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Download full textSalmi, Jamil; Pham, Ly Thi – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2019
This paper provides a review of academic governance and leadership in Vietnam at both the national and institutional levels, focusing more on the public sector. It also provides an analysis of new policy developments aimed at achieving higher education reform. There have been significant changes over the last three decades regarding governance…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Direct linkMartinez, Melissa A.; Vega, Desireé; Marquez, Jocabed – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2019
Charter schools that target underserved communities, including Latinxs, have proliferated in the U.S., claiming a unique, more autonomous and successful alternative to traditional public schools, often with a promise of increased postsecondary access and preparation. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding their effectiveness on academic…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Undocumented Immigrants, Hispanic American Students, Institutional Autonomy
Dobbins, Michael; Christ, Claudia – Journal of Education Policy, 2019
This article focusses on the evolution of the school governance model in Spain since the 1980s. In Spain and elsewhere in Europe, the state's monopoly over education has softened and new forms of educational governance have emerged. This has resulted in the decentralization of decision-making authority to individual schools, municipalities, and…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Institutional Autonomy, Models
Nelson, James – British Journal of Religious Education, 2019
This paper explores what some have described as a 'crisis in meaning' in religious education (RE). One region, Northern Ireland, is chosen as a focus for exploring the question of meaning-making as it provides an example of 'agreed ambiguity' -- where a common syllabus for RE is believed to be ascribed different meanings by different schools. The…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Discourse Analysis, Web Sites, Christianity
Rónay, Zoltán – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2019
In the latest BCES Conference Book ("Education in Modern Society," BCES Conference Books, 2018) a study was published which presented Hungarian legislation on the field of education. It is clear that the legal framework serves the interests of the government. The Fundamental Law of Hungary does not guarantee the fundamental right to…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Educational Legislation, Civil Rights, Higher Education
Pham, Huong Thi – Quality in Higher Education, 2018
Quality accreditation in higher education exists in many countries, including Vietnam. As of May 2018, 80 higher education institutions in Vietnam have officially been evaluated and recognised using the national quality standards. This study examined the impact of institutional accreditation on the evaluated university. The qualitative research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Accreditation (Institutions), National Standards
Hong, Min – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2018
There are several common trends and challenges in the higher education (HE) system around the world, like expansion and diversification of HE, fiscal pressure and orientation to markets, demand for greater accountability and great quality and efficiency (e.g. The financing and management of higher education: a status report on worldwide reforms,…
Descriptors: State Universities, Governance, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Education
Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; González-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; González, Irma; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Valdes-Perea, Alba-Liliana; Álvarez, María-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquín; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sergio-Esteban; Álvarez-Gómez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesús; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
A reform always implies an adjustment, a transformation, or a change. But one always hopes that a reform is for the better, and that it will benefit those who will be affected by the reform. Educational reforms have been seen in this way, since the world changes and we change with it. In this line of thought, we can dare to think that when an…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Poverty, Quality of Life, Social Differences
Commonwealth of Learning, 2021
This report prepared at the request of the Seychelles Ministry of Education presents a new model of schooling in Seychelles and makes a case for strengthening the Seychelles Institute of Distance and Open Learning. The new model proposes to leverage the best features of open schooling, e-learning, hybrid learning, and community tutoring to improve…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Distance Education
Mai, Anh Ngoc – Higher Education for the Future, 2022
As previous research has not addressed the relationship between university autonomy and university rankings within countries where the state control model is used, this study explores universities' strategies to achieve top university rankings in accordance with their autonomous rights and financial as well as political support. Specifically, this…
Descriptors: Reputation, Institutional Evaluation, Institutional Characteristics, Cross Cultural Studies
Gul Muhammad Rind – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education are a global phenomenon of education reform that is increasingly being implemented in several countries, including Pakistan. These are being framed as effective policy tools to increase equitable access to education. There are different manifestations and designs of PPPs in different regions, based…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Quality, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries
Bach, Anabel; Böhnke, Anja; Thiel, Felicitas – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: School improvement and effectiveness depend substantially on teachers developing their professional competencies on an ongoing basis. Germany's new approach to school governance combines instruments borrowed from different theoretical concepts: teacher collaboration (in a sense of professional self-regulation with high autonomy) and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Individualized Instruction, Staff Development, Instructional Improvement
Võ, Minh Th? H?i; Laking, Rob – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Autonomisation, allowing public organisations greater freedom from central control, has been extensively debated in the public policy literature as a means of increasing their efficiency and effectiveness. The government of Vietnam has adopted autonomisation as a key policy in reforming public service delivery. This paper investigates the…
Descriptors: State Universities, Institutional Autonomy, Foreign Countries, Administrative Organization
Penninckx, Maarten – Management in Education, 2020
Improving the quality of education is a permanent concern for national policymakers. In that regard, a growing number of education systems have implemented a monitoring system where pupils have to take standardised tests at regular intervals during their school career (OECD, 2013). This article aims to offer food for thought to the readers of…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, Standardized Tests, Foreign Countries
Barrett, Nathan; Carlson, Deven; Harris, Douglas N.; Lincove, Jane Arnold – National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice, 2020
Schools often struggle to attract and retain high-performing teachers and to develop or remove low-performing ones. In this study, the researchers considered whether this is true in New Orleans where almost all schools are charters with flexibility over personnel policies and practices, and where schools compete against one another and face…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, School Districts
