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Auld, Euan; Morris, Paul – Comparative Education, 2016
Education reform is increasingly portrayed as a means to improve a nation's global competitiveness as measured by its performance in international league tables of pupil achievement. This has created a demand for comparative research which identifies "what works" in high-performing school systems. A diverse array of consultancies, thinks…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Educational Policy, Best Practices, Educational Change
Richard Sweet – European Training Foundation, 2009
This report examines programmes for youth that combine learning in classrooms with participation in work in 10 Mediterranean countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey. It is one element, together with the development of a network of policymakers and experts from the…
Descriptors: Youth, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Social Capital
Walker, Michele – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to observe, describe, and analyze the aspects of school capacity within an urban turnaround school. School capacity factors included: "Teacher Knowledge, Skills and Disposition"; "Professional Community"; "Program Coherence"; "Technical Resources"; and "Principal…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Turnaround, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Decision Making