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Morrison, Shelley – Child Care in Practice, 2016
Coyle and Pinkerton identify gaps in the care leaving system in Northern Ireland regarding social work training and meeting the challenges of transitioning from care. The primary focus of this article is to provide a perspective of care and leaving care which could contribute to social work education and practice in these areas. Framed within a…
Descriptors: Child Care, Foreign Countries, Social Work, Caseworkers
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Watkins, Richard – Primary Science, 2010
It is a recurring debate many people have probably been engaged in: why do pupils appear to under-perform in the lower years of secondary school? In the latest in their "Perspectives on education" series, "Primary-secondary transfer in science" (Wellcome Trust, 2009), the Wellcome Trust addresses this problematic area with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Elementary School Science
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Christie, Hazel – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
This paper offers an interpretation of the role of emotions in understanding the transitions that young people make to university. I draw on qualitative research with a group of non-traditional students, entering elite universities, to argue that youth transitions are emotional as well instrumental affairs. I argue that choice-making processes…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Developmental Studies Programs
Wilson, Peter – Adults Learning, 2008
Five years after the Government announced plans to replace the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), the author anticipates the arrival of the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). Now the new Qualifications and Credit Framework is a reality. The regulatory arrangements for the QCF came into force on 1 September 2008 and the…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Change
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Roberts, Ken – Journal of Youth Studies, 2007
This article presents the author's response to Wyn and Woodman (2006) who have urged shifting youth research away from a transition paradigm to a generation paradigm. The evidence that they marshal in support is mainly from Australia, but their arguments are intended to be relevant throughout the western world. Here, the author argues that Wyn and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Transitional Programs, Age Differences
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Fasick, Frank A. – Adolescence, 1988
Contends that secondary education formalizes transition from adolescence to young adulthood in ways that exemplify patterns of segregation, transition, and incorporation that compose Van Gennep's "rites de passage." Explains how socially immature adolescents are segregated in high schools and formally socialized for responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
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Gunn, Susan E.; Ostos, Zenaida – International Labour Review, 1992
Describes child labor in the Philippines and two responses to the needs of child scavengers: the Drop In Center, which provided health, social, and employment services to children and their families, and SABANA, a sheltered learning place for child workers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Child Labor, Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Health Services
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Green, Hollyn – Convergence, 1994
The majority of adult refugees are women, most from rural developing areas. Transition to a new location is an opportunity to reexamine norms about male/female roles as traditional interaction patterns are disrupted. Because women often adjust more successfully, they may assume personal or family leadership roles. (SK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Standards, Females, Foreign Countries
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Bowser, Don; Danaher, Patrick A.; Somasundaram, Jay – Teaching in Higher Education, 2007
While diversity and commonality are not necessarily contradictory aspirations in relation to contemporary teaching in higher education, they exist potentially in a state of dynamic tension, fostered by market-based and government-induced policies that strive to have the largest and widest possible client- or customer-base, while reducing costs by…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Transformative Learning, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
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Banham, Ken; Garrett, Malcolm; McClean, Arlene; Strydom, Andre; Hassiotis, Angela; Williams, Val; Palmer, Neil; England, Tiffany – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
This article is written by two British people with learning disabilities and their health care team. It is about their wish to move into homes in the community after years in hospitals. They explain the service experiences they have had and what they are looking forward to in the future. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Foreign Countries, Group Homes
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Madden, Phil – British Journal of Special Education, 1993
This paper outlines the arrangements for assessing school leavers under Sections 5 and 6 of Great Britain's Disabled Persons Act, summarizes the results of research in Avon (England) following the lives of 50 people with severe learning difficulties just before and after they left school. Presents a model for individual and strategic planning to…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
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Askew, Hilary; Thomas, David – British Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article focuses on administrative policy issues related to reintegration of students with emotional and behavioral difficulties from special into mainstream schools in England. Based on the results of interviews with administrators and teachers, readiness factors are discussed and administrative guidelines to prepare for reentry are outlined.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Ferreira, J. G. – Higher Education Review, 1992
After a review of the current problems of the racially oriented educational system of South Africa, this article examines alternative teaching strategies to ease the transition from school to university and concludes that modification of teaching for first-year university students is the most feasible approach. Examples of successful strategies…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth, Foreign Countries
Bruce, Michael G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Observing that there is no shortage of work to be done, but rather a shortage of employment, this essay analyzes aspects of youth unemployment in Europe including school effectiveness; alienation and the work ethic; remedies, which include European Community's "social guarantee"; and some considerations for future change. (MJL)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Administration, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Engberg, Agnete – 1979
These two booklets provide overviews of educational programs for young children in Denmark. The first booklet briefly outlines recent initiatives in preschool education. Four types of preschool institutions currently in operation are indicated. The major portion of the booklet is focused on the aims and methods of day nurseries, nursery…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
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