Education Policy E-Books

America's competitiveness through high school reform [electronic resource] : hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, May 12, 2009

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Report

Authors:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor

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U.S. G.P.O., Volume Report number: Serial no. 111-20 (United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor), Washington, p.85 (2009)

URL:

http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS116824

Keywords:

Academic achievement--United States--Evaluation, Competition, Dropouts--United States--Prevention, Education--Standards--United States, Educational change--United States, International

An imperative to adjust? : skill formation in England and Germany

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Book

Authors:

Wentzel,Joachim

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VS Research, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, p.318 (2011)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92797-8

Keywords:

Education and state, Germany, Great Britain

Publication Language:

eng

Bringing schools into the 21st century

kkerns — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:17:30 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Wan,Guofang; Gut,Dianne Marie

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Explorations of educational purpose, Springer, Volume 13, Dordrecht ;New York, p.258 (2011)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0268-4

Keywords:

Education, Education and state, Methodology

Publication Language:

eng

Citizenship Curriculum in Asia and the Pacific [electronic resource]

kkerns — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:37:21 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Mason,Mark; Mark Bray; Grossman,David L.; Kennedy,Kerry J.; Lee,Wing On; Sweeting,Anthony; SpringerLink (Online service)

Source:

CERC Studies in Comparative Education ; 22, Comparative Education Research Centre, Volume Available , Dordrecht (2008)

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/wx1122

Keywords:

Comparative education, Curriculum planning, Curriculum Studies, Education, Education & Society, Education and state, Educational Policy, general, Social Sciences

Confronting the shadow education system : what government policies for what private tutoring?

kkerns — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:35:38 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Mark Bray; Unesco; International Institute for Educational Planning

Source:

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; International Institute for Educational Planning, Paris, p.132 (2009)

Abstract:

Partial contents: Introduction -- Diagnosis -- Policy responses -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Conclusions.; Summary: This book focuses on the so-called shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring. In parts of East Asia it has long existed on a large scale and it is now becoming increasingly evident in other parts of Asia and in Africa, Europe and North America. Pupils commonly receive fee-free education in public schools and then at the end of the day and/or during week-ends and vacations supplementary tutoring in the same subjects on a fee-paying basis. Supplementary private tutoring can have positive dimensions. It helps students to cover the curriculum, provides a structured occupation for pupils outside school hours, and provides incomes for the tutors. However, tutoring may also have negative dimensions. If left to market forces, tutoring is likely to maintain and increase social inequalities, and it can create excessive pressure for young people who have inadequate time for non-academic activities. Especially problematic are situations in which school teachers provide extra tutoring in exchange for fees from their regular pupils. This book begins by surveying the scale, nature and implications of the shadow education system in a range of settings. It then identifies possible government responses to the phenomenon and encourages a proactive approach to designing appropriate policies.--Publisher's description.

Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda; Gamage, David T.

Source:

(2009)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2703-0

Education Across Borders: Politics, Policy and Legislative Action

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Book

Authors:

Fegan, James; Field, Malcolm H.

Source:

(2009)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9411-8

Education and training for social inclusion : European success stories

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Book

Authors:

European Commission. Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Lifelong Learning Programme

Source:

Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, p.39 (2010)

Call Number:

Cubb LC5256 .A2 E38 2010 F

URL:

http://ec.europa.eu/education/pub/pdf/llp/llp10_en.pdf

Keywords:

Continuing education--Government policy--European Union countries, Social integration--Government policy--European Union countries

Abstract:

Partial contents: How does the Comenius programme contribute to social inclusion? -- How does the Erasmus programme contribute to social inclusion? -- How does the Grundtvig programme contribute to social inclusion? -- How does the Leonardo da Vinci programme contribute to social inclusion? -- How does the Languages programme contribute to social inclusion? -- How do information and communication technologies contribute to social inclusion? -- How do study visits contribute to social inclusion?.

