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- David Williams
- Dubliln
- Ireland
Lecturer - BSc Computing & Multimedia / BSc Business / Game Anal, Arvato
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Is the increased maturity of children leading us to educate them wrong?
In modern first world culture children not have much more access to information through multimedia and technology. Censors are more lenient, mobile internet more prevalent, access to knowledge and people is easier than ever.
Children as a result are less likely to ask questions and may be more inclined to self educate in areas of curiosity and interest. Does this new access to to information that would be previously staggered and controlled mean that children are maturing quicker and education needs to account for this?
Adults learn because they want to or have to, unlike children can be told to, will this now change?
Do we need to take more form Andragogy to apply to our Pedagogies?
Sep 10 2013: i think that the only adjustment needed in response to the internet is teaching students how to check on the sources of information and the reasons that this is so important.
i would liken the internet and the much heralded "information age" to panning for gold. there's a lot of mud and dirt to sift through in order to get to the valuable stuff - this is why it's vital for parents to monitor their child's access to the internet.
i think that the "information age" could be more accurately termed the "Opinion and Propaganda Age". More than ever, young people need the support and guidance of those around them to make sense of the overload.
i guess schools should be teaching kids how to source relevant and valid information and also how to check the validity of the source through research and comparison.
Sep 11 2013: Amen! No matter what advances Technology makes Critical Thinking skills are essential.Sep 10 2013: Your question contains a number of unsupported assertions.
-- That there is a correlation between greater access to information and greater maturity. Greater access to information can mean information overload; exposure to more misinformation, error and manipulation; a filtering of information that tends to limit, rather than expand our understanding of , appreciation of, and ability to effectively utilize information.
-- That censors are more lenient. There are many that would argue that concerns about offensive or hateful speech, the divisiveness around our most important social issues, and the litigious nature of so much of our society actually demonstrate that the censors are becoming less lenient rather than more.
-- That ease of access is the same as access. (Actually, this is more an inference from what you have said than an actual claim on your part, but I believe it is a fair inference.) What is the evidence regarding what and how much young people are actually choosing to connect with of what is available and accessible?
There will be little agreement about the right or wrong ways of educating anyone, regardless of the technologies involved in their lives. However, if the question is should educators consider the technological environment in which they and their students both now live as they develop and refine their teaching and learning strategies, then I would answer that of course they should, they mostly already do, and that mistakes will be made as they always have been.
Sep 10 2013: I think what schools already do may be very location specific. May I ask in what country you live?
But your last point triggered a thought or concern I often have. That is, to be part of solving a problem, it is useful if not vital to get a sense of what is already being done. I feel like many who care deeply about education assume that the simplest and most obvious things have not been on the radar screen of those at the helm. Often popular understanding of what sorts of things are already happening is very far behind the times- sometimes decades. So a great deal of energy is expended in urging actions or pedagogical strategies that have long been quite standard but have not solved the problems at hand.
Of course, as you write, there is great variety out there in what schools do. This variety is another thing that people often do not realize, thinking, rather, that everything is standard as if schooling in each country is one homogeneous and scripted system.
Sep 10 2013: Agreed.
I live, by the way, in the Northeastern United States.Sep 10 2013: Hi David, you bring about some interesting points but I'm not sure i agree with them all.
Firstly from a psychology perspective maturity is defined as the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner, a response that is learned rather than instinctive. Would you not agree that the availability of more information naturally leads to a correlation where the greater the information and the greater the maturity, this is even visible in distinguishable patterns of play from children in more media and high information based societies. I agree there is plenty of misinformation, but we shouldn't underestimate children's ability to distinguish between reliable sources.
In regards to the censors that may be a cultural perspective. I am form Ireland and until recent year as a catholic based country without separation of church and state our censor ship board consisted of a priest, 2 nuns and a teacher. We moved away from this and in the last 10 years we have had an influx of previously R rated materials in mixed media formats and the age limits have been reduced across the board, 18s is now 16s, etc.
The ease of access is an excellent point however and the consideration of just because they have the access, doesn't mean they use it, and that is something i would defiantly need to consider more.Sep 10 2013: This is the trend can never be reversed. Children with easier access to info,it is a double-edged sword, which means more free knowledge to be exposed to children. The downside of easy-fetching info is children have little wisedom and life experience to pick what is they truly need.
Da Way
Sep 29 2013: I think there are 2 separate issues here.
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Having access to information at a younger age does mean accelerated maturity in many things, inevitably. Therefore you should definately RESPECT the younger minds more, because they may be much better researchers than you are, and will increasingly prove you wrong more often.
But education is a separate issue, in my mind. First of all because of the accelerated gain in knowledge, their absorption may not be able to keep up, they may make deductions and decisions without fully understanding what they have been exposed to. Secondly the readily available limitless information out there means no boundries, and therefore no directions in one's research.
This is where you come in (as the more chronologically advanced, and hence, the 'wiser').
It is your role as the educater to guide this new generation in both their directions and thier understanding of the concepts they are researching.
My approach is the opposite (and I might be completely wrong).
Treat all adults like children, rather than treat children like adults. Even in adult education, start from the assumption that they don't understand the subject, work out where yours and their understanding of the subject branches, and who has more knowledge at that point, and fill in each others gaps.
Jeff Cano
Sep 11 2013: David, my opinion is that just because kids are searching for knowledge doesn't mean they are maturing. Knowledge is a dangerous thing and must be guided. Society builds up knowledge according to what is "safe" and "acceptable". Multimedia technology while is a godsend to education, is a disaster in immature minds.
