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Mammadova, Aida – Journal of Education and Learning, 2018
Creative Cities are facing the big challenges due to the demographical, environmental and economic issues. In this study we considered to create the educational fieldworks inside the creative city and raise the awareness in youth about the importance of the biocultural preservations to sustain the city's creativity and sustainability. Our…
Descriptors: Creativity, Urban Areas, Consciousness Raising, Sustainability
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Gay, Keegan D.; Owens, Courtney T.; Lamm, Alexa J.; Rumble, Joy N. – Journal of Extension, 2017
It has been argued that to remain relevant in today's society, Extension must expand its role to provide public issues education. We conducted a web-based survey to determine whether Extension agents in Florida were prepared to deal with contentious issues. Survey respondents identified issues affecting their clientele, levels of frequency with…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Knowledge Level, Needs Assessment, Local Issues
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Pernia, Ronald A. – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2017
This study explores how the decentralization law of 1991 in the Philippines has provided the conditions for the interface of higher education and politics by virtue of Local Government Units (LGUs) establishment of Local Colleges and Universities (LCUs). Anchored on educational politics framework, it specifically looks at the experience of Mandaue…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Higher Education, Local Issues, Politics of Education
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Al-Muftah, Esraa – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2017
Discussions of the difficulties Qatari women experience in higher educational settings are unlikely to be found in international organization or government reports on the State of Qatar. Instead, recent reports have tended to gloss over gender inequalities raising a "successful girl discourse." Drawing on my own teaching experience at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Higher Education, Educational Change
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McHenry-Sorber, Erin; Provinzano, Kathleen – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2017
Hydraulic fracturing has altered the face of rural communities across the United States, creating new demands for educational leaders. This in-depth qualitative study explores how rural educational leaders in a heavily drilled community experience and respond to these challenges with a focus on increased local student transiency, homelessness, and…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Community Development, Qualitative Research