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Summary: (Markus D. Meier: The Gender Dichotomy in Educational Contexts from a Sociobiological Perspective.) The abundance of pedagogical and educational literature on the term “gender” can hardly be overlooked any longer. Approaches which thematically group the variable “gender” exclusively under aspects of social construction dominate the educational discourse on “learning and gender.” In comparison, this… Read More »

Bargen, Imke von (2014): Lehrkräfte in einer globalisierten Welt. Eine länderübergreifende Studie zu ihrem beruflichen Selbstverständnis. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. (ISBN: 978-3-658-06189-0) Imke von Bargen erforscht in ihrer Studie, inwiefern das berufliche Selbstverständnis von Lehrkräften in England und Deutschland durch nationale Besonderheiten bzw. globale Tendenzen geprägt ist. Vor allem mit Blick auf ähnliche Steuerungstendenzen… Read More »

Dear Authors and Readers, With the present third issue (3–2014) of our e-Journal „International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present“ we close the year 2014 and are getting ready for editing articles for the next issue (1–2015), which will be published in March 2015. In view of the existing interests, for the next issue (1–2015)… Read More »

IDE Academic Essay Summary: As a guest in another country, I witnessed a father discipline his son by striking him across the face at the table where we were seated together. In this article I revisit this scene and the site of my own sense of guilt, asking, “How am I to live ethically in… Read More »

Summary: This paper describes the potential effects of grouping arrangements (in particular ability grouping) for language education in classes for disadvantaged children in Hungarian primary schools. The findings of the present paper are based on a larger study which aimed at identifying the major problems faced by disadvantaged foreign-language learners and their teachers. The paper… Read More »

Summary: Language is one of the major ways in which culture is manifested. One can only get inside a culture if one is able to speak, read or write in its language. The earlier one starts to learn a language, the easier it will be. In this context, children from bi-national families are not consciously… Read More »

Summary: Current higher-eduction systems are characterized by an absolute crisis of an outdated methodological paradigm. Therefore the continuation of „test-tube studies“ of individual „fragments“ of human beings, without reference to new methodologicla realities, has no prospects. At the same time, the dominat model of the university, prevalant for 200 years, remains unaltered. Today, however, the… Read More »

Summary: This article deals with selected aspects of migrants’ psycho-social adaptation and with processes of foreign-language proficiency. Adjustment to a new culture involves the loss of home and social relationships and typically causes stress. Lack of proficiency in another language has an additional negative effect on the psyche of migrants and, eventually, on the process… Read More »

Popov, N.; Wolhuter, C.; Skubic Ermenc; Hilton, G.; Ogunleye, J.; Chigisheva, O. (2014) (Eds.): Education’s Role in Preparing Globally Competent Citizens. BCES Conference Books. Volume 12. Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. (759 pages; ISBN 978-954-92908-4-4) Die Bulgarische Gesellschaft für Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft (Bulgarian Comparative Education Society [BCES]) ist eine der aktivsten und produktivsten ihrer Art… Read More »

Olaf Beuchling (2012): Bildung als Adaptation? John U. Ogbu und der kulturökologische Ansatz der Minderheiten- und Sozialisationsforschung [¿La educación cómo adaptacíon? John U. Ogbu y la teoría ecológica-cultural sobre minorías y socialización]. Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin. Paperback (148 páginas con glosario, ISBN 978-3-86573-664-2) John U. Ogbu (1939-2003) fue en vida uno de los representantes más… Read More »