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The Early Childhood Care and Development Mission and the Institutional Circuit of Evidence
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Nilsen, Ann Christin E.; Steen-Johnsen, Tale – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
Early childhood care and development has increasingly become a part of the global development agenda. Fueled by a threefold rationale, rooted in development psychology, social economy, and human rights, the arguments for investing in early childhood care and development are virtually unassailable. However, this rationale is somehow at odds with…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Evidence
The Expansion of Early Childhood Development Services and the Need to Reconceptualize Evidence
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Nilsen, Ann Christin E. – Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 2017
The provision of early childhood development services is expanding in developing countries. The rationale behind this expansion is rooted in developmental psychology, socio-economic and human rights narratives. However, there are some limitations to this rationale, which are in particular related to the implicit universalism it assumes. This…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evidence, Developing Nations, Intervention
The Last 40 Years in Finnish Teacher Education
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Tirri, Kirsi – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2014
This article sets out to identify and discuss the changes that have taken place in Finnish teacher education during the last 40 years (1974-2014). A brief history of teacher education in Finland is presented, followed by the goals and aims of current research-based teacher education in Finland. Finally, the major changes in Finnish teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational History
Systems of Oppression, the Globalization of Neoliberalism and NAME's Calls to Action
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Grant, Carl A. – Multicultural Perspectives, 2014
At the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME), Dr. Carl Grant was invited to deliver the Rose Duhon Sells Lecture. He presented a history on the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). The initial vision of multicultural education was created and carried out by several scholars, who…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Knowing and Doing Vocational Education and Training Reform: Evidence, Learning and the Policy Process
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McGrath, Simon; Lugg, Rosemary – International Journal of Educational Development, 2012
Much of VET policy internationally draws on a toolkit that has been seriously questioned for its logic, international relevance and effectiveness by considerable amounts of academic research. Reflecting primarily on our experiences of leading a complex, multi-country policy study, we develop an account that seeks to explore ways in which the…
Descriptors: Evidence, International Education, Educational Change, Vocational Education
Socioeconomic Gradients in Eastern European Countries: Evidence from PIRLS 2006
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Caro, Daniel H.; Mirazchiyski, Plamen – European Educational Research Journal, 2012
This article analyses educational inequalities related to socioeconomic status (SES) in 12 Eastern European countries that participated in the International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006. Economies and educational systems of these countries have undergone critical transformations since the fall of communism. The authors' analyses, using data…
Descriptors: Evidence, Equal Education, Educational Objectives, International Studies