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King, Elizabeth – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
This paper explores how a group of Cambodian teachers implemented the Ministry of Education's Child Friendly Schools Policy. It uses the concept of translation to enable a more nuanced understanding of those factors that shaped and influenced how they interacted with and enacted the policy. Using a multi-site case study in three primary schools,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, School Policy, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Dubey, Amlendu; Mehndiratta, Amit; Sagar, Mahim; Kashiramka, Smita – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
In this paper, we identify factors which improve the quality of technical education using the data from World Bank's Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) in India. We evaluate the success of TEQIP in improving the quality of technical education in the country. Our findings show significant impact of this intervention on the…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Banking, Technical Education, Economic Development
European Students' Union, 2018
In every policy paper European Students' Union (ESU) seeks to outline their vision for a truly modern and collegial higher education and student interests. This paper provides an overview of ESU's main policies on higher education. It begins with the following sections: (1) What is higher education?; (2) Who is higher education for?; (3)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Unions, Student Rights, Educational Policy
Johnson, Bethany; Weber, Adam; Ying, Chris – US Agency for International Development, 2021
Since 2018, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked in more than 80 countries to ensure that children and youth have access to the education and skills they need to be productive members of society. The launch of USAID's Education Policy in 2018 encouraged USAID Missions to be as adaptive, flexible, and responsive…
Descriptors: International Organizations, International Programs, Federal Programs, Educational Strategies
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La Londe, Priya G.; Brewer, T. Jameson; Lubienski, Christopher A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
Locally and globally among policymakers and edupreneurs, what constitutes "good teaching and learning" is highly contested, and prototypes that seem to embody "what works" are highly valued. In the United States, many accept Teach For America (TFA) as an exemplar of "what works." As its U.S. operations continue to…
Descriptors: Global Education, Global Approach, International Organizations, Partnerships in Education
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Martinez de Morentin, Juan Ignacio – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2011
This article is an analysis of official UNESCO documents--General Conference resolutions and Executive Board decisions for the period 1946 to 1999--that address international education. It shows that international education has been key to UNESCO's mission since the organization began, and illustrates various trends in its acceptance and…
Descriptors: International Education, Concept Formation, International Organizations, Position Papers
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Macnab, Andrew J.; Gagnon, Faith A.; Stewart, Donald – Health Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to summarize a consensus statement generated on the current challenges, strategies, and potential of health promoting schools (HPS) at a 2011 colloquium at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study where 40 people from five continents came together to share their global and regional experience surrounding…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Fundamental Concepts, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Singh, Kishore – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2010
The right to education is an internationally recognized right. As part of the global movement for Education for All in the past two decades, the right to basic education has emerged in international law, and it carries international obligations--political and legal--on account of collective commitments by the international community for its…
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Adult Basic Education, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education
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Dysthe, Olga; Webler, Wolff-Dietrich – Higher Education Policy, 2010
Are the central pedagogical concepts and practices of the Humboldtian university, with "Bildung" as the overarching goal, only part of an elitist history of the university in the past or may they still be of relevance for the 21st century? What processes are involved in fostering "Bildung" then and now? This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Instruction, Seminars
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Kehm, Barbara M.; Michelsen, Svein; Vabo, Agnete – Higher Education Policy, 2010
This article describes and analyses changes made in the organisation of higher education studies in Germany and Norway, following the recommendations of the Bologna Declaration. In both countries, the characteristic modes of university study have been circumscribed by the tradition of Humboldtian values and ideals, albeit to a different extent. On…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Patrinos, Harry Anthony; Fasih, Tazeen; Barrera, Felipe; Garcia-Moreno, Vicente A.; Bentaouet-Kattan, Raja; Baksh, Shaista; Wickramasekera, Inosha – World Bank Publications, 2007
School-based management (SBM) has become a very popular movement over the past decade. The World Bank Education Team's SBM work program emerged out of a need to define the concept more clearly, review the evidence, support impact assessments in various countries, and provide some initial feedback to teams preparing education projects. During the…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2008
The Untied Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST) project aims to improve teachers' practice in all areas of their work, combining ICT skills with innovations in pedagogy, curriculum, and school organization. It is also aimed at…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Professional Development, Social Development, Teacher Competencies
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Power, Colin – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2006
This article draws lessons from experience at UNESCO and Eidos pertinent to the issues of developing East-West Partnership in education. For the past 60 years, UNESCO's mission has been to promote international co-operation. It has been very much involved in promoting intellectual co-operation among the professional leaders in education. Eidos is…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, International Organizations, Partnerships in Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2008
The goal of the United National Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competency Standards for Teachers (ICT-CST) project is to improve teachers' practice in all areas of a their work. By combining ICT skills with emergent views in pedagogy, curriculum, and school organization,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Professional Development, Social Development, Teacher Competencies
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Velazquez, Luis; Munguia, Nora; Sanchez, Margarita – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: To explore some of the factors that could obstruct the implementation of the sustainability initiatives in higher education institutions as a way for assisting key players to improve the effectiveness of their potential or current sustainability initiatives and being ready for the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable…
Descriptors: Research, Higher Education, Campuses, Sustainable Development
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