6-0040 AN OPEN DEBATE: SOURCES OF FAILURE AND SUCCESS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SETTINGS

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Sunday, November 20, 2011: 08:00-09:45

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Ethnic Ambassadors: Maya Teachers, Education Politics and Citizenship In Nahuala, Guatemala

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Rural Schooling and Social (Re)Production In Post Conflict Southern Sudan

Andrew I Epstein (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON)

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The Price of Beans:Teaching the Importance of Cultural Context In Understanding "Rational" Economic Decisions

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Unruly Bodies: The Socializing of Children In School

Else Olesen (Syddansk Universitet)

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