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Direct linkAdamson, Bob; Forestier, Katherine; Morris, Paul; Han, Christine – Comparative Education, 2017
Since the mid-1980s, a number of East Asian societies have consistently performed well in international tests, and their education systems have emerged as models of "best practice", including Hong Kong, which has been extensively referenced by politicians and their advisers in England. In parallel, local dissatisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
Download full textMilovanovitch, Mihaylo – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2019
In this article we present results from research on how education environments may influence the propensity of education participants to engage in corrupt practices. We approached this task with the help of a conceptual framework that draws on rational choice and routine activity theory, and on economic models of human behaviour. The framework…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Deception, Crime, Behavior Patterns
Kurtz, Holly; Lloyd, Sterling; Harwin, Alex – Editorial Projects in Education, 2019
Disruptive changes sparked by education technology and other forces are on the radar of education analysts. Even a quick internet search reveals a whole host of articles and organizations focused on educational innovation. But how do educators currently working in schools and districts think about innovation? How much of a priority is it for them?…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Barriers
Takayama, Keita; Lingard, Bob – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
This paper traces the complexities, contingencies and tensions involved in the creation of a new, 'scientific' assessment in what we call Prefecture A in Japan. We start with a thick, granular description of the complicated and ongoing narrative of a new policy emergence. This descriptive account serves as a precursor to our application of an…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Psychometrics, Public Officials, International Organizations
Estes, Elizabeth; Davis, Jeff; Shilton, Adrienne; Stoner-Mertz, Christine; Funk, Michael; Eisenberg, Lisa; Weller, Teneh; Knecht, Richard S.; Kelley, Veronica; Kain, Lara; Peck, Jennifer; Rosario, Aleah; Lombardo, Michael; Kimner, Hayin; Jacobs, Melissa; Dickey, Amanda; Epstein, Ken; Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio; Alcala, Lupita; Caparas, Ruthie; Coley, Aressa; Justus, Marianne; Willis, Jason; Larsen, Karen – WestEd, 2022
This field guide is a first step by a collaborative of California child-serving education, health, and social service experts and leaders to further California's current efforts toward one effective, integrated, comprehensive, school-based child-serving system. The guide includes guidance for both local education agencies (LEAs) and state leaders,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Guides, School Districts, Public Officials
US Department of Education, 2018
American postsecondary education has immeasurably expanded economic opportunity, improved our quality of life, fostered advances in art and culture, and driven scientific and technological innovation. It is rightly the envy of the world. American colleges and universities have also served a noteworthy public good by preparing our nation's leaders…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Entrepreneurship
Taylor, Melissa; Lamm, Alexa J. – Journal of Extension, 2016
Extension educators face challenges as they strive to keep up with critical issues in their communities, such as those surrounding water. A growing population and a diminishing water supply necessitate that Florida residents become more knowledgeable about water issues. We conducted research to determine how confident both the general public and…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Water, Natural Resources, State Policy
McCabe, Karen Elizabeth; Wallace, Annie; Crosland, Ann – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2015
This paper introduces a model for collaborative working to facilitate knowledge mobilisation in public health. The model has been developed by university researchers who worked collaboratively with public health commissioners and strategic partners to evaluate a portfolio of short-term funded interventions to inform re-commissioning. Within this…
Descriptors: Public Health, Cooperation, Models, Research and Development
Prusinski, Ellen L.; Ruddy, Anne-Maree; Plucker, Jonathan A.; Cierniak, Katherine A. – Educational Policy, 2015
As the first mayor in the United States to possess independent charter school authorizing authority, Mayor Bart Peterson oversaw the establishment and expansion of Indianapolis's ambitious charter school initiative. In 2007, Democratic Mayor Peterson's oversight of the initiative came to an end when he was unexpectedly defeated by Republican…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Officials, City Government, Administrative Change
Riddell, Sheila; Carmichael, Duncan – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 boosted the rights of parents of children with additional support needs (ASN) by improving access to information, instituting a Code of Practice and establishing new redress mechanisms such as the ASN Tribunal and independent mediation. More than a decade later, Scottish…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Legislation, Civil Rights, Special Needs Students
Mustafawi, Eiman; Shaaban, Kassim – Language Policy, 2019
The State of Qatar, in cooperation with the RAND Corporation, launched in 2002 an ambitious educational reform and development plan, "Education for a New Era," which included, among other things, the instating of English as the medium of instruction (EMI) in mathematics, science, and technology in the K-12 system. From the start, the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Mambetaliev, Askar – Online Submission, 2019
The purpose of this study was to find the main factors that guide language policies and discover correlations between top-down and bottom-up ideologies in the context of Hungary and Kyrgyzstan. To accomplish this, the study created a database of relevant official documents, photos of linguistic landscapes and qualitative data. The study analyzed…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Databases, Photography, Correlation
Smith-Khan, Laura – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2017
Theories of language policy increasingly emphasise focusing on the specific contexts in which language management occurs. In government settings, policy seeks to shape how individuals interact with officials. Australian asylum procedure is an area where policy aims at tight control. I examine how communication is managed in this setting, in which…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Refugees, Qualitative Research, Personal Narratives
Core, Brandon H.; Torres, Mario S., Jr. – Journal of Education Finance, 2016
The purpose of the study was to broaden awareness of legislative intentions associated with a State's facilities funding policy (Texas' Instructional Facilities Allotment, IFA). Recognizing the politically contested nature of school funding, arguments in support and against investing in facilities appear equally replete. Be that as it may, some…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), State Legislation, Educational Policy, State Policy
Duarte, Oscar Daniel – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2016
This article aims to explain the ultimate organisation of the Argentinian educational system during the 1870s as a result of the 1873 world economic crisis, which led, among other measures, to budget cuts. These had serious consequences in both curriculum design and the general structure of the different educational levels. Such a system fostered…
Descriptors: Educational History, Economic Climate, Foreign Countries, Budgets
