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McCaig, Colin; Taylor, Carol – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
The paper analyses the impact of a higher education (HE) funding mechanism, the "High Grades" policy, introduced as part of a student number control regime in England that was introduced in 2012/13 and withdrawn after only two years. This marked the end of an experiment in market making based on quality and price within a fixed student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Tuition
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Norris, Jason M.; van der Mars, Hans; Kulinna, Pamela; Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey – Physical Educator, 2017
Purpose: Using a mixed methods approach, this study aimed to develop a better understanding of school administrators' perceptions of teacher evaluation systems, specific to physical education (PE). Method: This study used two sources of data collection: (a) a survey sent to administrators (n = 19) in one urban school district and (b) a formal…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Administrator Attitudes
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Tuytens, Melissa; Devos, Geert – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2018
In Flanders (Belgium), a new teacher evaluation policy was issued which placed a lot of autonomy with school principals to develop and implement a new teacher evaluation system. In this study, we explore how Flemish principals perceive the new teacher evaluation policy and what influences their perception. Results demonstrate that principals…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Principals, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
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Wanphet, Phalangchok; Tantawy, Nesrin – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2018
This study aims to explore the perceptions of university students and instructors regarding English as the medium of instruction for teaching science courses in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). One hundred English as a Foreign Language students from several science courses participated in the current study. They completed a self-assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty
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Barrance, Rhian; Elwood, Jannette – Oxford Review of Education, 2018
This paper presents data that consider ways in which young people experience the curriculum through the lens of subject examination syllabuses (for GCSEs), their associated assessment techniques and structures, and educational policies at national and school level concerning subject choice. Drawing upon an original qualitative dataset from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Exit Examinations
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Shepherd, Sue – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2017
Pre-1992 English universities are changing the way they appoint their deputy and pro-vice-chancellors (PVCs). Traditionally, PVC posts were filled by internal secondment from within the professoriate, but these days an increasing number are appointed by means of external open competition involving advertisement and/or executive search. So has this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Credibility
Johns, Caroline – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed method study was a practitioner inquiry into the teacher evaluation system that was enacted as a result of Pennsylvania House Bill 1901 (Act 82 of 2012). The study was an effort to gain an in-depth understanding of (a) factors that led to the passage of the Act 82 teacher evaluation policy, (b) what the policy was intended to do, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Mixed Methods Research, Educational Legislation
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Manan, Syed Abdul; David, Maya Khemlani; Dumanig, Francisco Perlas – Language and Education, 2015
Sociocultural theory and constructionists propose that language learning is a socially and culturally mediated process, and they emphasize on social interaction. This study examines the amount of students' exposure to the school language to account for the link between English-medium policies in low-fee English-medium schools and children's…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Language of Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns, Mixed Methods Research
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Ahsan, Tariq; Sharma, Umesh – British Journal of Special Education, 2018
In the process of educational reforms for promoting equity and inclusion in education, pre-service teacher preparedness has been identified as a vital factor that has an impact on the success of inclusive education. Bangladesh, like other parts of the world, has taken various initiatives to promote inclusive education in the country context. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
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Morales, Andrea I.; Palomeque, Paola S.; Paredes, Valeria; Mangelinckx, Jerome – English Language Teaching, 2018
English Language Teaching (ELT) public policies are present in most of the countries of the Americas due to the importance of said language in the international context. The objective of this research was to know the English level of eleventh-grade students in public schools located in Metropolitan Lima, Peru, as well as their perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Metropolitan Areas, Language Tests, Standardized Tests
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Alborz, Alison; Slee, Roger; Miles, Susie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This paper reports a national study on the prevalence of childhood disability designed to inform initiatives promoting improved school attendance by children with disabilities in Iraq. The study was commissioned by UNICEF, coordinated by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, and designed by academics in the UK in consultation with Iraqi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Incidence, Attendance
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Manan, Syed Abdul; Dumanig, Francisco Perlas; David, Maya Khemlani – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
This study analyses the crisis of English teaching in Pakistan. The study examines stakeholders' perceptions and classroom practices to identify theoretical fault lines and institutional/pedagogical challenges in the low-fee schools. We deem such research critical in the backdrop of public's heavy reliance and feverish pursuit of low-fee…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Graham, Anne; Powell, Mary Ann; Thomas, Nigel; Anderson, Donnah – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2017
In Australia and internationally, the well-being of children and young people is a core focus of social policy, with a growing imperative to locate well-being within the sphere of education. However, the term "well-being" remains ambiguous and the implementation of educational approaches to promote and improve it appears fragmented and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Mixed Methods Research, Student Attitudes
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Copp, Derek T. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
Large-scale assessment (LSA) is a tool used by education authorities for several purposes, including the promotion of teacher-based instructional change. In Canada, all 10 provinces engage in large-scale testing across several grade levels and subjects, and also have the common expectation that the results data will be used to improve instruction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incentives, Educational Policy, Mixed Methods Research
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Harris, Alma; Jones, Michelle; Adams, Donnie – Educational Research, 2016
Background: Around the globe, education policy borrowing remains pervasive and prevalent. The strategies, interventions and innovations of education systems that perform well, in international assessments, are enthusiastically borrowed and copied in the anticipation of similar educational performance and outcomes. Purpose: This purpose of the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, International Assessment, Policy Formation, Comparative Education
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