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I remember a story about a kid who was obsessed with nuclear reaction. Using information from the internet he was able to extract enough radioactive materials from common electronics and actually set-up a nuclear reactor in his garage. He panicked when he realized the reaction was getting out of control and shut it down but not before he was exposed to very high levels of radiation. Too many unrestricted knowledge can be very dangerous indeed... not all kids who explore the internet have the kind of maturity to handle such information.
Sep 11 2013: There has been many example of this:
But should we be afraid of potential risks when the flip side is exponential learning?
Everett Hill
Sep 11 2013: Filling your brain with knowledge about the world, especially from the internet, does not equal maturity.
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Children still need a great deal of guidance to understand what it is they are seeing and learning. I would argue that they actually need more human contact and greater understanding of how to interact with each other. That is something that should be put back into the curriculum.
Sep 11 2013: Hi Everett, i absolutely agree with your point about guidance but is what your describing not more in tune with wisdom rather than maturity, in that although the younger generations may have a heightened intellectual maturity they do not necessarily have the wisdom in how to appropriately apply it?
And you interaction point is a great one, because from m studies i genuinely do believe that in this information age we are losing the social interaction skills that were previously developed over time and we need to consider how to we get people to learn them from digital social environments. In traditional schooling a bully could be held accountable and shunned or even defended against, in cyber bulling there is little if any backlash which can result in a feeling of immunity to the social norms, and sociopathic behaviour that is traditionally dismissed as trolling.
Sep 12 2013: I think in many ways it is both wisdom and maturity. I don't have a solid answer though. I don't know that our young children have a heightened intellectual maturity as much as a better skill set for finding information. They do not have the wisdom to apply it though.
Our kids are being forced to grow up very quickly, assimilate knowledge, develop skills, but they aren't given the skills to evaluate what it is that they are learning at a rapid enough pace to keep up with what they are researching. For example, kids know how to search the internet and find ANYTHING that they want. They also know how to skirt filters, bypass parent controls, and work around any block that is put in their way if they want too. That is a maturity issue but also a wisdom issue. The consequences would provide wisdom, but often, there are no consequences.
I am mostly concerned with the disconnect from reality that we are seeing. Kids, and adults in all honesty, are disconnecting from each other as they delve deeper into a surreal world of technology. Reality has become what they see on the computer screen. That, to me, is a major issue.
I also see teachers assuming higher levels of maturity, and wisdom, than previous generations, assuming that students are more advanced than what they are. The skill sets, for social skills, are being ignored in teaching which will have devastating consequences for those who immerse themselves in the world of technology.
Sophia BAE
Sep 11 2013: Although children become more mature, but they still have the nature of being a child. So adults do not take it seriously. They just deal with this problem as usual. What is the most important thing is showing respect attitudes towards them. Because why some teenagers go in a wrong way is attributed to feeling that they do not be included in some part of the society. So our mature attitudes should be preceded, I think!Sep 10 2013: In relation to your closing question of whether the principles of Andragogy should be applied to the pedagogy used for teaching children, I will paste here the principles of Andragogy from the wikipedia link Mary included below:
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Knowles' theory can be stated with six assumptions related to motivation of adult learning:[1][2]
Adults need to know the reason for learning something (Need to Know)
Experience (including error) provides the basis for learning activities (Foundation).
Adults need to be responsible for their decisions on education; involvement in the planning and evaluation of their instruction (Self-concept).
Adults are most interested in learning subjects having immediate relevance to their work and/or personal lives (Readiness).
Adult learning is problem-centered rather than content-oriented (Orientation).
Adults respond better to internal versus external motivators (Motivation).
I could be wrong, but I believe ANYONE trained as a teacher in the last twenty years in the United States has been taught to build their young students' learning experiences around these same principles. The focus on these principles in modern pedagogy is not related to access to computers/cell phones but rather to what research now indicates about how children learn best.
Sep 11 2013: Hey Fritzie,
i think you hit the nail right on the head here with your in the US statement. Ireland and a lot of mainland Europe has a lot of traditional and legacy teachers who do not adopt these techniques. They are rejected as the believe that they are and always will be the subject matter experts and never respect the independent skills of learning of class room participant. A few places like the UK have developed more modern educational approaches but this is not the case in all the countries here and we are starting to feel the repercussions in the private sector as candidates are not developing the right skills during their educational lifecycle.
There was a recent study of the top 100 3rd level education institutes in the world and not a single Irish institute had made the list as we hand not been involved in the education of any major directors from the worlds leading companies. I use Ireland as an example but Europe itself needs an educational reform.Sep 11 2013: You really got to the root of it Fritzie.............yes, our training here appears to be centered around these same principles, regardless of the age of the students.
That is why so many of us focused on the word maturity, verses pinpointing what you have stated.
Thank you.Sep 10 2013: I would only point out that the definition you give talks about the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner. Quantity of information doesn't necessarily lead to the ability to respond appropriately, though it is quite possible that most young people have sufficient ability to respond appropriately. This is one of the main reasons that education needs to deal with these concerns. My views on censorship are from a northeaster U.S. perspective. I can understand how the changes in Ireland have led to an increase of questionable materials, especially since the internet is international is scope.Sep 10 2013: Of course education needs to take into account kids' digital habits and resources and to tap into the advantages these resources offer as well as to offer guidance for the digital world. Are you saying that in Ireland schools or the jurisdictions within which they fall have not been adapting to the "digital native" over the last couple of decades?
Was it thirty years ago that Apple computer started giving computers free to schools?
I think the digital environment in which kids live is very much taken into account in how teachers approach subjects and communicate with kids and parents, how students learn about data collection, what sorts of conversations schools have with kids about safety, tools they are expected to bring to class, and so forth.
