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Canning, John – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2015
Despite numerous criticisms of the UK National Student Survey (NSS) institutional managers still strongly support its use in informing student choice, quality and assurance and quality enhancement activities. This article outlines a granular and nuanced benchmarking system for the NSS which provides both a "raw" score (weighted student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Weighted Scores
Alberta Education, 2010
The ministry has identified one core business that is an ongoing key responsibility. It is called "Core Business One: Lead and Support the Education System So That All Students Are Successful at Learning." The core business includes four goals with specific outcomes that describe the end results the ministry wants to achieve in…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Accountability, Educational Policy
Alberta Education, 2009
The Emerge One-to-One Laptop Learning Project (Emerge) was established in 2006 by Alberta Education to investigate the efficacy of wireless computing for learning and teaching. In 2007, the Alberta provincial government awarded 3-year grants to 20 Alberta jurisdictions. Based on the projections in the awardees' applications, the project…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Foreign Countries, State Government, Teaching Methods
Ministry of Education, Copenhagen (Denmark). – 1989
The educational policy of Denmark and the educational system which has evolved from this policy are described. The policy states that everyone has a right to the same access to education and training, regardless of sex, social origins, geographic origins, and physical or mental handicap; and all public education is free of charge from the age of 5…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Philosophy
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1979
This report gives the results, with commentary, of a recent Gallup Poll of public opinion commissioned by the Canadian Education Association. The poll reveals how Canadians feel about public involvement in educational decisions and what their general feelings and attitudes are about certain aspects of education today compared to when they were in…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Board of Education Policy, Citizen Participation, Curriculum Development
Halsey, Karen; Judkins, Michelle; Atkinson, Mary; Rudd, Peter – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005
This summary outlines the key findings from a national evaluation of the first-year trials of the New Relationship with Schools (NRwS) carried out by a team at the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). The trials took place in the period September 2004 to July 2005 and involved 93 schools in eight local educational authorities…
Descriptors: Inspection, Educational Change, Administrative Organization, Profiles