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Under emergency conditions in the Brazilian educational system, since the turn of the 21st century, the National Curriculum Parameters consist of guidelines elaborated by the Federal Government with the purpose of guiding education, being separated by discipline. It is understood that reflective practice and critical involvement, in the context of extracting recreations in teaching, support debates and the development of teachers' productions and educational projects at the school, encourage reflection not only on pedagogical practice, but also about the planning of classes. Therefore, the objective of this work is to re-discuss, under the spectacles of the dialogic approach, some national parameters of education that govern Brazilian education, considering the expansion and potentializing of studies already carried out on the subject.

This volume focuses on the integration of environmental education into science teacher education. It examines and discusses environmental education foundations and pedagogical principles, and the integration of technology to promote environmental education.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration, WCLTA-2010 -- 29 October 2010 through 31 October 2010 -- Cairo -- ; Democracy and its principles, which should be perceived as a way of life, can only be effectively introduced to the individuals through education. Schools are the best places to teach new generations the basic values of democracy such as respecting human rights, freedom, equality, respect for others, tolerance, compromise. At this point, student parents, civil society organizations, educational policy makers and especially the teachers have great responsibilities. In Turkey, which is a democratic country, several conferences and panels are held on behalf of democracy, lots of books and articles are written about the importance of democracy every year; however, it is often observed that democratic principles are violated. The purpose of this study is to define a general framework of a democratic education policy and evaluate the current situation in Turkey. This article was based on literature review and related literature indicates that in our country, there are certain facts that do not comply with democratic education. To achieve the ideal of a complete democratic society, our educational policy should be revised in the light of democratic principles and a consistent, scientific, long-term educational policy should be constituted. © 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

"This insightful collection of essays explores the ways in which open education can democratise access to education for all. It is a rich resource that offers both research and case studies to relate the application of open technologies and approaches in education settings around the world. Global in perspective, this book argues strongly for the value of open education in both the developed and developing worlds. Through a mixture of theoretical and practical approaches, it demonstrates that open education promotes ideals of inclusion, diversity, and social justice to achieve the vision of education as a fundamental human right. A must-read for practitioners, policy-makers, scholars and students in the field of education."