It would have made no sense, in my view, to ignore these technological changes over the last twenty or thirty years that schools have been integrating themselves with the practical implications of the technological environment.
Schools need to continue to move with changes in the world.Sep 20 2013: No, i don't think so.Yes, they are becoming mature very soon.But they knew their selves, their limits, their role to the society.They are not kid, if they ruined something they are aware about how to fix it.Sep 19 2013: Instead of looking at it leading us to educate them worn look at it as it is only broadening the horizon of things we can educate them in such as the complex workings of international relations, economic patterns, and certain humanity studiesSep 11 2013: I think we all know children that are more mature than what we think they should be (probably at the cost of their childhood) and adults of all ages who would put a kindergartner to shame.
To me maturity is exhibited when someone uses their intelligence, experience, knowledge (from learning and some even from the educational system -8>)) to make the appropriate action for the society that individual is in. Since children with access to the internet, they would seem more mature in certain situations. The addition of intelligence means that individuals that can deduce an action.Sep 11 2013: i dont think we are blurring the lines between maturity and wisdom.. I am quite confused with the question. It may depend on how you define these two words David.
However just as a primer my idea is this.. You may have all the information in your head, taken from the internet (knowledge) ... but how you use it depends on your life experience and maturity (wisdom).
I got this definition of wisdom over the net:
"The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of such experience, knowledge, and good judgment."
I know of a kid (4 years old) who can recite the names of the countries by looking at their flags.... but what it all means is empty to the kid. He/she just knows the names... politically, he/she has no idea what those flags really mean. No good judgement, no experience, no way of measuring the "soundless of an action/decision" I don't know how to fit that kid as mature.
If that same 4 year old kid somehow has the knowledge/experience enough to become a diplomat as a 4 year old... i am willing to call that kid mature.
Sep 11 2013: Ok, Jeff, i see your point, but I'm going to have to disagree because maturity is not about the wisdom or how information or knowledge is used, it is just that you have the information to use it. Not so much to do with wisdom, but more its about being made to for and informed decision. Life experience and wisdom and ethical understanding of such information in decision making in not in anyway related to the maturity of the individual.
This is where i believe the lines are blurred. In our common daily discussions i agree that all these factors are how we view maturity, but this is wrong. Maturity is a psychological word to describe the ability to appropriately respond to any environment. That response is learned through knowledge and information.
For example, I don't need to put my hand in a fire to know that I will burn my hand. In the choice of not doing so i have made a mature decision. This ability is now stretched with online information to make decisions from what is popular to wear to or is it ok or not it is ok to commit suicide (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130610124201AAX4oKX), this is the type of discussion being had online buy people of all ages, and regardless of the ethical and social impact of the decisions, is the fact they can research them and judge for themselves not the very definition of maturity?
Jeff Cano
Sep 11 2013: David, and i see you point too. I suspected earlier we differ in interpreting the definition of maturity and wisdom. You were interpreting maturity in the psychological definition. And I believe you are correct
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However, just consider this in your quest for the answer.. while maturity is not bound by age but rather by how much information is known and used to make an informed decision, consider that wisdom shapes that knowledge/information into a tool that can be used more precisely. Wisdom to me is a fine-tuning device. And this is something you only get from much experience in life.
While wisdom is supposed to be learned through experience, i figure there are a lot of people who share their experience online. What used to take years to learn can be somewhat shortened by listening/reading information by those who had the same experience, and in effect gain wisdom.
This does blur the lines.
Its an interesting concept.. for adults this isn't a problem. I don't know if learning children will be able to apply the same method though. Teens yes... not sure if children are ready to sift through all that information the way it is presented over the net.Sep 11 2013: Saw the article link.. that was a success story.. the one i read about didn't turn out very well. Its not about the risk or anything. These kids should be guided. As I mentioned earlier... some kids are more mature, some kids are however not ready. And just like in one of the post i mentioned teens are teens... they still need more life experience about the true nature of the world. Some of them definitely have been exposed to the realities and good for them they had a head start to life outside the school district.
I think we should be aware of the risk...not afraid. However, this only applies to students who explore on their own without any care regarding the potential effects of what they do. Most of the time, kids like those who built nuclear reactors probably did so under some kind of guidance. Guidance is not all bad. Its just a way to ensure that the ideas are still grounded in "moral correctness". You wouldn't want to work with an intelligent kid who has nuclear weapons production in mind.
My view in the whole thing is education has to be guided... an intellectually/socially-mature student will eventually receive less guidance anyway because his "guide" will feel he's ready to approach the issue alone.Sep 11 2013: More mature in some ways Less mature in others So you are assuming what you are trying to prove.
Sep 11 2013: I'm intrigued by your reply. Everyone is jumping on the word maturity. People seem to hate associating that word with younger generations, like its an affront to their own maturity.
Can i ask how you see them as less mature now?
Sep 11 2013: people hate associating maturity with younger generations because they think differently. Just because you have all the knowledge in the world doesn't mean you have the capacity to act on it to better the world. And the reason why people hate the association is because we have been kids at one point. We know how we used to think.
Maturity is not about knowledge. Its about staying in the world alive long enough to see how people interact, how people work their lives, how people bring changes to the world. If a kid can do all these things, then by all means he/she is probably mature enough to handle the world. But for the most part, the younger generation has to experience a lot of things, he has to experience hardship, work, following orders, and graduating to making decision for himself and others to improve society.
This process doesn't take overnight.. I used to handle student interns.. and some just don't care about the kind of work they do. This is because they havn't experienced what its like to have their jobs, salary, means of livelihood to be on the line. They work when they want, and sloppily in some cases. Multimedia knowledge doesn't help in this case.
