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Direct linkWaslander, Sietske; Hooge, Edith; Drewes, Tineke – European Journal of Education, 2016
Based on detailed empirical analyses, we paint a layered picture of emerging steering dynamics. Inspired by Foucault, we put the focus on roles stakeholders define both for themselves and others, how they give sense to policy, how they work together in policy elaboration and implementation, and the subtle and sometimes deceitful function of soft…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Stakeholders
Hare, Kathleen A.; Dubé, Anik; Marshall, Zack; Gahagan, Jacqueline; Harris, Gregory E.; Tucker, Maryanne; Dykeman, Margaret; MacDonald, Jo-Ann – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2016
Policy scoping reviews are an effective method for generating evidence-informed policies. However, when applying guiding methodological frameworks to complex policy evidence, numerous, unexpected challenges can emerge. This paper details five challenges experienced and addressed by a policy trainee-led, multi-disciplinary research team, while…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Promotion, Health Programs, Public Policy
Download full textMead, Sara; Mitchel, Ashley LiBetti – Bellwether Education Partners, 2016
Head Start is a valuable federal program that improves the lives of our nation's most vulnerable children and their families. Research shows that Head Start programs improve children's learning at school entry and have a positive impact on long-term life outcomes. Research also suggests that Head Start could have a stronger impact on children's…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Students, School Readiness, Child Development
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2016
The year under review has been marked by a number of events that will inevitably have an impact on the immediate future of Cedefop and European vocational education and training (VET). The celebration of Cedefop's 40th anniversary, the Riga conclusions and the renewed ET 2020, the internal reorganisation of the Centre and Cedefop's planning for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Change, Adult Vocational Education
US Agency for International Development, 2016
In 2011, the USAID Education Strategy set forth an ambitious agenda to help solve one of the most pressing challenges facing developing countries: the lack of access to quality education for children and youth. Through this strategy, with a focus on measurable outcomes and ambitious targets, USAID transformed the conversation in the sector from…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Research Reports, Developing Nations, Access to Education
Kohler, Paula D.; Gothberg, June E.; Fowler, Catherine; Coyle, Jennifer – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative, 2016
Over the past three decades, transition practices research has demonstrated that post-school outcomes of students with disabilities improve when educators, families, students, and community members and organizations work together to implement a broad perspective of transition planning, more appropriately referred to as transition-focused…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Transitional Programs, Models, Program Development
Harkins, Michelle – Childhood Education, 2018
Active involvement of multiple stakeholders is vital to ensuring effective implementation of education innovation. The ground-breaking collaboration described in this article addressed barriers to education through effective cross-sector collaboration among civil society, business, and government stakeholders.
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Innovation, Cooperation, School Business Relationship
Carroll, Catherine; Brackenbury, Gill; Herbert, Elisabeth; Lee, Frances; Roberts, Amelia; Cameron, Claire; Freitag, Sara; Crombie, Kerry; Farley, Claire; Parrott, Suzanne; Pike, Jo; Prodohl, Fiona; Connolley, Kelley; MacCarthy, Barbara; Buchanan, Anne-Marie; Brian, Rachael; Lawford, Sarah; Walkey, Amy; Barnes, Kieran; Lane, Sarah; Bettencourt, Michael; Black, Emma; Bland, Michelle; Borrell, Vicky; Middleton, Serena; de Bossart, Jennie; Stanbridge, Peter – Institute of Education - London, 2018
As of March 2017, there were 72,670 children and young people in care in England. The number of looked after children has continued to increase steadily over the last eight years. Sixty per cent of these children are in care because of abuse or neglect and three-quarters are placed in foster care arrangements. Children and young people who are in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Low Achievement, Student Needs
Calvert, Matthew; de Montmollin, John; Winnett, Tedi – Journal of Extension, 2015
The Kenosha County Youth in Governance program was created to build leadership skills and civic engagement opportunities for high school-aged students by placing two youth representatives on each of the Kenosha County Board of Supervisors standing committees. In reviewing data from 3 years of youth participants, the program was effective in…
Descriptors: Governance, Youth Opportunities, Participation, Committees
McClanahan, Rachel; Weismuller, Penny C. – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Health care for students with chronic needs can be complex and specialized, resulting in fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiencies. Students who miss school due to chronic conditions lose valuable educational exposure that contributes to academic success. As health-related disabilities increase in prevalence so does the need for the…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Children, Coordination, Special Needs Students
DePanfilis, Diane – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
Spreading and sustaining evidence-informed practice in child welfare is complex. In particular, putting in place an active dissemination strategy requires the recognition of these unique challenges. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how collaborative partnerships between individuals and organizations may represent an opportunity for more…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Sustainability, Evidence, Information Dissemination
Cocks, Errol; Thoresen, Stian H.; Lee, Elinda Ai Lim – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2015
People with disabilities have low participation rates in employment and vocational education and training. Thirty adults with disabilities were sampled from an Australian longitudinal study of economic and social outcomes achieved by graduate apprentices and trainees. Participants were surveyed and interviewed to identify pathways from high school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Quality of Life
Redding, Sam; Dunn, Lenay; McCauley, Carlas – Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, 2015
School Improvement Grants (SIGs) are authorized under section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The grants are made to state education agencies (SEAs), and the SEAs award competitive subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs) that demonstrate: (1) the greatest need for the funds; and (2) the strongest…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Grants, Federal Aid, Program Proposals
Walsh, Mary E.; Lee-St. John, Terrence J.; Raczek, Anastasia; Foley, Claire – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Out-of-school factors can significantly impact students' readiness to learn and thrive in school. Preventing dropout is a challenge because students fail to complete high school for a myriad of reasons that involve factors inside and outside of schools. This article describes City Connects, an intervention implemented in schools in Massachusetts,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
Eaton, Judith S. – Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2015
This publication provides a general description of the key features of U.S. accreditation of higher education and recognition of accrediting organizations. Accreditation in the United States is about quality assurance and quality improvement. It is a process to scrutinize higher education institutions and programs. Accreditation is private…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
