Product Description: This fascinating volume compares the experience of young learners in England, France and Denmark in order to examine the relationship between national educational cultures, individual biographies and classroom practices in creating the context for learning...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Are English children able to grasp grammar better or worse than that of children in other countries? Are they better or worse at numeracy than their neighbours? Does the English education system measure up to the challenge from its competitors? This is an examination of the education system in England as compared with neighbouring countries, such as France...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This collection of readings presents a variety of perspectives on ageing from different communities across the United States: Native American, Puerto Rican, African American, the elderly homeless, white working class, gay and Mexican amongst many others...read more

Product Description: This study is based on comparisions between primary schools in France and England. Using detailed interviews with teachers in both countries, it demonstrates different approaches on curriculum content, teaching and school organization, and highlights the fundamental differences in the education...read more