TRANSLATING EDUCATION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Commissioner Nona S. Ricafort The Brundtland Commission of 1987 defined “Sustainable Development” as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable development is maintaining a delicate balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand‚ and preserving natural resources and ecosystems‚ on which we and future generations
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EFFECTS OF THE ISSUE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION This study examines the effects of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma’s early childhood education programs on social-emotional outcomes at kindergarten entry. As such‚ it extends our prior work demonstrating substantial positive impacts of the Tulsa pre-K and Head Start programs on cognitive development‚ including pre-reading skills‚ pre-writing skills‚ and pre-math skills (Gormley‚ Phillips‚ & Gayer‚ 2008). We focus on children who were enrolled in either
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value issue or conflict in contemporary education and examine it from a (selected) philosophical perspective. In contemporary education‚ children work together and not individually. It is more of the teacher being a guide and not a facilitator‚ giving children the freedom to make up their own conclusions on reality and their values.Whereas‚ from a philosophical perspective (essentialism) as a teacher-centered philosophy it is the teacher’s responsibility to keep order in the classroom. An issue concerning
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Current Issues in Education Debra Austin EDL 807/History and Politics of K-12 Education October 22‚ 2014 Current Issues in Education Introduction There are a number of critical issues and controversies in K-12 education today. While there is always room for improvement‚ the federal and state education departments are continuously developing plans and mandates to make necessary changes. In America‚ education is available to all‚ no matter ability or disability or socioeconomic status
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CHAPTER 4 HISTORICAL RESEARCH HISTORY-is the search for knowledge and the truth‚ a searching to find out. -is any integrated narrative or description of past events or facts written in a spirit of critical inquiry for the whole truth. HISTORICAL RESEARCH/HISTORICAL METHOD OF RESEARCH -is a process of selecting the area or topic to write a history about‚ collecting data about events that occurred on it‚ collating the data‚ sifting the authentic from non-authentic
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Western Mindanao State University College of education GRADUATE STUDIES Zamboanga City TOPIC: A SERIES OF CHOICES CALLED TEACHING AUTHOR: JOAN ROCAFORT VALENZUELA Philippine Daily Inquirer 6:30 pm | Monday‚ July 22nd‚ 2013 REACTOR: REV. FR. ELMER G. SUMILE ------------------------------------------------- SUBMITTED TO: DR. ROBERTO TORRES I. INTRODUCTION A teacher ’s purpose is not to create students in his own image‚ but to develop students who can create their own image..
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Chapter 15: Historical Research Answers to Review Questions 15.1. Define historical research. Historical research is the type of research that examines past events or combinations of events to arrive at an account of what has happened in the past. 15.2. Why would a person want to conduct historical research? Historical research is conducted to • Uncover the unknown‚ • Answer questions‚ • Identify the relationship that the past has to the present‚ • Record
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A Reflection paper on Historical Foundations Date: 25.6.2013 Name: Nwe Ni Tun (M.Div-I) Historical Foundations play very important and basic part of Christian religious education. In investigating historical foundations‚ educators are forced to consider aspects of education which are more subject to change and various contingencies in different times and places. Through these situations‚ I will reflect on dealing with the challenges of educational ministries‚ Christians can discern lessons
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Here is a paper on Historical Report on Race Historical Report on Race Nigel Faison ETH/125- Cultural Diversity June 24‚ 2012 Tiff Archie Axia College of the University Phoenix Historical Report on Race Dear‚ John Doe I am writing you this letter to let you know some of the struggles of African Americans throughout history. It is my sincere hope‚ that this helps you to understand the people of my race better; furthermore‚ I hope that it answers any questions that you may have had
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The issue of unnatural acts and historical thinking had become debatable in most of the Congressional debates in 1995. The citizens had become confused between the two and therefore they did not know which one was the best to describe the nation’s history. As a result‚ the Americans have never been convinced that history’s place is appropriate for curriculum purposes. However‚ there are various reasons as to why the Americans do not recognize the study of history as being important in a curriculum
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