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Direct linkCervinkova, Hana; Rudnicki, Pawel – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2019
We focus on describing some of the effects of austerity capitalism in the public educational sector in Poland, a country that was a part of the Soviet bloc from WWII and experienced dramatic transformation after 1989. This transformation from "communism" to "democracy" involved all spheres of the life of society and individuals…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Authoritarianism, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education
Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2010
Outsourcing has evolved into a strategic imperative at a growing number of community colleges, especially as administrators rein in spending and streamline operations in the face of shrinking budgets. Across the country, more colleges are outsourcing a range of functions, including information technology (IT), course instruction, food service,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Privatization, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedWilliams, Lois C.; Leak, Lawrence E. – Educational Leadership, 1996
An independent study of Baltimore City's Tesseract schools analyzes why the privately managed program failed. Results showed no gains on Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills scores. Baltimore was paying about 11% more per student than in comparison schools. EAI has succeeded in establishing the supremacy of Wednesday afternoons for staff development…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Failure, Financial Problems
Wiley, Ed, III – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
The University of the District of Columbia's radio station, whose mission was to play jazz and report on local public affairs and whose black audience was the fourth-largest of the nation's public radio outlets, has been sold due to financial problems. Critics are concerned that this and other such sales undermine the core mission of public…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Broadcast Journalism, College Role, Educational Radio
Lund, Mark – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1998
In Alberta, reductions in educational funding and a "back to basics" mentality have resulted in reduced support for outdoor and environmental education. Elementary/secondary programs have responded by taking the programs directly to the schools to avoid transportation costs, and by cutting the more adventurous programs. Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Environmental Education, Financial Problems, Financial Support
Witter, Susan – 1992
Prior to 1985, the British Columbia (Canada) community colleges relied heavily on institutional seat purchases (direct funding) to support ongoing vocational programs and, to a lesser extent, to implement new training programs. With the introduction of the Canada Job Strategy in 1985, many of the seat purchases were reduced in favor of indirect…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Economics
