Edith W King
Biographic Data
| ID | 1379858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edith W King |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edith W |
| FAMILY NAME | King |
| SIGNATURE | KING E W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Reflections
Educating for peace in a global society
Our instantaneous worldwide communications network propels us into the global society. The WEB informs people of the vast inequities that exist in daily living conditions for children and families
Divergent Paths to College
Academic Fault Lines
Schools and gun violence
Gun violence has shaken the young people of the United States. During a Saturday in March 2018, vast numbers of people from around the world joined school students in America in a march to demand s
Why Afterschool Matters
Global human rights
Global human rights: people, processes, and principles." Intercultural Education, 28(1), pp. 104–105
The Real School Safety Problem
Conflict transformation through school
Conflict transformation through school: a curriculum for sustainable peace." Intercultural Education, 27(4), pp. 392–393
Education, Social Background and Cognitive Ability
Unsafe gods
Living in a world fraught with extremism, terrorism, warfare and violence is now the norm. Fear and hatred of the ‘other’ is pervasive. The threat of terrorist attacks is always with us. Every day
Legacy of a Humanist Sociologist
Ray P. Cuzzort (1926–1999) was a well-known and highly regarded member of the Association of Humanist Sociology during his career. His book, Using Social Thought: The Nuclear Issue and Other Concerns received the 1989 Association of Humanistic Sociology Award. On the 25th anniversary of this prestigious award, it is most appropriate to revisit his contributions to the field. Cuzzort was a humanistic sociologist. He decried the paradox that we are…
Children and Nature
Teaching Sociology of Education
Using Museums for More Effective Teaching of Ethnic Relations
Educators are urging that multiculturalism and mutiethnic education be incorporated into every aspect of the curriculum and that pluralism, diversity, and gender awareness be a part of all aspects of higher education. For experienced teachers and administrators multicultural education workshops, seminars, and conferences often are required periodically bo local school districts and state education departments. To meet this need, the author has de…
Readers’ response
This article found its inception as a response to three articles in an issue of the 1984 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Volume 5, No. 5. The authors are attempting to draw information, analogies and lessons from the situation of multilingual/ multi‐ethnic school populations in Britain and the strategies for training teachers for this type of school population. It is critical that we recognise the importance of designing ef…
Mother tongue teaching in Britain and the United States
This article discusses some current developments in mother tongue teaching in the schools of Britain and the United States. British approaches to bilingual education, curricular materials and teaching methods are highlighted in the description of the Mother Tongue Project. Comparisons with American projects and studies are made. The controversy surrounding mother tongue teaching in both nations is considered
The Parochialism of the Present
The status of ethnic diversity in American classrooms
We describe the current situation in many American schools today as new waves of immigrants from all over the globe come to take up residence in the United States and enroll their children in public schools. Key terms in the area are presented and then an overview of public policy, legislation and rulings affecting educating ethnically diverse children in American schools is detailed. Further, we point out that by examining the situation and conc…
Educating Young Children … Sociological Interpretations
Education, Work, and Leisure
Humanity and Modern Sociological Thought
Unsafe gods
Living in a world fraught with extremism, terrorism, warfare and violence is now the norm. Fear and hatred of the ‘other’ is pervasive. The threat of terrorist attacks is always with us. Every day
Children and Nature
The Real School Safety Problem
Why Afterschool Matters
Mother tongue teaching in Britain and the United States
This article discusses some current developments in mother tongue teaching in the schools of Britain and the United States. British approaches to bilingual education, curricular materials and teaching methods are highlighted in the description of the Mother Tongue Project. Comparisons with American projects and studies are made. The controversy surrounding mother tongue teaching in both nations is considered
Humanity and Modern Sociological Thought
Education, Work, and Leisure
Educating Young Children … Sociological Interpretations
The status of ethnic diversity in American classrooms
We describe the current situation in many American schools today as new waves of immigrants from all over the globe come to take up residence in the United States and enroll their children in public schools. Key terms in the area are presented and then an overview of public policy, legislation and rulings affecting educating ethnically diverse children in American schools is detailed. Further, we point out that by examining the situation and conc…
The Parochialism of the Present
Mother tongue teaching in Britain and the United States
This article discusses some current developments in mother tongue teaching in the schools of Britain and the United States. British approaches to bilingual education, curricular materials and teaching methods are highlighted in the description of the Mother Tongue Project. Comparisons with American projects and studies are made. The controversy surrounding mother tongue teaching in both nations is considered
Readers’ response
This article found its inception as a response to three articles in an issue of the 1984 Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Volume 5, No. 5. The authors are attempting to draw information, analogies and lessons from the situation of multilingual/ multi‐ethnic school populations in Britain and the strategies for training teachers for this type of school population. It is critical that we recognise the importance of designing ef…
Using Museums for More Effective Teaching of Ethnic Relations
Educators are urging that multiculturalism and mutiethnic education be incorporated into every aspect of the curriculum and that pluralism, diversity, and gender awareness be a part of all aspects of higher education. For experienced teachers and administrators multicultural education workshops, seminars, and conferences often are required periodically bo local school districts and state education departments. To meet this need, the author has de…
Teaching Sociology of Education
Children and Nature
Unsafe gods
Living in a world fraught with extremism, terrorism, warfare and violence is now the norm. Fear and hatred of the ‘other’ is pervasive. The threat of terrorist attacks is always with us. Every day
Legacy of a Humanist Sociologist
Ray P. Cuzzort (1926–1999) was a well-known and highly regarded member of the Association of Humanist Sociology during his career. His book, Using Social Thought: The Nuclear Issue and Other Concerns received the 1989 Association of Humanistic Sociology Award. On the 25th anniversary of this prestigious award, it is most appropriate to revisit his contributions to the field. Cuzzort was a humanistic sociologist. He decried the paradox that we are…
Conflict transformation through school
Conflict transformation through school: a curriculum for sustainable peace." Intercultural Education, 27(4), pp. 392–393
Education, Social Background and Cognitive Ability
Global human rights
Global human rights: people, processes, and principles." Intercultural Education, 28(1), pp. 104–105
The Real School Safety Problem
Schools and gun violence
Gun violence has shaken the young people of the United States. During a Saturday in March 2018, vast numbers of people from around the world joined school students in America in a march to demand s
Why Afterschool Matters
Educating for peace in a global society
Our instantaneous worldwide communications network propels us into the global society. The WEB informs people of the vast inequities that exist in daily living conditions for children and families
Divergent Paths to College
Academic Fault Lines
Reflections
Sociology (19 works) · Political science (14 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works)