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Williams, Samantha E. – Online Submission, 2010
The South African Department of Education is working with multiple non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to transform schools into "caring schools" that emphasise: health promotion, safety, care for orphans and vulnerable children, quality education, community engagement and respect for rights and equality. Using a qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Change, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries
Courville, Keith – Online Submission, 2009
(Purpose) This literature review discusses the history and application of science, technology, and society (STS) teaching methodologies. (Findings) Topics addressed in this paper include: (1) developmental history of STS; (2) fundamental beliefs of STS practitioners; (3) STS methodology in the classroom; (4) Difficulty in implementing STS; (5) STS…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Curriculum, Science and Society, Educational Philosophy
Oketch, Moses O.; Rolleston, Caine M. – Online Submission, 2007
Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are among the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa which have recently implemented policies for free primary education, motivated in part by renewed democratic accountability following the re-emergence of multi-party politics in the 1990s. However, it is not the first time that the goal of expanding primary education has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Literature Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education
Dearhammer, Nancy E. – Online Submission, 2002
The purpose of this study was to assess the presence and/or implementation of Special Education activities within charter schools by questioning principals about the presence of children with disabilities in their schools, types of services provided in the charter schools, and the beliefs and attitudes of the principals regarding Special Education…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Disabilities, Related Services (Special Education), Special Needs Students