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van Kraayenoord, Christina E.; Waterworth, David; Brady, Trish – Journal of International Special Needs Education, 2014
Responding to individual differences in classrooms in which there is increasing diversity is one of the challenges of inclusive education in Australia. The linking of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and assistive technologies (ATs) is one way in which this challenge can be addressed. This article describes an initiative, known as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Differences, Inclusion, Classroom Environment
Lobaccaro, Regina Wechtenhiser – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Adult Basic Education (ABE) prison and community based literacy programs, are under close scrutiny to report accurate data to the National Reporting System (NRS). Delaware community based ABE programs are administered by the states' vocational school districts in New Castle, Kent and Sussex County. The NRS is the federal accountability program for…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Instructional Improvement
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Oberg De La Garza, Tammy; Moreno Kuri, Lissette – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2014
This article explores an urban partnership and service-learning project deliberately created to improve literacy and strengthen learning communities in an urban, Latino neighborhood of Chicago. The project aligns activities and objectives with resources and needs of university participants, a Latino community organization, and local public…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Hispanic Americans, Service Learning
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Sottie, Cynthia Akorfa; Dubus, Nicole; Sossou, Marie-Antoinette – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2013
The government of Ghana has designed various initiatives to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on education and the Education for All goals. Despite these initiatives, student outcomes continue to be poorer than desired. Although access to education has improved, student dropout remains a problem and student scores on achievement tests…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Counseling, Parent Participation, Equal Education
Sedwal, Mona; Kamat, Sangeeta – Online Submission, 2008
The Scheduled Castes (SCs, also known as Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (STs, also known as Adivasis) are among the most socially and educationally disadvantaged groups in India. This paper examines issues concerning school access and equity for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities and also highlights their unique problems, which may…
Descriptors: Social Class, Elementary Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Role of Education
Afridi, Zahid A. – Academy for Educational Development, 2006
This document describes the contributions made by the Primary Education Quality Improvement Program (1996-1999) to the broad goals of improved access, equity, and quality in girls' primary education in Pakistan. In Balochistan, the largest but least developed province of Pakistan, an innovative approach to educational development was successfully…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Females, Improvement Programs