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Recognition and Reporting of Outdoor Learning in Primary Schools in England
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Heather E. Prince; Olivia Diggory – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2024
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) inspects and reports on the quality and effectiveness of educational provision in England. This research explores the extent to which non-mandatory curricular outdoor learning was recognised and reported by Ofsted in their inspections of state-maintained English primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Recreational Activities, Experiential Learning
Policies and Programmes to Promote Child Well-Being in the Gulf Countries
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Ben Brik, Anis; Lansford, Jennifer E.; Al Fara, Heba – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
This article provides a review of policies and programmes to promote child well-being in the Gulf Countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). An overview is provided of the international agenda (e.g. the Sustainable Development Goals) and national strategies as they provide broad policy frameworks in which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Children, Public Policy
Policies Shaping South African Scholarship: Production and Reproduction, or Diversity in the Pursuit of Knowledge?
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Weber, Everard – Oxford Review of Education, 2011
The article reviews the roles played by the Department of Education and the National Research Foundation in South Africa in defining the meaning of scholarship and in evaluating and funding it. The ideas that inform policy and practice include: the view that scholarship must serve the requirements of the national economy in becoming more globally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Scholarship, Role
National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship Years 6 & 10 Report, 2007
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Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2009
This report presents the findings from the second National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship, conducted under the auspices of the national council of education ministers, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). The National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship measures Year 6 and Year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, National Programs
National Assessment Program--ICT Literacy Years 6 & 10 Report, 2008
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Ainley, John; Fraillon, Julian; Freeman, Chris – Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2010
Australia's national educational goals place considerable importance on the place of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education. The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians of December 2008 asserted that "in this digital age young people need to be highly skilled in the use of ICT" (MCEETYA,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Programs, Testing Programs, National Competency Tests
Regional Disparities and Public Policy in Tunisian Education.
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Jones, Marie T. – Comparative Education, 1986
Shows how Tunisia's national educational program is implemented unevenly in different regions with resulting disadvantages for rural populations, especially rural girls and women. Specifies ways the politics and public policy appear to influence regional differences in educational outcomes. Examines educational, economic, and political…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Boarding Schools, Comparative Education, Developing Nations