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Yovita Anggita Dewi; Bezawit Adugna Bahru; Manfred Zeller – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2025
Purpose: This study analyses the performance of field extension agents in Indonesia using a multi-dimensional performance indicator. Methodology: The study uses data from an online survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,974 field extension agents. Binary and ordinal probit models are utilised to analyse the performance of extension…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extension Agents, Rural Extension, Performance Based Assessment
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de Oliveira, Breynner Ricardo; Daroit, Doriana – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
The paper analyzes how street-level bureaucrats construct and activate the intersectoral network induced by the implementation of the "Bolsa Família" Program (BFP) in a region of extreme poverty in Brazil. BFP is a federal cash transfer program with conditionalities, benefiting 13.8 million families. Based on the educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Networks, Federal Programs
Green, Jimmy; Donovan, Brittney; Palius, Marjory – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2022
The Newark Opportunity Youth Network (NOYN) contracted with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the youth workforce development system within the state. The study documents how the youth workforce system developed in New Jersey since the federal…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Youth Employment, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
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House, Jenny – T.H.E. Journal, 2012
In this article, the author talks about the Race to the Top-District (RttT-D) grant competition. People need to pay attention to RttT-D because the priorities expressed in its requirements are very likely to be harbingers for other competition requirements. If one thinks he/she might apply for any type of competitive federal funding in the future,…
Descriptors: Competition, Grants, Financial Support, Cooperation
Lawrence, Steven – Foundation Center, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top competition has provided an unprecedented opportunity for states to advance public elementary and secondary education reform. The competition's requirements encompass reforms ranging from overhauling teacher assessment to adopting common educational standards to eliminating restrictions on the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Stakeholders, Competition, Educational Change
Julianelle, Patricia – National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2008
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is the main federal program concerning the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. It provides federal funding to states, which then distribute the funds to their school districts through a competitive application process; the funds are used to ensure that children and youth…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Disadvantaged Youth, Federal Programs
Goor, Jeanette; And Others – 1979
The report on arts education presents findings of a survey of state education agencies. Requested by the U.S. Office of Education, the survey was designed to provide background data for the federal government's activities in coordinating arts education policies and programs. The survey was sent to all 50 states with 100% response. Questions…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Stowe, Carol Ann – 1992
Language minority children (those whose primary language is other than English) are significantly more likely than their non-minority peers to live in poverty, thereby qualifying for federal Head Start and bilingual education programs. An examination of the policies in these programs focuses on their area of overlap. It begins with an overview of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Educational Finance