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Swabey, Karen; Penney, Dawn – Sport, Education and Society, 2011
This paper presents a critical analysis of the representation of physical education (PE) in the 1992 Senate inquiry into "Physical and Sport Education" in Australia. Analysis focuses specifically upon how and why a new professional discourse, fundamental motor skills (FMS), gained a privileged position in the inquiry, the inquiry report…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Discourse Analysis
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Brown, Roger – Quality in Higher Education, 2010
Following a report by a Parliamentary Committee, the Higher Education Funding Council for England is consulting the sector about a strengthened national quality assurance system, with an enhanced role for information about quality and a closer focus on academic standards. This article provides a critical review of the main proposals.
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, National Standards
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children, 2006
It is now widely accepted that investments in comprehensive and coordinated early intervention services will generate long-term benefits for children and families. Additional research is needed to continue to improve all aspects of service delivery in early intervention and early childhood special education, with a particular focus on conditions…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Research Committees, Young Children, Special Education