Concept Carl Rogers’s Theory of the Self George Kelly and the Self The Self-Concept and Classroom Implications Cultural Identity Cultural Identity Global Cultural Identities Knowledge and Cultural and Social Capital Effective Learning Environments: Factors Influencing Schooling and Academic Achievement Motivation in the Classroom: Creating Effective Learning Environments Quality in Education Conclusion Chapter 2: Motivation in the Classroom: Creating Effective Learning Environments Motivation in the Classroom: Creating Effective Learning Environments: Introduction Definition of Motivation Contemporary Views of Motivation in the Classroom Behavioural Theories of Motivation Cognitive Theories of Motivation Achievement Motivation The Self Worth Theory of Motivation Attribution Theory of Motivation Goal Theories of Motivation Socio-Cultural Theory of Motivation Humanistic Theories of Motivation Application of Motivational Approaches in the Classroom Behavioural Approaches to Motivation Cognitive Approaches to Motivation Social Learning Approaches to Motivation Humanist Approaches to Motivation Discussion The Spiral Model of Motivational Theories Conclusion Chapter 3: Constructivist Learning Theory and Creating Effective Learning Environments Constructivism in Learning The History of Constructivism Constructivist Theory Constructivist Approaches: Two Major Strands of the Constructivist Perspective Social-Cultural Constructivism Constructivist Learning in the Classroom Individual Differences and Learning Styles Effective Teachers and Teachers’ Knowledge Effective and Engaging Teachers Cultural Influences Improving Constructivist Pedagogy: Learning and Teaching Suggestions for Constructivist Pedagogy Evaluation Conclusion Chapter 4: Discrimination and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Schools Globally Global Discrimination and Discriminatory Practices: Introduction What Is Discrimination? Legal and Ethical Implications of Discriminatory Practices in Schools Discrimination in Schools The Ideology of Meritocracy Learning Discrimination in the Classroom Learning Styles Learning Modality Discrimination Intelligence Discrimination Race and Ethnicity Discrimination Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Key Principles The Pygmalion Effects Example of a Positive Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in Life How Teachers Communicate Expectations Conclusion Chapter 5: Current Research of Theories and Models of Intelligence Globally Introduction to the Research on Intelligence Theories and Models Background into g-Centric Theories of Intelligence Genome Research Major Models of Intelligence Intelligence Defined and Constructed Traditional Models of Intelligence Psychometric Theories of Intelligence Critique of Psychometric Theories of Intelligence Cognitive-Contextual Theories of Intelligence Critique of Cognitive-Contextual Theories of Intelligence Vygotsky Piaget Theory of Cognitive Development Guilford’s Cube Sternberg’s Triarchic Intelligence Model Gardner’s MI Model Research Findings on Intelligence, Genetics and Environment Intelligence Testing Aptitude and Intelligence Stanford-Binet Intelligence Quotient Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability Aptitude and Achievement Tests Evaluation Conclusion Chapter 6: Values Education and Creating Effective Learning Environments: A Global Perspective Globalisation as a Multi-faceted Phenomenon: Implications for Values Education Defining Values Values Education Cultural Origins of Values Global Models for Values Education Local and National Values Urie Bronfenbrenner’s Model James Banks and His Model for Multicultural Education Values Education in Schools The Nature of Values in Schools The Politics of Values Education Moral Dilemmas Incorporating Values into the History/HUMANITIES Curriculum Values Education in Humanities and Social Sciences Objectives of Values Education in the Classroom Classroom Strategies for Teaching Values Values Education and Academic Achievement Evaluation Conclusion Chapter 7: Education Quality in Schools: Researching Dominant Paradigms Quality Debate in Education: Introduction Global Standards of Academic Achievement Defining Education Quality Education Quality Global Definition Education Quality: Input and Output Policy Perspective Education Quality: Students’ Academic Performance Education Quality: Contesting Metaphors The Quality of Education Debate in Education Re-conceptualising of the Quality Debate Quality for All Conclusion References Index