Posts Tagged ‘Child’

Gender Bias in Girls Child Education

February 18th, 2010

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Case study of Allahabad district, India…. More >>

Gender Bias in Girls Child Education

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When Science Encounters the Child: Education, Parenting, And Child Welfare in 20th-Century America

February 7th, 2010

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This provocative volume takes a critical look at how the social sciences and psychology in particular have been applied to the lives of children, particularly in education, parenting, and child welfare. Contributions by senior scholars and promising new voices offer fresh, balanced perspectives on key questions: What role has science played in perpetuating discrimination and inequality among different groups of children? How has science been employed in the politics… More >>

When Science Encounters the Child: Education, Parenting, And Child Welfare in 20th-Century America

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The Child and the Machine: How Computers Put Our Children’s Education at Risk

February 1st, 2010

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The United States spends $6.5 billion on educational technology (1998 – 99), yet children’s educational performance remains stagnant. The Child and the Machine shows how our rush to use computers has led to the most expensive and least helpful revolution in the history of education.Amazon.com Review
The number of computers in schools more than doubled during the 1990s, while government and corporate initiatives to wire schools for Net access has been agg… More >>

The Child and the Machine: How Computers Put Our Children’s Education at Risk

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