Sep 11 2013: But are we not blurring the line of wisdom and maturity when we think like this?Sep 12 2013: I don't think I ;am as unfair as it might seem. They are very proficient with some tech items if allowed to be, but to understand food and sources of raw materials and manufacturing, etc. I think we all have a problem with that - Also, the personality tyupes may vary greatly independently of age. To evaluate someone like Lincoln who was virtually7 uneducated in the context of fifty years ago or today is incredible. Also, certain limitations of the human brain make me question our functioning with all the distractions. AQlso, greater complexity creates its problems. etc. etc. Let's develop this some more.Sep 10 2013: For those not familiar with Andradogy......
Your OP is fascinating...........how did you come up with the question? If I may ask?
What else have you observed in today's youth?
And what age groups are we talking about?..........5-10, 11-14, or 15-17+??
Sep 10 2013: Hi Mary, it is an idea that occurred to me as I'm working on my PhD and i was considering various impacts to learning scenarios. I work in adult education and specialize in policy and sensitive topics for a major internet and search provider, so in these include things like Child Safety and Adult content etc, where I've seen how things like sex education and racism are more open and visible topics which were traditionally hidden or at least controlled conversations. I see how 18 year olds are coming into work with more and more knowledge of these topics from self experience and exposure.
Also in Ireland unfortunately we have had a recent influx of child suicides and where cyber bullying and such are very prominent and the maturity levels and more mature pressures have become more apparent for the younger generations.
From my experience I was working with a group of 8 year old's recently from the UK where more than 50% of them had access to mobile devices.
Sep 11 2013: You know David, as a teacher of small children, I find that children are coming to school with a lot of knowledge......or at least a lot of access to knowledge.
As for maturity........hmm.....I don't know.
It's kind of a toss up for me.
I think that children are being exposed to adult topics early on.....via technology......but, is it possible that they are not able to process all this information in a way that makes for healthy development? I don't think many of them truly understand what they are watching and listening to.
I sure wish parents would think twice before exposing their small children to all that is out there.
It is kind of sad.
Your question continues to be a fascinating one.........I do hope you are able to test out your theory somehow, and that once you publish your findings, you will be able to help education in one way or another.Sep 11 2013: Let me come back and say that some older teenagers are indeed a bit more knowledgeable as to adult topics, and perhaps all the exposure through technology has in a way made them a bit more mature.
Do you think perhaps that due to this we might be able to, lets say, start them off on a university degree or a technical career sooner?
Or were you thinking of something else?
Sep 11 2013: Hi Mary,
I don't think whats needed is to necessarily start work or college sooner, but to perhaps deal with people in an environment with more reasoning and respect of independent reasoning skills which could lead to a learning environment that encourages participants to surpass predefined learning objectives and really grow.Sep 11 2013: David, having read what Fritzie stated above, and your reply to her and to me, now I am a bit more educated and enlightened as to what it is you are trying to do with the conversation.
And as Fritzie has brought out, we already do this here in many schools......although sometimes individual teachers take matters into their own hands if they are a bit old school and haven't changed their ways and adopted the new pedagogy.
Have you ever come to the United States and been involved in any kind of professional development workshops or educational courses?
Sounds like perhaps you would enjoy these.........or perhaps visiting local schools?
Sep 11 2013: I have worked with professional development with a few US firms, as for schools my experience is limited to Ireland, England and Cambodia.
Depending how I further this study an understanding would be great. In fact a comparative of the Asia/Europe/US would be quite interesting, as with the US being at the front of technology and technology based environments this could be a case of something that is already happened in the US and has yet to filter to other societies.Sep 10 2013: Kids may know more but they are not more mature. Replace the phrase "maturity of" with "availability of information to" and I will agree we may be underestimating the baseline when designing curricula for our youth.
Sep 10 2013: You definitely have a point there Ed.........George Willsons kind of says the same thing below.
Sep 10 2013: My knee-jerk reaction to the statement, "Today's youth are more mature than previous generations.", is to say, "No way!!"
Sep 11 2013: Ed, I hope you come back and read some of the other comments, things are getting clearer.
edward long
Sep 11 2013: RE: "Ed, I hope you. . . ". Thanks for the heads-up. A stimulating, vigorous debate for sure. I still think the "E" in TED should stand for Education rather than for Entertainment. TEDsters care about the subject of educating our youth. Too bad so much of the energy on this very relevant post is being spent on a semantic distraction. Will follow.
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Sep 12 2013: Yes Ed, I also think that the E should stand for Education.......it sure comes up a lot doesn't it?Sep 10 2013: I know a lot of people will see maturity that way, but by maturity don't we mean the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner. Decision making skill no less, which of course would be improved with more information?


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Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Professional Background
Educational Background
2004 Dr. h.c. of Education, Mongolian State University of Education, Ulaanbaatar (honorary doctoral degree)
1983 Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Zürich, Switzerland [Dr.phil.I]
1979 M.A. Social Psychology University of Zürich, Switzerland [lic.phil.I]Majors: Social Psychology and Mathematical-Biological Psychology
Minors: Sociology and Cultural Anthropology
1975 High school degree, branch: humanities, Holbeingymnasium Basel, Switzerland
Scholarly Interests
- Policy borrowing and lending
- Globalization studies
- Comparative policy studies
- School reform and teacher policy
- Development and education
Selected Publications
BooksSteiner-Khamsi, Gita & Waldow, Florian, eds (2012). Policy Borrowing and Lending. World Yearbook of Education 2012. London and New York: Routledge, 443 pages.
