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Direct linkSikhwari, T. D.; Pillay, J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2012
Various studies have shown that the school system in South Africa is continually producing learners who are inadequately prepared for higher education studies, particularly schools in disadvantaged environments. The University of Venda (UNIVEN) is situated in an educationally disadvantaged environment. Most of the students who enroll at this…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Study Skills, Program Effectiveness
Burgess, Michael; Dixon, Pauline – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2012
The principal aim of this article is to describe and document a comparison of public and private school effectiveness in the marginalized (often referred to as slum) district of Aguablanca, in the city of Cali, Colombia. The data suggest that teachers and parents are largely satisfied with the current status of education provision in Aguablanca.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis
Abrantes, Pedro; Roldao, Cristina; Amaral, Patricia; Mauritti, Rosario – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
The article analyses the main benefits of a Portuguese programme, launched in 1996, which was designed to support schools in segregated districts (TEIPs). The first part of the article presents a theoretical framework, before moving on to the main features of the TEIP programme in contemporary Portuguese society and education. An explanation of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Formative Evaluation, Program Descriptions
Alsop, Steve; Ames, Patricia; Arroyo, Graciela Cordero; Dippo, Don – International Review of Education, 2010
This article explores distinctive features of a 5-year international education development project set in rural northern Peru (PROMEB, the "Proyecto de Mejoramiento de la Educacion Basica"). Grounded within a partnership between teacher educators from Peru, Mexico and Canada, and rural Peruvian teachers, students and their communities,…
Descriptors: Community Development, International Education, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
Download full textCirincione, Karen; Bosco, Diane – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2007
In order to comply with the New York State Education Department's (2000) recertification mandates for teacher education programs, the reading clinic of the Master of Science in Literacy Education program at Dowling College, Oakdale, New York was moved to a high-needs school district. This school district was seriously deficient in its pass rate on…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Literacy, Reading Centers, Community Education
