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Direct linkSayer, Peter – AILA Review, 2019
There has been a rapid global expansion of English instruction in the early grades in public school curricula. Particularly in so-called developing countries, the increase of and its shift from exclusively private to public education is linked to the idea that acquiring English promotes personal, social, and economic development. The author takes…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Kenea, Ambissa – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2014
The major purpose of the study was to look into change and continuity in the policy and practices of adult basic literacy initiatives in Ethiopia and to deduce lessons that can be drawn from the experiences for the future of adult basic literacy program in the country and elsewhere. Data was obtained through critical review of documents on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy
Download full textBof, Alvana Maria – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Proformacao is a distance teacher certification course aimed at providing training to 27,000 uncertified teachers in 15 Brazilian states. This innovative program organizes human and technical resources for delivering distance education in a cost-effective manner. Different from other institutional systems--which typically employ their own…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Information Systems, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Ravela, Pedro – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2005
The purpose of this article is to present a case of national achievement assessment at the primary level within a formative approach. Many countries experience an increasing obligation to attach high stakes to national assessments, which results in greater pressure on teachers and schools. The author's view is that this kind of approach is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
