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Direct linkWilson, 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
Palmarini, James – Teaching Theatre, 1994
Discusses the significance of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act for theater and other arts educators. Presents comments of several theater education teachers, leaders, and arts advocates regarding the enactment of Goals 2000. (RS)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards
Ramirez, Al – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Policymakers are placing tremendous faith in assessment, a technology with many limitations. Assessment-driven improvement policy uses mandatory testing to leverage desired change, but it narrows the curriculum, punishes teachers for things beyond their control, expands bureaucracy, and does not work. Alternative strategies for school leaders are…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, National Standards, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedScherer, Marge – Educational Leadership, 2001
According to advocate Robert J. Marzano, standards are the only policy mandate that can significantly improve student achievement. The standards identification process was clumsy, but started a national conversation about desirable subject-area knowledge requirements. Standards content should be cut by two-thirds; teacher-made tests can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPorter, Andrew C. – American Journal of Education, 1994
Empirical evidence concerning the promise of setting national standards for school improvement is assembled. From this evidence, it is predicted that standards will not lead to the standardization of educational practice, stifled creativity, or minority-student endangerment. Benefits, which are less easily predicted, will depend on the quality of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Equipped for the Future: Tools & Standards for Building & Assessing Quality Adult Literacy Programs.
Download full textSpangenberg, Gail; Watson, Sarah – 2003
This report presents results from interviews with a sampling of experienced Equipped for the Future (EFF) users. Chapter I provides background and context for this initiative. Chapter II provides facts and figures from the field and presents questions posed and interviewees' views. The questions are as follows: (1) Why did you or your organization…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Goodear, Lyn – 2000
In 1997, the South West Institute of TAFE (Technical and Further Education) in Victoria, Australia, and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology jointly developed an online workplace delivery model for administrative and clerical workers. The model was aligned with national standards encompassing the formal qualifications for four certificates in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Clerical Workers