Chisholm, Linda & Steiner-Khamsi, Gita, eds (2009). South-South Cooperation in Education and Development. New York and Capetown, South Africa: Teachers College Press and HRSC Press, 304 pages.
Silova, Iveta & Steiner-Khamsi, Gita, eds (2008). How NGOs React. Globalization and Education Reform in the Caucasus, Central Asia and Mongolia. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, 303 pages.
Steiner-Khamsi, Gita & Stolpe, Ines (2006). Educational Import in Mongolia: Local Encounters with Global Forces. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 246 pages.
Steiner-Khamsi, Gita, ed. (2004). The Global Politics of Educational Borrowing and Lending. New York: Teachers College Press, 235 pages.
Steiner-Khamsi, Gita, Torney-Purta, Judith & Schwille, John, eds (2002). New Paradigms and Recurring Paradoxes in Education for Citizenship: An International Comparison. Oxford: Elsevier Science, 295 pages.Steiner-Khamsi, Gita (1992). Multikulturelle Bildungspolitik in der Postmoderne [Multicultural Educational Policy in Postmodernity]. Opladen: Leske & Budrich, 239 pages.
Full Curriculum Vitae [updated 2012].
ITSF 4091: Comparative education
Introduction to theories in comparative education, cross-national comparative analysis, educational indicator research, educational transfer and borrowing, and the relation between culture and education. This course is also offered at the doctoral level (ITSF 6580).
ITSF 4092: Qualitative research and evaluation in international education
The study of qualitative methodologies appropriate to various kinds of educational programs, issues, and problems in diverse research settings.
ITSF 4096: Strategic planning and organizational change in international and national educational settings
The seminar uses theories and methods of social network analysis for examining regional and global policy networks. Besides reading and discussing sociological texts and policy studies literature, we will conduct collaborative empirical analyses of policy networks and policy entrepreneurs. Willingness to conduct empirical research (content and reference analyses) is a condition for participating in this seminar.
ITSF 5006: Comparative Policy Studies: Overview
The course is designed to help students to understand foundations and techniques of policy analysis underlying education sector strategies of low-income countries. Part 1 will review critical debates over the role of donors and aid recipients in development contexts and introduce students to tools and techniques for producing education sector strategies. Part 2 will provide an overview of theories of the policy process from an international comparative perspective and therefore also include theories of global education policy, "traveling reforms," and transnational policy borrowing and lending. Part 3 will discuss trends in various sub-sectors that international agencies tend to frame as "best practices" and for which they provide technical assistance and external financial support.
ITSF 5580: Postcolonial studies of education
Prerequisites or corequisites: ITSF 4090 and ITSF 4091. This course explores the impact of missionary, colonial education, and neo-colonial education on school reform both in dependent countries and in former colonial countries.
ITSF 6902: Studies in international and transcultural studies
ITSF 8900: Dissertation advisement in international and transcultural studies
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.

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Link: Comic 58
Title: Rupert hits the town - part 3
Date: March 21, 2005
Summary: Steve microwaves a cockroach.
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Rupert T. Roach
Onomatopoeias used: "BLEP!", "WHIRRRR", "GRAAAA!", "PING!"
Number of panels: 4
Panel 1
Steve: (operating the microwave) "Hmm... what setting shall I use?"
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Steve: "...this one'll do"
Steve presses the "MUTATE" button with a BLEP!
Rupert: "What fun! A whirlygig!"
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Beaver: (entering the scene) "Mmm... that smells good. What's cooking?"
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|H&M top + belt, Zara skirt, Joes Jeans bag, Dolce Vita sandal
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Aww, the last picture is so cute.ReplyDelete
I love the maxi skirt on you. I am still a little hesitant to try it on me, but maybe once the warmer weather gets here, I might give it a try.
Before I even saw your post (just the picture), I thought wow she is ready for vacation! Love that look!ReplyDelete
Love the outfit!ReplyDelete
and awesome, I voted for her! One of my friends entered last year and he almost won...I was so sad when he lost XD
I think the maxi fits you just fine ;) I am extremely jealous of the warm weather that you got to enjoy, I am so ready for spring! I voted for your friend, hope she gets it!ReplyDelete
SO CUTE!!! And I agree you look stunning, more are needed!!!!! So glad you got to enjoy some warmth!!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad the planning trip went well, how fun!!! I might need a maxi skirt :)ReplyDelete
Love this look! You look amazing!ReplyDelete
you did it and it looks simply fabulous! I think it makes my mood different to wear them, too.ReplyDelete
gorgeous photos! and I laughed, b/c i bought that madras shirt for Rob :)
onward wedding ho!
I have been hesistant to try maxis as well- because I love minidresses so much! Your look is very fresh, esp. love how the belt pulls everything togetherReplyDelete
You rocked the maxi girl! Love it with the striped top too. And the scenery looks absolutely incredible!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos! And you look great in your maxi skirt. Makes me want to bring out my maxi! Even in the snow.ReplyDelete
You and your fiance are ADORABLE!ReplyDelete
Love these pics from Mexico, looks like you had a wonderful time.
Just voted for your friend!
have a great day!
