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Khandagale, Vidyanand S.; Pandya, Shefali – Online Submission, 2014
In this era of privatization and resulting commercialization of education at all levels, it is of paramount of importance to analyse the cost of education incurred to a student (or his/her parents) for his/her schooling. There is a public perception that higher one pays the amount of fees, better is likely to be his/her education and thereby,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Academic Achievement, Student Costs, Private Schools
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Miller, Karyn E. – Comparative Education Review, 2016
This study provides a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the challenge of achieving international educational goals by examining the political, economic, and cultural forces working to expand education globally. I analyze the effect of domestic and global institutions, specifically democracy, global economic integration, and receipt of…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment
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Lynskey, Michael J. – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
This article examines how two core factors--strategic and entrepreneurial dynamics--influence research and development (R&D) investment in new technology-based firms (NTBFs) using data from a questionnaire survey conducted in Japan. Among the strategic dynamics, it is found that joint R&D projects with universities have a positive,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Technological Advancement, Industry
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Burke, Meghan M.; Griffin, Megan M. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
While some Catholic schools include students with disabilities, few serve students with significant support needs. This paper offers two distinct models for including students with developmental disabilities in Catholic schools at the primary and secondary level. Describing programs at Children of Peace School and Notre Dame College Prep School,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Developmental Disabilities, Models, Inclusion
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Talley, Lauren; Brintnell, E. Sharon – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Introduction: Education is a fundamental right for all children, including those with disability [UN (United Nations). 2013. General Assembly, 68th Session. "The Way Forward: A Disability-Inclusive Developmental Agenda Towards 2015 and Beyond: Report of the Secretary-General (A/68/95)". June 14. (Masthead). (2012 Readex microfiche).].…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Educational Policy, Barriers
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Foster-Cohen, Susan H.; van Bysterveldt, Anne K. – Infants and Young Children, 2016
Early childhood education is encouraged for all 3- to 5-year-old children in New Zealand (known in the Maori language as Aotearoa) and is supported by a well-constructed bicultural curriculum (Te Whariki) and reasonably generous government funding. However, a number of factors mitigate against inclusion of children with developmental delays and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Inclusion, Developmental Disabilities
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Srivastava, Prachi – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2016
This article argues that the rise of domestic and international philanthropic engagement in education in India cannot be understood in isolation; rather, it is part of a broader trend of what is termed "new global philanthropy in education" in the Global South. Central to understanding the nature of this engagement is the localised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Literature Reviews
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Gumaelius, Lena; Almqvist, Monica; Árnadóttir, Anna; Axelsson, Anders; Conejero, J. Alberto; García-Sabater, José P.; Klitgaard, Lene; Kozma, Cecilia; Maheut, Julien; Marin-Garcia, Juan; Mickos, Henrik; Nilsson, Per-Olof; Norén, Agneta; Pinho-Lopes, Margarida; Prenzel, Manfred; Ray, Johanna; Roxå, Torgny; Voss, Mirjam – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
Since the 1990s, the low number of students choosing to study science and technology in higher education has been on the societal agenda and many initiatives have been launched to promote awareness regarding career options. The initiatives particularly focus on increasing enrolment in the engineering programmes. This article describes and compares…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Universities, Science Interests, College Programs
Spratt, Rebecca – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2016
The discourse of aid--its language, structures and practice--powerfully ascribes roles and attributes to those involved in aid relationships such as developed/developing, partner, recipient/donor etcetera. This discourse is driven by a complex system of diverse and often competing ideas, values, actors and relationships, within which individuals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Government Employees
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Lee, Kyunghee; Calkins, Andrea; Shin, Tae Seob – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: Using the Head Start Impact Study data, this study examines Head Start's impacts on social-emotional outcomes for children with disabilities. Method: Among 4,442 children, 570 children were reported to have disabilities. Ordinary least squares regression was used to determine whether the number of disabilities, having an individualized…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Multiple Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
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Lange, Dustin D.; Sears, Susann Heft; Osborne, Nicholas J. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2016
It is estimated that in the next decade, over two million veterans and dependents will utilize the Post-9/11 GI Bill for postsecondary education. Most colleges already possess the resources that veterans need to successfully transition and persist, though this subpopulation of learners also require services that are tailored to their…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Personnel Services, Transitional Programs
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Roberts, Jacqueline; Simpson, Kate – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
Increasing numbers of students with autism are being educated in mainstream schools. However, outcomes for students with autism are poor when compared to typical students and students with other developmental disabilities. In order to better understand facilitators and barriers to success at school for students with autism, research into the…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Stakeholders, Attitude Measures, Inclusion
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Simmons, Brandon; Martin, Florence – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2016
One-to-One Computing initiatives are K-12 Educational environments where student and teacher have Internet-connected, wireless computing devices in the classroom and optimally at home as well (Penuel, 2006). One-to-one computing has gained popularity in several schools and school districts across the world. However, there is limited research…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School District Size, Barriers
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Li, Jun; Xiaohong, Tian – Chinese Education & Society, 2016
As of year-end 2014, the Confucius Institutes--the largest international educational cooperation project in human history, and the largest internationalization project in the history of Chinese universities--celebrated their first decade of existence. This case study examines 27 Confucius Institutes in 15 countries spread across six continents…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Models, Educational Experience
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Khatri, Raina; Henderson, Charles; Cole, Renée; Froyd, Jeffrey E.; Friedrichsen, Debra; Stanford, Courtney – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
The physics education research community has produced a wealth of knowledge about effective teaching and learning of college level physics. Based on this knowledge, many research-proven instructional strategies and teaching materials have been developed and are currently available to instructors. Unfortunately, these intensive research and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Innovation, Models, Success
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