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Bennell, Paul – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2023
This is the second of two articles on World Bank support for technical and vocational education and training in sub-Saharan Africa. The first article reviewed the World Bank's latest policy document on TVET in SSA. This article takes a broader historical perspective by examining the evolution of World Bank policy and practice in this key area of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Policy
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Geikina, Laima – Journal of Religious Education, 2019
In Latvia the implementation of the new National Curriculum is oriented towards a competence based approach that focuses on learning by doing and is based on theoretical constructs of constructionism and social constructivism. For the first time since Latvia gained independence in 1990, the new National Curriculum will provide a unique opportunity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, National Curriculum, Competency Based Education
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Thiede, Robert – School Leadership Review, 2020
The Ashland University's superintendent licensure program had not been revised and updated for the last several years. With all of the educational reforms in the first part of this new millennium, there was a pressing need to redefine and develop the overall program and courses embedded in it. An action plan was set up to carry out several steps…
Descriptors: Universities, Superintendents, Administrator Education, Educational Change
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Boyle, Michael J.; Haller, Alicia; Hunt, Erika – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
The increasing emphasis on the myriad of leadership preparation standards have caused university principal preparation programs to necessarily focus on the more secular aspect of leading schools. For the Catholic school principal, this has left little focus on the development of critical strategies to lead for Catholic Identity and faith…
Descriptors: Program Development, Self Concept, Administrator Education, Catholic Schools
Smaill, Esther; Darr, Charles – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2020
In February 2020, the Ministry of Education asked the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) to examine the curriculum-levelling construct that sits at the heart of The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007). A key goal of the research was to investigate, whether-- and if so, how--the construct helps (or hinders)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Program Development
Gonzalez, Gabriella; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Broer, Markus; Mariano, Louis T.; Froemel, J. Enrique; Goldman, Charles A.; DaVanzo, Julie – RAND Corporation, 2009
Qatar has recently positioned itself to be a leader in education. Central to the country's efforts is the implementation of reforms to its K-12 education system. Central to the reform initiatives was the development of internationally benchmarked curriculum standards in four subjects: Arabic, English as a foreign language, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Assessment, Testing, Academic Standards
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Zieff, Susan G.; Lumpkin, Angela; Guedes, Claudia; Eguaoje, Terry – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
With 17,000 members, NASPE is the largest of the five national associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and comprises six Academy Committees (Biomechanics; Curriculum and Instruction; Exercise Physiology; Motor Development and Learning; Sport and Exercise Psychology; and Sport History,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletics, Federal Legislation, National Standards
Schmidt, William H.; Houang, Richard; Shakrani, Sharif – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
Whether to adopt national standards and tests has long been a subject of lively debate in the United States. With 47 states now participating in the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and a commitment from Education Secretary Arne Duncan to allocate hundreds of millions in stimulus funds to the development of common tests, the country is…
Descriptors: State Standards, National Standards, Foreign Countries, Federal Government
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Norton, John – Journal of Staff Development, 2001
Describes how an Alabama school system incorporated the National Staff Development Council's Standards for Staff Development into a district-wide effort to improve staff development. Evaluation of the professional development effort was a top priority, with participant input an important component. Professional development was designed to be…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, National Standards, Program Development
Ngeow, Karen Yeok-Hwa – 1999
Noting that research has shown that the more extensive the parent involvement, the higher the student achievement, this Digest discusses standards for parent/family involvement and describes online resources that can help parents and educators attain those standards. It discusses existing national standards for family involvement programs and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet, National Standards
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Hayslip, Josephine B.; VanZandt, Zark – Journal of Career Development, 2000
Describes national models for career guidance and counseling. Explains how Maine and New Hampshire have aligned programs with state standards, emphasizing curriculum integration, evaluation of guidance programs, and accountability. (SK)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Programs, National Standards
Wolfson, Rona – 1999
This paper describes the development of a practicum designed to recruit and support teacher candidates from one district through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification. Potential candidates had been isolated in their pursuit of certification because there were no support groups, courses, or manuals specifically…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, National Standards, Practicums
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Milner, Joseph O. – Clearing House, 1997
Describes the three-year development of the Standards Project for English Language Arts. Discusses the context-centered framework, "bad news" from the Department of Education, funding from the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association, working with a more linear structure, and uncertainties in the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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Haycock, Ken – Teacher Librarian, 1998
Presents the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) plan for national guidelines and standards in school libraries. Provides a template and applies the planning model, using the National Association of Secondary School Principals example. Outlines planning and implementation objectives, and discusses strategies, communication tools, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Library Planning, Models
Elmore, Patricia – 2001
This chapter presents eight competencies approved by the American School Counselor Association and the Association for Assessment in Counseling that provide the knowledge and skills school counselors need in the areas of assessment and evaluation. Because effectiveness in assessment and evaluation is critical to effective counseling, these…
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Training, Counselors, Elementary Secondary Education
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