You totally rock the maxi skirt, AJ! These pictures are so pretty, it looks like a beautiful place for a wedding. Just voted for your friend!ReplyDelete
You look so effortlessly gorgeous! Jealous! Good luck with the wedding planning.ReplyDelete
xo L
This is exactly how I plan to wear my maxi skirt come summer. I love the way you styled it!ReplyDelete
You look great in a maxi! Just voted : )ReplyDelete
Aw, you look so pretty! And you got to wear your sandals!! Woohoo! I'm with you, I haven't tried a maxi skirt yet, I have no idea how it will look on me, but this def makes me want to give it a try! Maybe this spring, once all the snow is gone and I don't have to worry about dragging it through slushy puddles! ;) Glad you had a nice trip, lovely!ReplyDelete
You look SO great in maxi skirts - you definitely should invest in a few more :) And Mexico looks gorgeous, ahhh, I want a vacation now.ReplyDelete
Aww what a pretty couple! And I love your top and skirt. Great look!ReplyDelete
You two look gorgeous! And you look so chic in this maxi skirt and that pretty striped tank -- especially with those stunning sandals! Glad all went well in Mexico, dear!ReplyDelete
xo Josie
maxi skirts are so fabulous! love your casual look ;) and you make a lovely pair!ReplyDelete
so cute. love the pop of orangeReplyDelete
you look greatReplyDelete
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very cute comfy look.ReplyDelete
oh pretty girl! please share more mexico pics! and of course after the wedding you better post every single pic! (i'm not joking) would have LOVED to have you with me in nyc last weekend-mark your calendar for fall now and it's a date! :)ReplyDelete
The outfit and the setting are divine. Perfect!ReplyDelete
Not a fan of maxi skirts myself (can't pull them off) but you most definitely can!
LOVE the maxi skirt..and you look great in it!!!ReplyDelete
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LOVE the maxi skirt..and you look great in it!!!ReplyDelete
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You make me want to go on a hunt for a maxi skirt! I will def keep my eye out after these pics! Supurb...ReplyDelete
Maxi skirt + Anna = perfection. Yes, do go out and get some more! They're made for you! =) Glad to hear the trip went well!!ReplyDelete
Well despite your reservations, the maxi skirt looks great! I've been looking for one recently, but haven't found the right one yet. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed mexico - I know via twitter you were a little sick in the lead up to the trip. I hope you didn't let that get in the way!ReplyDelete
You are beautiful!! That is such a gorgeous outfit on you. XO!ReplyDelete
i'm scared of a maxi, but i wanna try! you look so great and relaxed and WARM. happy to hear the plague got burnt off from the salsa!ReplyDelete
That outfit is cute in general, but in Mexico-- perfect! I am glad you decided to rock the long look and your belt is perfs.ReplyDelete
I "became a fan" of Kate, tell her good luck!
I've never been much of a maxi girl either, but recently have been lusting after them ~ especially as the weather turns toward Spring temps! Love the maxi look you pulled together! Looks fab on you!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Are you at the Four Seasons in Punta Mita? I was there last spring and it was amazing! Gorgeous place to have a wedding! CongratsReplyDelete
Hi @anon - close...St Regis Punta Mita! Good eye! Yes, it was my second time there and it's possibly the best place on earth. My wedding won't be there, but in a nearby town of Sayulita. I love the whole Riveria Nayarit area!ReplyDelete
love this outfit!!ReplyDelete
Hey, I know that street! Happy Sayulita treated you well. I have to admit that maxi skirts scare me, too, but you look great!ReplyDelete
Ummm, basil mojitos are delicious. I think they pretty much guarantee a fabulous wedding!
aww i LOVE your outfit here!! that last pic of you 2 is sooo cute :)ReplyDelete
Thank you Anna and followers for your votes and support of my STA Application. Made my day!ReplyDelete
Amazing outfit. I'm so in love with it - I've been dying to wear a maxi skirt like that!ReplyDelete
so freaking gorgeous! and yay, for the maxi skirt, love the color :)ReplyDelete
I love maxi skirts...they're so effortless and comfy! Looks like you had a great vacation :)ReplyDelete
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OED issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in July 2010 for proposals to be funded by HUD's Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs. Applications were evaluated and scored by OED staff and select community members. Community members were chosen based on their knowledge and experience in the program areas of housing development, economic/business development and neighborhood development.
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There are plenty of good reasons to hope Apollo Global Management's acquisition of Cedar Fair works out well for the company — maybe even more than a billion reasons.
It's estimated that in 2007, tourism generated $1.1 billion of business in Erie County, said Joan Van Offeren, executive director of Lake Erie Shores and Islands East, Erie County's visitor and convention bureau.
Those numbers help to explain why many residents want Cedar Point to fair well under new ownership.
On Dec. 16, Cedar Fair announced Apollo Global Management agreed to buy Cedar Fair for $2.4 billion. The deal is subject to a two-thirds approval by Cedar Fair's unitholders, who are being offered $11.50 per unit.
Cedar Fair does not release attendance numbers for Cedar Point, but Van Offeren said the park draws an estimated 3 million visitors each year.
Although not all tourism in Erie County is generated by Cedar Point, the amusement park established Sandusky as a tourism mecca.
"That gives us a strong location," Van Offeren said, adding that tourism supports one in every four private sector jobs in the county. "Why did other development come to Sandusky? As somebody said, do you think Kalahari would have moved to Clyde?"
Figures also show that tax income generated directly by Cedar Point are important to Sandusky and its schools.
Sandusky collected about $2.4 million in admissions taxes through November this year. More than 99 percent of those taxes come from tickets sold for admission to Cedar Point.
Cedar Point and Cedar Fair paid $2,181,086 in property taxes in 2008, with 76 percent of that going to Sandusky Schools, said Erie County auditor Tom Paul. The market value of Cedar Fair's real estate holdings is $110,101,770.
Cedar Fair does not release its complete annual payroll, but it employs 65 to 70 people who work at the corporate headquarters in Sandusky and pay income taxes to the city.
