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Maryono – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The rampant of natural destruction and human environment triggers the anxiety of peoples. Education becomes one of the important aspects of life; it becomes one of the important objects in developing a living environment through the environmental education (EE). "Adiwiyata" is a program of the Ministry of Environment in order to improve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Educational Policy, Qualitative Research
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Blythe, Jessica M.; DiBenedetto, Catherine A.; Myers, Brian E. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
To assist students in developing positive scientific attitudes and improve student scientific literacy, learning environments should utilize inquiry-based instruction (IBI). In order to further develop the implementation of IBI in agricultural education settings, this research sought to describe the perceptions of National Agricultural Teacher…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Focus Groups
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Rodríguez-Naveiras, Elena; Borges, África – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
Out-of-school programs for students with high abilities are especially relevant when their needs are not covered in formal education. The evaluation of these programs is essential and it can be carried out from different evaluative approaches. The evaluation of the behavior of the people who implement the programs is an important aspect in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Program Evaluation
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Hopfenbeck, Therese N.; Flórez Petour, María Teresa; Tolo, Astrid – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2015
This study investigates how different stakeholders in Norway experienced a government-initiated, large-scale policy implementation programme on "Assessment for Learning" ("AfL"). Data were collected through 58 interviews with stakeholders in charge of the policy; Ministers of Education and members of the Directorate of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Educational Assessment
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Ratnam-Lim, Christina Tong Li; Tan, Kelvin Heng Kiat – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2015
Singapore's education system has often been characterised as exam-oriented. This paper describes efforts ("windmills") made by the Government to constructively respond to the "winds of change" in the education system. A committee called the Primary Education Review and Implementation (PERI) Committee was appointed to study and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach
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Weaver, Robert D.; Campbell, Derek – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Objectives: A meta-analysis was conducted in order to generate more understanding regarding the efficacy of aftercare programs in reducing the recidivism rates of juvenile offenders reentering their communities following a period of custody. Method: 30 eligible primary studies were obtained through a systematic literature review and were coded.…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Juvenile Justice, Multivariate Analysis, Violence
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Andreasson, Ingela; Ohlsson, Lisbeth; Assarson, Inger – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2015
The aim of this article is to offer some reflections on the relationship between meanings of equity at the national level and those working with these questions in local schools. We argue that meanings of equity at the national level are in strong contrast to the range complexity identified in local schools. The article draws from case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Case Studies, Preschool Education
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Bell, Les; Stevenson, Howard – Management in Education, 2015
The environment in which school leaders and teachers work is shaped by educational policy. Policy is, in turn, derived from the dominant political ideologies at any particular time. The interrelationship between ideology and policy shapes both the overall organization of education and the operational practices and procedures of staff in schools…
Descriptors: Public Education, Policy Analysis, Educational Policy, Politics of Education
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Day, Nicole Kristine – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2015
This paper reviews data from 27 final reports of action research projects in the area of instructional coaching undertaken as part of Cycle 4 (2008-2010) of the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI). AISI was an Alberta government programme that provided funding to every school district to allow teachers to create site-based, action…
Descriptors: Action Research, Coaching (Performance), Foreign Countries, Professional Development
Ansary, Nadia S.; Elias, Maurice J.; Greene, Michael B.; Green, Stuart – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
The authors quantify and unpack the prevalence and effects of bullying on children and adolescents before prescribing provisos for schools to consider when planning preventive and responsive approaches to bullying.
Descriptors: Bullying, Children, Adolescents, Prevention
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Zakocs, Ronda; Hill, Jessica A.; Brown, Pamela; Wheaton, Jocelyn; Freire, Kimberley E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Although health education programs may benefit from quality improvement methods, scant resources exist to help practitioners apply these methods for program improvement. The purpose of this article is to describe the Data-to-Action framework, a process that guides practitioners through rapid-feedback cycles in order to generate actionable data to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Health Education, Educational Quality, Program Improvement
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Derrington, Mary Lynne; Campbell, John W. – Journal of Educational Change, 2015
Principal leadership is the key to successful implementation of mandated, high-accountability, teacher evaluation systems. Given the magnitude and complexity of change at the school level, understanding principals' perceptions, responses, and concerns is essential for effective change and support during implementation. Thus, research that…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Change, Principals
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Kezar, Adrianna; Gehrke, Sean; Elrod, Susan – Review of Higher Education, 2015
This study examines the role of implicit theories of change in inhibiting STEM reform and identifies a range of approaches to help change agents alter their implicit beliefs in order to develop more explicit theories of change. Through observations and interviews, we focus on the experience of reform teams on 11 campuses that were involved in a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Change, Barriers, Change Agents
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Lubker Cornish, Disa; Askelson, Natoshia M.; Golembiewski, Elizabeth H. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015
Purpose/Objectives: This study was designed to explore the professional networks of rural school food service directors (FSD), the resources they use for implementing the Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA), and their needs for information and support to continue to implement successfully. Methods: Rural FSD participated in an in-depth…
Descriptors: Administrators, Food Service, Rural Schools, Social Networks
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McMahon, Anne; Klopper, Christopher; Power, Bianca – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2015
This article reports on the implementation and outcomes of a visual art pilot program undertaken at Connell State School in creative partnership with a research team from Griffith University's School of Education and Professional Studies. Employing a framework of the four lenses developed by Seidel et al. (2009)--(learning, pedagogy, community…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Education, Visual Arts, Pilot Projects
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