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Kivistö, Jussi; Pekkola, Elias; Siekkinen, Taru – European Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Doctoral education as a policy field is an important link between educational, research and innovation policies. It is gaining importance in European and national policy discussions. Doctoral education policies are increasingly formulated at the supranational level, even though the European Commission does not possess formal competence in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Educational Development, Educational Policy
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Wasescha, Anna – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
To mark the 30th anniversary of "Campus Compact," leaders from across the network came together in the summer of 2015 to reaffirm a shared commitment to the public purposes of higher education. Campus Compact's 30th Anniversary Action Statement of Presidents and Chancellors is the product of that collective endeavor. In signing the…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Organizational Objectives, Democratic Values, Generational Differences
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Social Education, 2014
The introduction of standards-based instruction ushered in a movement to clearly articulate the academic outcomes for students across the curriculum. State departments of education and local school districts across the nation have invested tremendous resources to define what students "need to know and be able to do" in English Language…
Descriptors: Social Studies, State Standards, Standard Setting, Position Papers
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St. Clair, Ralf – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2015
When policy is made in a particular area, not only does one have to decide what to do but why he/she is doing it. Any plan for action is like a house of cards. At the bottom, there are assumptions. They hold up the next layer, which is the definition of the problem. At the top is the response, what is to be done. If any of the lower cards is not…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Strategic Planning
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Adolfsson, Carl-Henrik; Alvunger, Daniel – Improving Schools, 2017
In school systems around the world, there is an increasing focus on students' academic achievement. The challenge of how to improve schools is an important issue for all levels in the school system. However, a central question of both practical and theoretical relevance is how it is possible to understand why (or why not) school-development…
Descriptors: Interaction, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness
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Onyibe, C. O.; Uma, Uma U.; Ibina, Emmanuel – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Education, being a process of teaching and learning is evaluated through examination at the end of the learning period. Examination not only serves as a feedback for the trainer to ascertain the level of knowledge acquisition but also serves as a measure of knowledge retention by the trainee. Any misconduct or irregularity distorts this feedback…
Descriptors: Educational Malpractice, Tests, Cheating, Literature Reviews
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Postryhach, Nadia – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2014
In this article we have tried to switch our attention towards the contemporary debates about the teaching profession that are more focused on a recognized reality that the profession is changing due to the development of modern society, with more complex tasks in the system of pedagogic education. Accordingly, we felt it necessary to respond to…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Faculty Development, Teaching Skills, Teacher Competencies
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Sanubi, Franklins A.; Akpotu, Nelson E. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2015
The study examines the call for Nigeria becoming one of the twenty most developed economies by the year 2020, as it relates to development planning in Nigeria using the educational system as a unit of analysis. It aims at examining the relevance of this call within the context of existing facilities in the Nigeria educational system--both material…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational History
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McCluskey, Gillean; Riddell, Sheila; Weedon, Elisabet – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
This paper examines findings from a recent study in Wales of school exclusion and alternative educational provision. Many, but not all, children in alternative provision have been excluded from school. The most recent statistics reveal that nearly 90% of pupils in alternative provision have special educational needs, nearly 70% are entitled to…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Educational Opportunities, Student Experience, Program Effectiveness
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Moletsane, Relebohile; Juan, Andrea; Prinsloo, Cas; Reddy, Vijay – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
Research increasingly points to the negative impacts of teacher absence from school on access to schooling and success in learning in schools, in particular in schools in areas of multiple-deprivation (including rural schools). South African schools are no exception. In this regard, like any other employer, the South African Department of Basic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leaves of Absence, Rural Schools, School Administration
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Shannon, Patrick – Reading Research Quarterly, 2012
This essay reviews six competing positions on U.S. school reform: a speech from Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan; Diane Ravitch's "The Death and Life of the Great American School System"; Frederick Hess's "The Same Thing Over and Over"; Charles Payne's "So Much Reform, So Little Change"; Anthony Byrk and others' "Organizing School for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Sociology, Position Papers
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Law, Wing-Wah – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
This article uses curriculum-making frameworks to analyse and reconstruct the Chinese curriculum-making model and unpack the dynamics, complexity and constraints of China's curriculum reform since the early 1990s. It argues that curriculum reform is China's main human capital development strategy for coping with the challenges of the 21st century,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Position Papers
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Evans, Neus; Whitehouse, Hilary; Gooch, Margaret – Journal of Environmental Education, 2012
There are many documented barriers to implementing school-based sustainability. This article examines a) the barriers faced by principals and staff in two regional primary schools in Far North Queensland, Australia, well known for their exemplary practice, and b) ways the barriers were overcome. Through interviews conducted with principals and key…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Sustainability
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Valois, Robert F.; Lewallen, Theresa C.; Slade, Sean; Tasco, Adriane N. – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report the formative evaluation results from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Healthy School Communities (HSC) pilot project. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilized 11 HSC pilot sites in the USA (eight sites) and Canada (three sites). The evaluation question was…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Best Practices, Program Implementation
Miles, Jennifer M. – Online Submission, 2011
Student engagement has been shown to positively affect college students' experiences. Student engagement includes co-curricular and curricular activities designed to enrich and broaden the educational experience. Activities can include both in-class and out-of-class experiences. One way for students to become involved is through student…
Descriptors: College Students, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Position Papers
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