Among those are five top corporate earners who made in excess of $6.1 million in 2008 when combining salaries and bonuses. These include Kinzel, who drew $2.96 million including his $1.28 million bonus that year. City income taxes on these earners alone is upwards of $61,000 per year.
In addition, Cedar Point has 275 permanent, year-round employees and hires about 5,000 seasonal employees for the summer tourism season, said Robin Innes, a spokesman for Cedar Point. Its top earner is John Hildebrandt, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point, who earned $348,954 in 2006.
Considering property taxes these individuals pay on their homes, the county rakes in another $52,000 a year.
But such figures only tell part of the story.
Much of the other economic activity and tax income in Erie County is generated by Cedar Point, even if it isn't produced directly by the amusement park.
Erie County boasts nearly 6,000 hotel rooms, Van Offeren said. Those numbers do not include bed and breakfasts and camping sites. Cedar Point generates most of the demand for those hotels and nearby restaurants.
All of those hotels, and the other commercial businesses supported by the tourist trade, pay property taxes and generate other income for the county, Paul said.
Bed taxes from Cedar Point hotels and other hotels are an important source of revenue for Sandusky.
They support other local governments such as Perkins Township and the visitor bureau, which uses the money to market Erie County as a tourist attraction.
Bed taxes for 2009 produced about $949,000 for Sandusky through November, according to a city report. In better years, Perkins Township brought in $750,000 in bed taxes.
Altogether the city and county benefit from at least $5 million each year in admissions, property and income taxes thanks to the park and its headquarters. This conservative estimate doesn't include sales or bed taxes, which are heavily influenced by Cedar Point's existence.
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starryeyes83 wrote on Dec 21, 2009 10:46 PM:
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Does anyone know for sure they sold a winning Mega Millions ticket last week? Someone is apparently $250,ooo richer! "
hancrack me up wrote on Dec 21, 2009 10:04 PM:
" I can tell this story will replace the daily Neusse front page drama. There's already 6 stories on here about it & has been the headline in the paper paper the last 5 days. "
Cityslicker wrote on Dec 21, 2009 12:32 PM:
" To all of you Cedar Point bashers. Watch what you wish for. "
Quicksand wrote on Dec 20, 2009 6:35 PM:
" Hey, Commissioners: the best investment you can make right now is to put up toll booths at every entry point to the city, and as soon as May 1st arrives begin charging tolls! (But, please let us taxpaying residents have a FREEPASS!) It is your last hope of milking this dying cash cow of yours! "
Joker wrote on Dec 20, 2009 1:18 AM:
" Sensationalism at its worst. There will be ZERO fallout. Cedar Point is too much of an institution to see negative effects. So what if a different company is calling the shots; Richard (because your effed up filter won't let me say d*ck) is still in command and he has led us to the promised land. "
Will63 wrote on Dec 19, 2009 8:57 PM:
" OMG!! Cedar Point IS NOT going anywhere, get a grip. Didn't anyone read what Mr. Kinzel said?? The park will NEVER leave Sandusky. They are an upscale resort, with a huge following from neighboring states. It would be STUPID to turn off all that income the park generates. Apollo approached CP officials, CP didn't approach them. So, Apollo saw the huge potential CP has, and will continue to grow. They may have to buy up more of Sandusky to do it, and maybe get rid of some of the trashy homes around town. CP expansion would beautify this city, and get rid of the undesirables. "
s100 wrote on Dec 19, 2009 4:56 PM:
" Aren't those numbers for tax income a little low, considering the size of Cedar Point and the revenue the company generates?
$2M in admissions taxes and $2M in property tax seems low to me. How do Sandusky's, and the county's tax rates, compare to other municipalities?
It seems like Sandusky is very behind the times in terms of capital investment in schools and infrastructure. Have tax increases been considered in the last 5-10 years? "
William Jefferson Clinton wrote on Dec 19, 2009 4:30 PM:
" Nice article and use of factual data SR! The one thing 100% for certain is that the future will not have 5 corporate officers in Sandumpy making $6.1 million and paying upwards of $61,000 per year in city incompe taxes. "
outsider wrote on Dec 19, 2009 3:51 PM:
" Do you really believe Apollo Global cares about an amusement park? Cedar Point was purchased only for its land and the construction of a casino in the future. Maybe if your lucky the casino will also have a toned down amusement park to keep the kiddies happy while mom and dad gamble away their future. Don't you just love the new American way....If I can just get lucky this time! "
hancrack me up wrote on Dec 19, 2009 2:25 PM:
" Like the suits would really honestly let everyone know they were skying out & shutting the park down. That's the master plan already! Even Victory Mission will take a loss since CP usually donates about $5,000 in loose change they find(that is if track maintenance doesn't pocket it first). At first I said 10 years, now I say give them 5 years to move the entire operation south- where the money is, where the weather is & where backwards thinkers AREN'T. That's okay- after CP's gone & the 25 area water parks shut down due to lack of business, folks will come from miles around to enjoy the new splash park down in the hood. CP has no business in this decrepit area. I only wish they were bankrupt due to lack of sales from outrageous rates & food prices. It was Janet Jackson that said, "What Have You Done For Me Lately?". "
Yadayadayada wrote on Dec 19, 2009 11:59 AM:
" Indeed , lots of changes have taken place, in the employment in Erie County, since 2006.
Erie Metroparks, for example, employs, evidently, hundreds of lawyers,few rangers, and fewer parks employees.
The decline of family supporting employment in the past 20 years is just astounding.
And yet we now compete for the Kalahari, Meijers, Wal-Mart, Sams Club jobs we would have never considered in years past.
