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Burson, Sheri L.; Mulhearn, Shannon C.; Castelli, Darla M.; van der Mars, Hans – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: Physical education policies provide guidance and accountability to develop quality programs that increase physical literacy. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of physical education policy research to explore its effects on the school environment and programming as an essential component of physical education.…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Policy, Physical Activity Level, Educational Research
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Milne, Emily; Wotherspoon, Terry – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2023
Canadian schools have implemented initiatives in response to the Calls to Action that accompanied the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report. This paper aims to address two questions that speak directly to these calls. How have these initiatives been implemented in Canadian classrooms and affected educational practices? How do…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Change
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Wichaidit, Patcharee Rompayom; Wichaidit, Sittichai; Tadee, Suton; Neangjak-oun, Phinitnan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2017
One current policy in Thai government education is to enhance teachers' understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational techniques at every level. This study reports the results of a professional development program to assist 134 in-service teachers from 23 small primary schools in rural of Lopburi Province to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Faculty Development, STEM Education
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Cummins, Phyllis; Kunkel, Suzanne – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2015
Continuous learning over the life course is necessary to successfully compete in a knowledge-based global economy. Workers are increasingly encouraged to remain in the labor force at older ages, which for many will require skills upgrading. While a wide range of individual and community factors play a role in whether older workers receive skills…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Global Approach, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Hirschi, Jane S. – Harvard Education Press, 2015
"Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools" takes a big-picture view of the school garden movement and the state of garden-based learning in public K--8 education. The book frames the garden movement for educators and shows how school gardens have the potential to be a significant resource for teaching and learning. In this…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Learning Activities, Gardening, Case Studies
Mercado-Garcia, Diana; Manship, Karen; Quick, Heather E.; Holod, Aleksandra – American Institutes for Research, 2014
In 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Kindergarten Readiness Act into law. The law changed the kindergarten entry cutoff so that children must turn five by September 1 to enter kindergarten. The law also established a new grade level--Transitional Kindergarten (TK)--which is the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience for…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Entrance Age, School Readiness, Transitional Programs
Rissom, Hans-Wolf – International Understanding at School, 1980
Summarizes a case-study covering the history, current activities, and future plans of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project in West Germany. The educational objectives of the project, descriptions of recent learning activities, and a discussion of the program's impact on national educational policies and plans for the future development are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Shatz, Susan; And Others – 1981
This guide is designed to assist administrators in planning and implementing strategies to eliminate sex bias, sex stereotyping, and sex discrimination in occupational education programs in New York State where such exist. Discussed first are the provisions of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Guides, Budgeting, Change Strategies