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Evans, G. R. – Higher Education Policy, 2004
Recent Government policy has been strongly in favour of encouraging entrepreneurship and partnerships with industry. A flagship project backed by 68 million British Pounds was launched by Gordon Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1999. Due diligence exercises by the DTI failed to ensure that value for money was obtained. What had been planned…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Accountability
Muhirwa, Jean-Marie – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
Distance education and information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been marketed as cost-effective ways to rescue struggling educational institutions in developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study uses classroom video analysis and follow-up interviews with teachers, students, and local tutors to analyse…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Conflict, Interaction, Foreign Countries
Boitshwarelo, Bopelo – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2009
This paper explores a case of teacher professional development in Botswana where a blended learning solution was attempted. The analysis of the implementation environment reveals deficiencies in policy, schools (workplaces), and training providers. The paper concludes with three recommendations: 1) Schools should support ongoing teacher learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Professional Development, Case Studies
McFarland, Valere – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2007
This report highlights the importance of addressing the unique set of needs of middle-level students. The struggle over structuring and content of middle-level education--the K-8 versus middle-school/junior-high argument--mirrors to a considerable extent the broader recurring battle of traditionalism versus progressivism. There are few empirical…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Policy Analysis, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Needs
Guzzetti, Barbara J., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Living in an age of communication, literacy is an extremely integral part of our society. We are impacted by literature during our infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. "Literacy for the New Millennium" includes information from specialists in the field who discuss the influence of popular culture, media, and technology on…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Skills, Oral Language, Language Acquisition
Mazzotti, Luciana; Murphy, Barbara; Kent, Jenny – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
Society is becoming increasingly aware of the need for education to play a key role in integrating knowledge and understanding about sustainability into practical, vocational skills which can be used in the workplace. Education for sustainability is now a widely accepted concept which seeks to promote and develop sustainability skills and…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Vocational Education, Skill Development, Environmental Education
Cochran, Moncrieff – ZERO TO THREE, 2007
This book presents a review and synthesis of the early care and education system in the United States -- a system that now faces increasing enrollment, an underpaid workforce, and limited budgets. A substantial number of trained early care and education professionals are projected to leave the field over the next 10 years due to noncompetitive…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Baby Boomers, Child Care, Early Childhood Education
Morris, Mary P.; Fenster, Mark J. – Online Submission, 2006
As part of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the U. S. Department of Education determined that state education agencies could submit a consolidated application to obtain funds from many federal programs through a single, consolidated application. Title II-D Enhancing Education through Technology (EdTech), is one of thirteen programs that could…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, School District Size, Program Proposals
Frazer, Danica – 1994
This practicum targeted a multi-service child and youth care agency in which lesbian women and gay men were implicitly excluded from serving as therapeutic foster parents. The setting in which the practicum project was developed, implemented, and evaluated is a not-for-profit, provincially chartered, and publicly-funded organization, headquartered…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Education Policy Formation in Africa: A Comparative Study of Five Countries. Technical Paper No. 12.
Evans, David R., Ed. – 1994
This publication contains a set of five case studies and two analytical overview chapters that lay the foundation for a deeper understanding of the process of educational policy formation in Africa. Reflecting developments until late 1992, the cases include Botswana, Tanzania, Uganda, Mali, and Senegal. The articles describe and analyze current…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
Nagle, Ami; Kim, Robert – 1996
This special report reviews problems in Illinois' education funding system and discusses potential solutions to these problems. The report notes that the fundamental problem with the current education finance system is an over-reliance on local property taxes. Although property taxes are a relatively stable and lucrative revenue source,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Whitebook, Marcy; And Others – 1996
There is evidence that increasing the compensation of child care workers improves the quality of child care. This study was funded by the Child Development Division of the California Department of Education to identify policy options addressing the improvement of compensation for staff working in child care and development programs. The report…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Child Development Specialists, Compensation (Remuneration)
Lark, Melody – 1995
The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, the National Drug Control Strategy (1989-92), the Five-Year State Master Plan to Reduce Drug and Alcohol Abuse in California (1988-92), and the perspectives of education administrators (n=14) of drug prevention programs in select California public secondary schools (1994-95) were analyzed. The…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Legislation, Drug Use
Kelley, Lance – 1993
This report, written for the Americans for Indian Opportunity "Ambassador Program," addresses the need to research the detrimental effects of the guardianship program on Native Americans. The guardianship program was established by the United States government during the early 1900s to protect monies that Indians received from mineral…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Federal Indian Relationship, Federal Programs, Government Role
Colbeck, Carol – 1994
In order to understand how college faculty incentives and other policies influence faculty behavior, this inquiry used case studies to gain insight into faculty motivation and work behavior. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with the department chairs and seven or eight tenured faculty in each of four departments and with each…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty