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Gale E. Davids – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
In this conceptual paper, I focus on collective ownership for learner discipline in schools. Learner discipline influences the quality of teaching and learning and is not solely the responsibility of schools. Education is most successful when there is collective responsibility regarding school issues. Collective ownership involves parents and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ownership, Parent Participation, School Responsibility
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Kearney, Sean – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
In Australia, the recognition of the importance of induction for beginning teachers has been present for over three decades. In 2016, the first set of guidelines was introduced to implement beginning teacher induction: "Graduate to proficient: Australian Guidelines for teacher induction into the profession." However, reports of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Guidelines
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Barnett, Emma – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
Education policies in South Africa are aimed at redressing the legacies of under- and inequitable development, and at making learning opportunities available to all the citizens of this country. The "Amended Norms and Standards for School Funding Policy (2006)," which also outlines the no-fee policy, should be implemented in South…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Financial Policy
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Mathebula, Rifumuni Nancy; Runhare, Tawanda; Mafumo, Thinavhudzulo Norman – Issues in Educational Research, 2022
Teenage pregnancy and motherhood are among the major causes of gender inequality in education in the contemporary global community. This study sought to examine the effectiveness of interventions in redressing the negative effects of schoolgirl pregnancy on teaching and learning at four high schools that experienced high rates of schoolgirl…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pregnant Students, Pregnancy, Mothers
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Wazir Ali; Abdul Rahman; Ravik Karsidi; Niamatullah Baloch – Issues in Educational Research, 2025
Education is a transformative force with the potential to reshape socio-political structures, promote equity, and drive social progress. However, in Pakistan, elite capture presents a significant challenge to the education system, spreading disparities and restricting access to quality education by marginalised communities. Therefore, our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Equal Education, Access to Education
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Xenofontos, Constantinos – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
Several recent studies in mathematics education have argued that, for reforms to be implemented effectively, teachers need to have appropriate support through high-quality professional development programs. Most programs, however, typically prepared by policymakers, focus on how to prepare teachers to use the intended curriculum. In this paper,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Mathematics Education
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Boland, Josephine – Issues in Educational Research, 2010
This paper considers the prospects for sustainable service/community based learning as an element of a civic engagement strategy within the context of teacher education. It draws on findings of a study of the policy, process and practice of embedding civic engagement in the higher education curriculum in Ireland and the author's experience…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Curriculum Development, Service Learning, Foreign Countries
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Cornius-Randall, Rachael – Issues in Educational Research, 2004
Teacher shortages have encouraged initiatives to tailor training programs to meet the demand in both past, current and future contexts. Such programs have been streamlined to ensure a rapid response to shortages, in addition to also drawing participants from non-traditional groups as a source of potential educators. Within teacher education,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Supply and Demand, Teacher Shortage, Foreign Countries