Difference Diversity and Distinctiveness in Education and Learning

<p>Turning the question of what works in education on its head <b>Difference Diversity and Distinctiveness in Education and Learning</b><b> </b>a volume of <i>Review of Research in Education</i> digs into recent salient research that examines learning contexts within critical literacy scientific literacy and teacher education. <br /><br />Highlighting the importance of leveraging current research to explore ways in which education institutions (both K-12 and higher education) can structure positive learning environments for diverse students this volume addresses elements in research that explore how diverse students learn in different and distinctive environments. <br /><br />Research topics include: </p><ul><li>Connection between social justice and subject-matter instruction </li><li>Science education through growing pressure of the No Child Left Behind Act</li><li>General trends and shifts that have taken place in lesbian gay bisexual and transgendered (LBGT) youth in education research</li><li>Research and perspectives related to Asian Americans in education</li><li>Issues of inclusion and exclusion within the context of sub-Saharan Africa</li><li>Schooling experience for students of color in the United States</li><li>Exploration of the term social justice and its controversies in recent education policy circles</li></ul>