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Amiel, Tel; McClendon, V. J.; Orey, Michael – Educational Media International, 2007
This paper discusses the establishment of an international collaborative program focused on school improvement in Brazil and the United States. Two qualitative research studies were conducted on the development work conducted by faculty, students, and local K-12 school stakeholders. The design and implementation of collaborative student projects…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Qualitative Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1990
Accounts of achievements in early childhood care and education in developing countries supplement a discussion of optimal programming. The document begins with background information on problems in educational provision and a rationale for a national focus on early education. Discussion then turns to: (1) parents as prime educators; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Day Care, Developing Nations