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Tapanila, Katriina; Siivonen, Päivi; Filander, Karin – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The invasion of managerialism in universities has changed the prerequisites for academic work. Decision making and control over academic work based on the expertise of academics have declined; in turn, managers have gained more decision-making power. Our study's target group comprises academics representing educational sciences in two Finnish…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Social Status, Decision Making, College Administration
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Rivalland, Corine; Armstrong, Lauren C.; Monk, Hilary – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
Early childhood education has undergone immense change over the years. In Australia, this has included the introduction of curriculum and quality frameworks [ACECQA. 2012. "National Quality Framework." http://acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/the-national-quality-standard; DEEWR. 2009. "Belonging, Being and Becoming: The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Guidelines
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Sealey, Alison – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
This paper considers the differential placements of social actors in the contemporary English university, as practices consistent with neoliberal ideologies become increasingly influential. It uses Layder's theory of 'social domains' and the first-hand experiences of the author to explore how the options available -- to students, those on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Neoliberalism, Intervention
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O'Regan, John P.; Gray, John – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2018
In the years since the second Thatcher government (1983-87), and continuing until the present, universities in the UK have been subjected to a series of neoliberal reforms which have had a deleterious effect on academics' working conditions and on the kind of research they are required to produce. 1986 saw the introduction of regular sector wide…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries, College Faculty
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Tarpey, Paul – English in Education, 2017
In this piece I explore the concept of 'growth' in English teaching. Starting with John Dixon's 'growth' model, I argue that, by re-imagining his ideas in current contexts, practitioners might re-focus and re-invigorate the priorities of English teaching. Dominant conceptions of 'growth' are explored, along with their influence on teacher working…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Teaching Methods, Cultural Influences, Models
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Pun, Sydney S. – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2013
According to Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun, the former Permanent Secretary for Education and Manpower, the most significant education policy in recent years in Hong Kong was undoubtedly the new academic structure commonly known as "334." As schools, universities, and the community at large seemed to accept the new academic structure in…
Descriptors: Suicide, Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change
Turner, Michelle; Noble, Karen – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2015
Phenomenograhy, as an approach to educational research, began appearing in publications early in the 1980s with the predominant form of data drawn from semi-structured interviews. As a qualitative approach, it is used to describe the variations in people's experiences through their own discourse and for analyzing meaning that people ascribe to…
Descriptors: Art, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Education