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Germain, Emily – Peabody Journal of Education, 2022
We are living in an era in which equity in education is framed and measured through individual academic achievement. Schools are viewed as economic engines for a better life . By virtue of providing adequate preparation for entering the economy and gaining a well-paying job, they are construed as capable of closing the opportunity gap. This…
Descriptors: Well Being, Equal Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Policy
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UIL has published a second edition of a collection of case studies of promising literacy programmes that seek to empower women. "Narrowing the Gender Gap: Empowering Women through Literacy Programmes" (originally published in 2013 as "Literacy Programmes with a Focus on Women to Reduce Gender Disparities") responds to the…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Access to Education, Empowerment, Womens Education
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Lane, Jason E., Ed.; Johnstone, D. Bruce, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2012
Local, state, and national economies are facing unprecedented levels of international competition. The current fiscal crisis has hampered the ability of many governments in the developed world to directly facilitate economic growth. At the same time, many governments in the developing world are investing significant new resources into local…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Innovation, Industry, Universities
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Walker, Judith – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2008
This paper examines a recent government initiative aimed at raising adult literacy levels across the Canadian province of British Columbia by 2010. Through analysis of policy documents and interviews conducted with policymakers, analysts, researchers and practitioners, the author argues that the current focus on adult literacy in British Columbia…
Descriptors: Community Development, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy
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Uduku, Ola – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community "development hubs"; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design
Stokes, Helen; Stacey, Kathleen; Lake, Murray – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2006
This document was produced by the author(s) based on their research for the report "Schools, Vocational Education and Training, and Partnerships: Capacity-Building in Rural and Regional Communities," (ED495181) and is an added resource for further information. The contents of this support document include: (1) Introduction; (2) Capacity…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Development, Rural Education, Partnerships in Education
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Watson, Keith – Higher Education, 1981
The dilemma of whether to expand higher education systems in Thailand or to curtail enrollments by some means of cut-off or selection at the end of secondary school are discussed. A variety of higher education models in use in the Third World countries are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2008
The Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) program was designed to meet the unique needs of the state of Tennessee by incorporating the hallmark elements of existing merit-based aid programs in other states. Developed through a process involving elected officials and members of the academic community, the TELS program aims to address the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Colleges, Family Income, Academic Persistence
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Williams, Gareth – Higher Education, 1981
When the OECD was established in 1961, one of its main concerns was technological progress. Equality and economic growth have been the cornerstones of OECD's work on educational policy. OECD gave enormous impetus to the intellectual development of educational policy studies and to the organization of educational planning for expansion. (MLW)
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
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Shirer, Natalie Baker – Arts Education Policy Review, 2005
This article examines the "My True Voice Project," a mentorship-based program that uses principles of theater education to teach students effective oral communication skills. This project offers a unique model for how arts education can teach children vital thinking skills, strengthen traditional skills, and build community. As such, the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Descriptions, Oral Language, Teaching Methods
Hautecoeur, Jean-Paul, Ed. – 1997
This document was published by Alpha, a research program specializing in alternative, experimental approaches to adult basic education. It is an attempt to widen the field and examine the relationship between the micro and macro levels, between the diversity of different practices and the major policy orientations that foster or limit this…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Development, Economic Development
Alberta Advanced Education, 2005
In 2005, the Minister of Advanced Education of Alberta initiated a comprehensive review to establish a new direction for Alberta's advanced education system. This initiative, A Learning Alberta, will identify a new vision and policy outcomes for the system. To assist in the development of the vision and policy framework, several other discussion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Partnerships in Education, Outcomes of Education
Grubb, W. Norton; Badway, Norena; Bell, Denise; Bragg, Debra; Russman, Maxine – 1997
Focusing on nontraditional workforce, economic, and community development programs being developed within community colleges, this monograph defines these efforts as "entrepreneurial colleges" within community colleges and reviews characteristics and trends related to these efforts. Following an executive summary and introduction, the first…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development
World Education, Inc., Boston, MA. – 1989
World Education, with a small grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development, began an experimental pilot project in nonformal education at a university research center, a pilot project that eventually became the Government of Nepal's national literacy program. The program evolved gradually over 12 years (1977-89) and was molded in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Community Development
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Aderinoye, Rashid; Ojokheta, Kester – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This article examines open-distance learning in Nigeria and the role it plays in personal, community, and national development. Following consultation with existing literature, a qualitative survey was conducted using questionnaires, interviews, and participatory experience. Although particular emphasis was paid to the Nigerian context, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Distance Education, Role of Education
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