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Download full textStedron, Jennifer M.; Shah, Tajel; Bautsch, Brenda; Martin, Patricia; Deye, Sunny; Bailey, Lamar; Handel, Stephen J.; Vasavada, Natasha; Shen, Yilan; Exstrom, Michelle; Shelton, Sara; Santiago, Helen; Bell, Julie Davis; Quin, Bradley J.; Baum, Sandy; Bell, Julie Davis; Sturtevant, Anne; Bautsch, Brenda; Williams, Ronald; Kerouac, Pamela; Badolato, Vincent – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
There are formidable challenges at every level of the system that confront students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. In 2007, the College Board formed the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education to study the educational pipeline as a single continuum and identify solutions to increase the number of students who…
Descriptors: Public Policy, State Action, State Legislation, State Surveys
Goel, Sanjay – Online Submission, 2010
Community and culture significantly influence value orientation, perceived needs, and motivation as well as provide the ground for creating shared understanding. All disciplines have their own cultures, and all cultures evolve through cross-cultural exchanges. The computing community has created and documented a sound body of knowledge of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Engineering Education, Investigations, Educational Research
Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Yuan, Kun – Center on Education Policy, 2008
Although becoming widespread, especially in view of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and without a universally-accepted definition, most discussions of standards-based reforms (SBR) include certain commonalities, including: (1) Academic expectations for students; (2) Alignment of key elements of the educational system to promote attainment of these…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Legislation, Educational Change, National Standards
Direct linkSeyfried, Erwin – European Training Foundation, 2008
In many countries in both the Mediterranean region and the European Union (EU), interest in the quality of, and improvements to, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems has increased progressively in recent years. The main reason underlying this interest is a growing awareness of the key role played by education and training…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Quality Assurance
Chalker, Christopher Scott; Stelsel, Kirk – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2008
Education Resource Centers (ERCs) were established by the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) as a means of providing economic opportunities and life choices for youth considered at risk through focused programs and initiatives with public school partners. In the current academic year there are 21 ERCs operating primarily in Simon Property Group (SPG)…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, At Risk Students, Educational Opportunities, Nontraditional Education
Middaugh, Michael; Silva, Moises; Ramirez, Soledad; Reich, Ricardo – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
Institutional research (IR) in Latin America is experiencing dramatic growth due, in no small measure, to the need for quality assurance in educational institutions developing trained workforces for emerging economies. Quality can be assured only where it can be measured, and that is at the core of institutional research in countries to the south…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Short, Rick Jay; Talley, Ronda C. – 1993
The lack of progress in education reform initiatives may be the conspicuous absence of psychology in policy and planning for reform. Although psychological theory and research underlie much of educational practice, educational policy and the educational literature seldom cite psychological contributions to the improvement of education. This…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Educational Change, Educational Development
Hallak, Jacques – 1991
An overview of developments in educational planning from the 1960s through the 1990s is presented in this paper. Based on the definition of educational planning as "a technique for choosing resources and objectives in accordance with a standard," successful planning requires realistic objectives, effective means, and compatibility between…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Thomas, Duncan – 1996
This paper concludes that population and education are likely to play central roles in public policy in South Africa as it emerges from years of apartheid. The study examines some of the mechanisms that underlie the negative association between fertility and education. Using household survey data collected as part of the Project for Statistics on…
Descriptors: Apartheid, Demography, Educational Development, Females
Beck, Charles E.; Schornack, Gary R. – 1998
This paper explores the use of a series of heuristic models that identify the interrelated components of the broader educational process. This heuristic schema was designed so that educators can examine the purpose and limitations associated with models and subsequently enhance their ability to guide changes within their own institutional setting.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Gallagher, Edward A. – 1994
Recent critics of community colleges wrongly argue that early junior colleges in California were created not to democratize education, but to keep the university exclusive. The first state junior college law was passed in California in 1907, allowing high schools to offer 2 years of postsecondary work at a time when high schools were not yet…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Development, Educational History, Facility Expansion
Peer reviewedFuchs, Roland J.; Street, John M. – Journal of Geography, 1976
This article provides a survey of geography programs, classroom approaches, student enrollments, faculty training and specialization, working conditions, resources, professional organizations, and role in teacher training in 17 Asian countries. (DE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Geography
Swanson, Gordon I. – American Vocational Journal, 1976
The discussant reconstructs his remarks at the Research Section's symposium during the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention. He considers: (1) gaps between research and development output and utilization, (2) unseen utilization, (3) special problems, (4) two kinds of research and development findings, and (5) utilization-related…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Development, Educational Research, National Organizations
Townsley, Janet – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1975
Author described some surprising developments in Italy's nursery school programme. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Problems
Peer reviewedKelly, Gary F. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1976
The author describes a graduate course for counselors to increase their competency in dealing with clients with sex-related concern. The article relates the objectives, methods, and outcome of the course. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Training, Course Descriptions
