For many decades, the LGBTQ+ community has been plagued by strife and human rights violations. Members of the LGBTQ+ community were often denied a right to marriage, healthcare, and in some parts of the world, a right to life. While these struggles are steadily improving in recent years, disparities and discrimination still remain from the workplace to the healthcare that this community receives. There is still much that needs to be done globally to achieve inclusivity and equity for the LGBTQ+ community. The Research Anthology on Inclusivity and Equity for the LGBTQ+ Community is a comprehensive compendium that analyzes the struggles and accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community with a focus on the current climate around the world and the continued impact to these individuals. Multiple settings are discussed within this dynamic anthology such as education, healthcare, online communities, and more. Covering topics such as gender, homophobia, and queer theory, this text is essential for scholars of gender theory, faculty of both K-12 and higher education, professors, pre-service teachers, students, human rights activists, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and academicians.

In the age of information, an essential priority in the context of international education is the development of language learning and its inconsistencies. The gap between language and education has intermittently grown through time, with mistaken assumptions about how linguistic shortcomings are being solved around the world. Research on comparative educational approaches to teaching verbiage and the foundation of future language development are instrumental in positively impacting the global narrative of dialectal education. International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of second language teaching as well as social developments regarding intercultural learning. While highlighting topics including curricular approaches, digital competence, and linguistic disparities, this book is ideally designed for language instructors, linguists, teachers, researchers, public administrators, cultural centers, policymakers, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the latest advancements of multilingual education.

Education in South America is a critical reference guide to development of education in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The chapters, written by local experts, provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on policies and implementation of reforms. Key themes include quality and access, multicultural education and the management of education systems. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.

Ser docente hoy, al igual que ayer, es una tarea compleja. Tarea que no está alcance de cualquiera que quiera estudiar Magisterio, ya que se requiere de un talento y de un talante especial. Si nos centramos en el nivel educativo más temprano, la Educación Infantil, seguramente apreciemos -en su doble significado: el de percibir y el de valorar- unas cualidades y unas habilidades concretas entre el profesorado, que definen y caracterizan a este colectivo. La Educación Infantil es pasión por la enseñanza, preocupación por el alumnado, innovación educativa, sentimiento, espontaneidad, curiosidad, crecimiento y grandes dosis de paciencia, templanza y adaptabilidad. Es poner al alumno en el centro del proceso -como debería ser siempre y en todo nivel educativo-, adaptarse al contexto, a la realidad del alumnado y de sus necesidades, es agacharse, bailar, cantar, dramatizar y mancharse las manos de colores, de arcilla o de plastilina. Es entender la educación a largo plazo, plantar la semilla del conocimiento y de la curiosidad, del deseo de aprender, de la autonomía, la libertad y la responsabilidad. Es convertirse en modelo, en guía de aprendizaje, en creador de sueños e ilusiones, en contrapeso familiar y social, si las condiciones así lo demandan. Ser hoy docente, al igual que ayer, es un servicio a la sociedad. Es forjar a los ciudadanos del mañana, construido desde hoy, comprometidos, respetuosos y defensores de valores y principios que nos hacen cada vez mejores. Es formar personas en serio y no en serie, crear un mundo mejor y más justo, permitir a las generaciones venideras disfrutar de una vida digna. Este libro tiene por objetivo fundamental describir y descubrir las competencias y habilidades para convertirse en un buen docente. Un docente que gestiona adecuadamente su aula, que motiva, inspira y desarrolla todos y cada uno de los talentos de sus estudiantes. Un docente capaz de afrontar los conflictos que surgen a diario, con herramientas y técnicas eficaces para detectar, prevenir e intervenir ante cualquier "problema" que distorsione el proceso educativo y/o el desarrollo personal del alumnado. Un docente que educa en valores, con su ejemplo y con estrategias metodológicas adecuadas, que reconoce al niño como un ser con derechos y los vivencia -enseña- en el aula, permitiendo desarrollar el derecho a participar. Un docente que implementa diferentes metodologías y tiene en cuenta los avances de la neuropedagogía, así como diferentes pedagogías alternativas que provocan un aprendizaje sociocívico.

The adequate integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational and training processes is one of the biggest current challenges in education. The classroom of the present is very different from just a few decades ago, new technological tools are completely transforming its characteristics and activities. This internationally authored book offers a timely, effective and practical vision of this new educational scenario. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach in looking at the problems and possible solutions that are faced by the educational professional of the 21st century when, by necessity or obligation, they face the use of ICT in their daily tasks. Divided into two parts, one theoretical and another practical, this book offers the highlights of the most important lines of research that are being developed today in educational technology, and importantly presents the innovations which have had the most impact over recent years. From the profound transformations in the physical classroom to everything that involves new virtual scenarios, where online teaching requires innovative strategies and training processes, this book describes the diverse scenarios that ICT has generated and will continue to generate in the field of education. It presents a new and a very different type of education that can be adapted to the needs of the citizen of the digital society.