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Percival, James – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2017
Contemporary Conservative education policy may seem to be hastily formulated and executed, but, it is arguably founded on deeply held ideological beliefs. By briefly examining the history of the British Conservative party and its complex formation and disparate ideological traditions, including the broader conservative diaspora, four key…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Social Systems, Policy Analysis, Ideology
Darling-Hammond, Linda, Ed.; Lieberman, Ann, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Teachers are the most important single element of the education system but what does it take to create high quality teachers in today's world? Around the world, countries are struggling to understand how to change their schools to meet global demands. International comparisons have shown that schools in Finland lead the league tables, but why is…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Free Enterprise System
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Schlee, Regina Pefanis; Curren, Mary T.; Harich, Katrin R. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2009
This study examines the implications of the increased popularity of social enterprise programs and social venture competitions for the marketing curriculum. Social enterprise programs and competitions are often offered outside the school of business and target students from a variety of academic backgrounds. Although social enterprises use…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Marketing, Business Skills, Business Education
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Mechitov, Alexander I.; Moshkovich, Helen M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2006
In this study, the authors reviewed the development of Russian business education in the past decade. This development, fueled by historic changes in Russian society, has affected all aspects of business education, including its organizational structures, demand in different business areas, and mode of teaching. In a short period of time, Russian…
Descriptors: Business Education, Foreign Countries, Social Change, Educational Change
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Jones, Brian; Iredale, Norma – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2006
Successive governments in the UK have increasingly stressed the need for a more enterprising society. Much of the emphasis has been placed upon educationalists to introduce more elements of enterprise into the school curriculum at all levels, and new and innovative ways to initiate the subject matter is increasingly being sought. This article…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Daily Living Skills, Summer Schools, Foreign Countries