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Magee, Michael – Education Next, 2014
In 2007, the case could be made that Rhode Island had, dollar for dollar, the worst-performing public education system in the United States. Despite per-pupil expenditures ranking in the top 10 nationally, the state's 8th graders fared no better than 40th in reading and 33rd in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Only…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Officials, Expenditure per Student, Academic Achievement
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Das, Arpita – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) has been recognised globally as key to helping young people assert their sexual and reproductive rights. In India too, there is growing awareness of the importance of providing CSE not only to reduce sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies and abortions but also to teach important life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Adolescents, Teacher Education
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O'Connor, Muiris – Irish Educational Studies, 2014
Beginning with a historical review of Irish education policy since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922, this paper focuses on the issue of investment in education through the lens of the "Investment in Education" report. Following this historical review, the author explores how the legacy of the past continues to define the…
Descriptors: Investment, Reflection, Educational Policy, Educational Change
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Shobeiri, Seyed Mohammad; Meiboudi, Hossein; Kamali, Fatemeh Ahmadi – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2014
The present study investigates environmental education (EE) before and after Iran's Islamic Revolution. The research method is case study, and among the case study methods, historical analysis has been used in this research. A wide array of sources were employed, from government performance reports to documents, records, books, and articles…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Educational History, Educational Change, Educational Practices
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Emily Legg – College Composition and Communication, 2014
Challenging histories of male-dominated composition instruction during the nineteenth century, this article recovers composition practices at the Cherokee National Female Seminary, locating the practices at the intersections of gender, race, and colonization. Through Indigenous storytelling and archival research methods, the author asserts that…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Womens Education, Females, American Indian Students
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Haydn, Terry – Education Sciences, 2012
The article examines the enduring popularity of a form of school history which is based predominantly on the idea that the transmission of a positive story about the national past will inculcate in young people a sense of loyalty to the state; a reassuring and positive sense of identity and belonging; and a sense of social solidarity with fellow…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Nationalism, National Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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Hammersley, Laura – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2012
Community-based service-learning (CBSL) integrates experiential learning and academic goals with organized activities designed to meet the objectives of community partners. CBSL has potential to enhance (1) academic learning, (2) foster civic responsibility, (3) develop life skills and (4) transform student attitudes. However, little research…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Educational Benefits, Partnerships in Education
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Labaki, Georges – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2012
Sustainable development is continuous process of change requiring painful choices resting on political will. This paper examines the developments needed to engage with sustainable development in the field of political science through the following: the reform in political science programmes to cope with the need for sustainable development in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Political Science, College Programs
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Greger, D.; Kifer, E. – Journal of Pedagogy, 2012
In reaction to central control of schooling by the Soviet Union, the Czech Republic countered with what some say was the most decentralized system in Europe. While the political move to democracy was extraordinarily successful, there were numerous governments between 1989 and the present. The combination of the decentralized control of schooling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Competency Tests, Administrative Organization, Educational Administration
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Garcia, Eugene E.; Lawton, Kerry; Diniz De Figueriedo, Eduardo H. – Teachers College Record, 2012
Background: The state of Arizona has recently mandated the Structured English Immersion Model (SEI) in the state's public schools, and as a result the local flexibility that existed regarding the choice of program models for ELLs has ended. In the school year 2008-09, these regulations were made even more restrictive after the implementation of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, English Language Learners
Hillier, Yvonne; Appleby, Yvon – Adults Learning, 2012
How can one capture the good practice within the further education sector and identify how best to develop the workforce? This conundrum has taxed government and professionals within the sector for decades. The introduction of Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS), the Certificate (CTLLS) and Diploma (DTLLS) in 2007 was the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Politics of Education, Educational Policy
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Crossouard, Barbara – Education Inquiry, 2012
The opportunity offered by the Umea Symposium to probe the intersection of quality and assessment immediately brings into focus a wider issue -- that of the quality of education which assessment aspires to support. Prompted by recent research into formative assessment in Scottish primary school contexts, the paper explores how formative assessment…
Descriptors: Socialization, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Educational Quality
Motter, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Exploring the theory the personal is political, this critical emancipatory case study seeks to empower women and disrupt virtual world discourses via women's intervention of voice and visibility in informal learning sites. Using critical emancipatory methodology, I worked with five women to develop strategic online social network…
Descriptors: Art Education, Feminism, Activism, Case Studies
Rappleye, Jeremy – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
As education becomes increasingly global, the processes and politics of transfer have become a central focus of research. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary theoretical and analytical work aimed at exploring international educational reform and reveals the myriad ways that globalization is now fundamentally altering our…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Educational Research, Global Approach, Educational Change
Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2012
The 2012 federal Budget marks the beginning of a painful and unnecessary fiscal retrenchment. Despite boasting one of the lowest debt-to-GDP ratios amongst industrialized countries, the Conservative government is pressing ahead with deep cuts of more than $5 billion across departmental budgets by 2014-15. For post-secondary education and research,…
Descriptors: Research Administration, Budgeting, Budgets, Educational Finance
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