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Perry, Elissa L. – Educational Policy, 2024
This paper provides a qualitative review of research related to sexual harassment interventions employed in institutions of higher education (IHEs) and introduces a needs assessment process that IHE administrators can use to inform their choice of intervention. Additionally, this paper provides direction regarding how to assess the impact of…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Higher Education, Intervention, Needs Assessment
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Chang-Bacon, Chris K. – Educational Policy, 2022
With U.S. classrooms increasingly characterized by linguistic diversity, policies mandating teacher training around English learning have proliferated. Recent federal oversight prompted Massachusetts to implement an initiative to endorse its 70,000+ teachers in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI). While policy research has productively emphasized…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Educational Policy, Language Attitudes, Multilingualism
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Peurach, Donald J.; Glazer, Joshua L.; Winchell Lenhoff, Sarah – Educational Policy, 2016
The national education reform agenda has rapidly expanded to include attention to continuous improvement research in education. The purpose of this analysis is to propose a new approach to "developmental evaluation" aimed at building a foundation for continuous improvement in large-scale school improvement networks, on the argument that…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Networks, Network Analysis
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Pereira, Sara; Pereira, Luís – Educational Policy, 2015
This article examines the political and the media discourses concerning the Portuguese governmental program responsible for delivering a laptop named "Magalhães" to all primary school children. The analysis is based on the official documents related to the launch and development of the initiative as well as the press coverage of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Computers, Elementary School Students, Politics of Education
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Clune, William H. – Educational Policy, 1994
Introduces a special issue on educational program adequacy--the cost of raising poor children's outcomes to functional levels through improved systems of finance, governance, organization, implementation, and educational practice. Essays raise numerous problems, including a weak knowledge base, low educational productivity, political resistance,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Equity (Finance)
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Zigler, Edward F.; Finn-Stevenson, Matia – Educational Policy, 1994
For all students to achieve a certain academic achievement level, educators must broaden their understanding of how children learn and ensure that financial resources are provided for child- and family-support services beginning at birth. This article reviews research that forms the basis for this recommendation, highlighting the School of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance), Elementary Secondary Education