Now, who knows if a Cedar Point employment, the bottom of the job heap, will be there; ....without a work visa from Croatia or Romania, Afghanistan or wherever.Apollo Global. The name sounds somewhat indicative of where the employees will come from. "
watch'n it all wrote on Dec 19, 2009 10:00 AM:
" Incidentally,I see the list is from "2006" lots of changes have taken place in those figures as we approach 2010. "
watch'n it all wrote on Dec 19, 2009 9:53 AM:
" @6079 Smith W:
WalMart is the nations largest employer.
Some on this list are on shaky ground as we blog. Some will no longer be needed if the erosion continues. At that time I would suppose Walmart would no longer have interest in the area either. It's a vicious cycle that leads to tumble weed rolling down main st. "
6079 Smith W wrote on Dec 19, 2009 9:14 AM:
" @ watch'n it all:
According to the state as of 2006, this is the list of the largest Erie Co. employers:
Cedar Fair/CedarPoint
Ky Klos Bearing Inc
Firelands Regional Medical Center
Ford Motor Co/ACH
Freudenberg NOK
International Automotive Components
Kalahari Resorts
Meijer Inc
Sandusky City Bd of Ed
State of Ohio
No WalMart, but I see that Meijer's made the list.
Consuming – it's what has helped to make America what it is today. "
6079 Smith W wrote on Dec 19, 2009 8:49 AM:
" From my reading of their business fundamentals it looked as though CF's position was largely becoming a choice of find a buyer, or file for bankruptcy like Six Flags.
I like the fact that AGM owns Harrah's and with gaming 'finally' being legal in Ohio, this has good potential going forward.
Detroit, Cleveland, Toledo or Sandusky?
Where do you think most senior would like to go to spend their Soc. Sec'y checks if the state would expand the licenses?
Heck, Hamilton Co. voters voted the issue down - give it to Sandusky!
This move is a net positive - believe it. "
watch'n it all wrote on Dec 19, 2009 8:18 AM:
" I like the economic breakdown given here showing the wages and taxes both on personal income and property for individuals, the recognition for trickle effect on everyone else in the community. When it was the auto industry or other manufactures in the area it was all about the union being at fault and how we don't need the manufacturers anyway.Well I guess Wal-Mart will soon become not only the nations largest employer but Erie county's largest as well! "
Gardenman wrote on Dec 19, 2009 7:00 AM:
" Yes, I agree on the value of Cedar Point. To loose a business in even a small percentage way would be terrible for the entire area. I like many lament on a hot August Saturday at the huge traffic jam on 250 BUT I justify that by life without this business could be very bad for all of left in the county.
To their credit Cedar Point has been a very kind and generous corporate partner to this community. More than once they have stepped up to help in ways only they can. The Kalahari has been the same and thats not to exclude lots of other smaller busineses in this community.
Sometimes we fail to realize and appreciate the value of local businesses till they are not there. I am glad the SR had made the value of Cedar Point evident to us upfront. "
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As a teacher who has lived in eight different towns and taught in 11 schools in three provinces, I have sampled a multitude of staff room goodies and collected many recipes. The one for this delightful cheesecake has traveled with me since my second school. It's an excellent brunch item.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds
- In a small bowl, combine flour, almonds and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Add extract. Shape dough into a ball; place between two sheets of waxed paper. Roll out into a 10-in. circle. Transfer to a greased 9-in. springform pan; gently press dough against the bottom and up the sides of pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and cream of tartar until smooth. Add egg; beat on low just until combined. Pour over crust.
- In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Add apples and stir until coated. Spoon over the filling. Sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer. Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Yield: 8-10 servings.
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Uniondale, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Stajan notched the game-winner with 5:32 left in the third, as the Calgary Flames edged the New York Islanders, 4-2, on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.
With the game tied 2-2 late in the final frame, Stajan lit the lamp from a tough angle on the low right side to put the Flames in front.
Mikael Backlund then buried an empty-netter in the closing seconds to account for the final margin, as the Flames won for the sixth time in their last seven games.
Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman each scored once, while Reto Berra registered 28 saves for Calgary, which snapped a four-game road losing streak.
"Reto was simply outstanding," Calgary head coach Bob Hartley said of his netminder. "He was the guy that kept us in the game and gave us a chance to come back."
Thomas Hickey and Calvin de Haan recorded a goal apiece, while Evgeni Nabokov allowed three goals on 21 shots for the Islanders, who have lost six of their last seven games.
"They got pucks to the net and we didn't," Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said of the difference in the game. "We passed up a lot of chances."
Following a scoreless first period, Monahan gave the Flames a 1-0 lead with 5:45 left in the second, swatting a bouncing puck past Nabokov from the slot.
Wideman made it 2-0 with his power-play goal at the 18:08 mark, beating Nabokov high to the glove side with a wicked wrister from the left circle.
Hickey buried a rebound from the low left side with 6.1 seconds left in the second to get New York within a goal before da Haan notched the equalizer 7:31 into the third when he picked up a loose puck in the left circle and ripped a wrister past Berra.
With nearly 5 1/2 minutes to play, Stajan got to a rebound near the goal line on the low right side and flipped a shot on net that snuck past Nabokov, who appeared to be interfered with by a Calgary skater.
No call was made on the play, and despite going on the power play with 3:09 remaining, the Islanders were unable to pull even.
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Despite boasting such a high-profile recruit, expectation management was the order of the day in Jerez, a strategy led by the newcomer. "The target is to improve on last year - last year they didn't have a strong year," Hamilton stated. "This year is about trying to get settled in the team, get a good working relationship and working to steer this car in the right direction – and also next year's car." Adding, "we have to deliver as a team, of course, but I am not a miracle worker. I'm going to work as hard as I can with the team to make steps forward."
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