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Direct linkOppong, Seth – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2022
This article draws on the literature in development economics, psychology and sociology to explicate how decolonised early childhood education and care services can reverse the metacolonial cognition lingering in the postcolonial era. In particular, the author shows that colonial institutions persist even after formal colonisation has ended…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Social Justice, Postcolonialism, Power Structure
Doyle, William R.; Gorbunov, Alexander V. – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: The establishment of community colleges in the American states stands as one of the most unique features of our system of postsecondary education. Four possible explanations have been suggested for the growth of community colleges. An economic perspective argues that the development of community colleges came about as a result…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Social Stratification, Educational Demand
Hornby, Garry; Lafaele, Rayleen – Educational Review, 2011
The issue of parental involvement (PI) in education is notable for the extensive rhetoric supporting it and considerable variation in the reality of its practice. It is proposed that the gap between rhetoric and reality in PI has come about because of the influence of factors at the parent and family, child, parent-teacher and societal levels…
Descriptors: Rhetoric, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Political Issues
Gunn, Angus M. – Soc Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Conflict, Economic Factors, Game Theory, Geography
Download full textEgbert, Robert L. – 1981
After an overview of the political history of Project Follow Through, this paper offers (1) an analytical history of the program, with special attention being given to the first years; (2) a description of model development and implementation; (3) an analysis of the role of longitudinal research in Follow Through; (4) a discussion of external…
Descriptors: Demography, Early Childhood Education, Economic Factors, Educational History
Peer reviewedKamwangamalu, Nkonko M. – Applied Linguistics, 1997
Attempts to determine why a highly multilingual country such as Zaire has not yet chosen an indigenous language for official use. Argues that should Zaire choose such a language, Swahili, it should become an additional language rather than a substitute for the incumbent official language, French. (47 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, French
Sampson, Joylean P., Ed.; Jenkins, Gloria, Ed. – 1977
In response to the growing need to provide health and social services to rural America, the conference addressed the political, economic, and social issues involved in providing appropriate health and social services to rural residents. A cadre of individuals from various disciplines presented alternatives and solutions to these issues. This…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Economic Factors
Nemeth, Balazs, Ed.; Poggeler, Franz, Ed. – 2002
This book, which focuses on how personality, societal values and politics have influenced the mission of adult education, contains 34 papers originally presented at a 2000 conference on the history of adult education. Following a Foreword (Poggeler) and Preface (Nemeth) the papers are: "The Globalization of Adult Education and the One World…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agricultural Education, Andragogy