Education today: the OECD perspective

kkerns — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:23:23 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation; Development

Source:

Oecd, Paris, p.95 (2009)

Call Number:

Cubb LB14.7 .E383 2009

URL:

http://www.sourceoecd.org/9789264059894

Keywords:

Education, Education and state

European Integration and the Governance of Higher Education and Research

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Book

Authors:

Amaral, Alberto; Neave, Guy; Musselin, Christine; Peter Maassen

Source:

(2009)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9505-4

Global Values Education: Teaching democracy and peace

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda; Holger Daun

Source:

(2009)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2510-4

Globalisation, ideology and education policy reforms

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Book

Authors:

Zajda,Joseph I.; SpringerLink

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Globalisation, comparative education and policy research, Springer, Volume 11, Dordrecht ;New York, p.201 (2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3524-0

Keywords:

Aufsatzsammlung, Bildungspolitik, Comparative education, Education, Education and globalization, Education and state, Educational change, Globalisierung, swd

Publication Language:

eng

Globalisation, Ideology and Education Policy Reforms

kkerns — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:17:06 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda

Source:

(2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3524-0

Globalization, Education and Social Justice

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda

Source:

(2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3221-8

Handbook of technical and vocational education and training research

kkerns — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:34:34 +0000

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Source:

Springer, Volume 1st, New York (2009)

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/p8p270

International handbook of urban education

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Book

Authors:

Pink,William T.; Noblit,George W.

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Springer international handbooks of education ; v. 19, Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands (2007)

Call Number:

Cubb Ref. LC5115 .I57 2007

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/j5438m

Keywords:

Education, School improvement programs, Urban--Evaluation

International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research

kkerns — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:52:31 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda

Source:

Global Pedagogies and Policies, Springer Netherlands (2005)

Call Number:

Cubb Ref LC191 .I58 2005

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/pw646l

Notes:

"By examining some of the major education policy issues, particularly in the light of recent shifts in education and policy research, the editors aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the intersecting and diverse discourses of globalisation, education and policy-driven reforms. (p. xi)"

Policy, Experience and Change: Cross-Cultural Reflections on Inclusive Education

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Book

Authors:

L. Barton

Source:

Springer Netherlands, Volume 4 (2007)

URL:

http://www.springerlink.com/content/w5773j

Keywords:

Education

Politics of Education Reforms

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Book

Authors:

Joseph Zajda; Geo-JaJa, Macleans A.

Source:

(2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3218-8

Public policy for academic quality: analyses of innovative policy instruments

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Book

Authors:

Dill,David D.; Beerkens,Maarja; SpringerLink

Source:

Higher education dynamics, Springer, Volume 30, Dordrecht ;London, p.345 (2010)

URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3754-1

Keywords:

Education, Education, Higher, Government policy, Higher education and state, Standards

Publication Language:

eng

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Rethinking school feeding : social safety nets, child development, and the education sector

kkerns — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:49:57 +0000

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Book

Authors:

Bundy,Donald A. P.

Source:

Directions in development. Human development, World Bank, Washington, DC, p.163 (2009)

Call Number:

Cubb LB3475 .R48 2009

URL:

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8223614

Keywords:

Children--Nutrition, School children--Food

The hidden crisis : armed conflict and education

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Book

Authors:

Unesco

Source:

EFA global monitoring report ; 2011, Unesco, Paris, p.416 (2011)

Call Number:

Cubb L10 .E33 2011

URL:

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001907/190743e.pdf

Keywords:

Education and state, Education for All (Project), Education--International cooperation, Education--Social aspects, War and education

Abstract:

Contents: The six EFA goals -- Financing EFA -- Education and armed conflict : the deadly spirals -- Making human rights count -- Reconstructing education : seizing the peace premium -- An agenda for change : correcting the four failures; Summary: "When wars break out, international attention and media reporting invariably focus on the most immediate images of human suffering. Yet behind these images is a hidden crisis. Across many of the world's poorest countries, armed conflict is destroying not just school infrastructure, but the hopes and ambitions of generations of children. The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education documents the devastating effects of armed conflict on education. It examines the widespread human rights abuses keeping children out of school. The Report challenges an international aid system that is failing conflict-affected states, with damaging consequences for education. It warns that schools are often used to transmit intolerance, prejudice and social injustice. This ninth edition of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report calls on governments to demonstrate greater resolve in combating the culture of impunity surrounding attacks on schoolchildren and schools. It sets out an agenda for fixing the international aid architecture. And it identifies strategies for strengthening the role of education in peacebuilding. The Report includes statistical indicators on all levels of education in more than 200 countries and territories. It serves as an authoritative reference for education policy-makers, development specialists, researchers and the media."--P. [4] of cover.