Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| Harvard Education Press | 2 |
| Routledge, Taylor & Francis… | 2 |
| Canadian Mathematics… | 1 |
| Corwin Press | 1 |
| Peter Lang Frankfurt | 1 |
| Special Services in the… | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Collected Works - General | 11 |
| Books | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Early Childhood Education | 1 |
| Grade 1 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Goals 2000 | 1 |
| Pell Grant Program | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Advanced Placement… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textLiljedahl, Peter, Ed.; Allan, Darien, Ed.; Chapman, Olive, Ed.; Gourdeau, Frédéric, Ed.; Lajoie, Caroline, Ed.; Oesterle, Susan, Ed.; Simmt, Elaine, Ed.; Taylor, Peter, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2016
This special issue of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group/Groupe Canadien d'Étude en Didactique des Mathématiques (CMESG/GCEDM) Proceedings looks at CMESG/GCEDM's collective history, reflects on where the group has been, and who the members have become as an organization. Through a selection of excerpts from past proceedings, the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, History, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Direct linkRaffo, Carlo, Ed.; Dyson, Alan, Ed.; Gunter, Helen, Ed.; Hall, Dave, Ed.; Jones, Lisa, Ed.; Kalambouka, Afroditi, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are competing explanations as…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Disadvantaged Schools, Poverty, Educational Objectives
Colclough, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
What do we know about the outcomes of education in developing countries? Where are the gaps in our knowledge, and why are they important to fill? What are the policy challenges that underlie these knowledge gaps, and how can education best contribute to eliminating the problem of widespread poverty in the developing world? This book arises out of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Studies, Poverty, Educational Research
Mikk, Jaan, Ed.; Veisson, Marika, Ed.; Luik, Piret, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2011
The studies in this volume explore a number of issues in education today. One paper reveals what actually motivates teachers to develop their career, another, how to teach primary teachers to talk about visual art. Children's artworks were explored in one article to see how they relate to their adjustment to school. In another, a case study was…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Speech Communication, Primary Education, Learning Disabilities
Sadler, Philip M., Ed.; Sonnert, Gerhard, Ed.; Tai, Robert H., Ed.; Klopfenstein, Kristin, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2010
With an annual yearly growth rate of 9.3 percent over the last two decades, Advanced Placement courses have become a juggernaut in American high school education. AP courses are routinely perceived as an indicator of educational rigor, and many schools push to enroll low-income or minority students in these courses in the hope of preparing them…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Hess, Frederick M., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners, "With the Best of Intentions" examines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the key lessons--for educators, philanthropists, policymakers, and community leaders--of philanthropic contributions to schools and school systems. From the Gates small…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Williford, Miriam, Ed. – 1994
This book contains individual essays and series of essays about fundamental issues in prison education. The following individual essays are included: "The Paradox of Higher Education in Prisons" (Jones, d'Errico); "A Brief History of Prison Higher Education in the United States" (Silva); "The Scope and Diversity of Prison…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Curriculum, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedYsseldyke, James E., Ed.; Thurlow, Martha L., Ed. – Special Services in the Schools, 1994
This book on the results of education for students with disabilities considers a number of issues, including what outcomes should be expected and how they should be measured and reported, school reform, the possible role of Goals 2000/Educate America Act, and alternative views on identifying outcomes and setting standards such as those of the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Data Collection, Disabilities
Joyner, Edward T., Ed.; Ben-Avie, Michael, Ed.; Comer, James P., Ed. – Corwin Press, 2004
Schools are the only universally accessible institutions where there are enough adults to provide continuous support for children's growth, development, and success in life. Using the process pioneered by renowned child psychiatrist Dr. James P. Comer and his colleagues at the Yale School Development Program (SDP), this unique field guide offers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Instructional Leadership
Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1982
This collection of papers, consisting of six reports, is the result of a research project during which vocational educators from the United Kingdom traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany to examine the ways in which secondary school students in that country learn about the world of work. Included in the volume are the following reports:…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Course Content, Curriculum
Evans, Karen, Ed.; Hodkinson, Phil, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – 2002
This book contains 13 papers on transformations in the nature of work that affect the learning and skill requirements of jobs and individuals and ways those requirements can be met. The following papers are included: "The Significance of Workplace Learning for a 'Learning Society'" (Karen Evans, Helen Rainbird); "Learning Careers:…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
