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Khanare, Fumane Portia, Ed.; Marina, Brenda L. H., Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
A grassroots understanding of well-being can be an effective approach to meeting the needs of children in low-resource settings. Due to this, evidence on how to sustain such approaches is needed. "Successful Pathways for the Well-Being of Black Students" addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses more on strength over…
Descriptors: Well Being, African American Students, Student Needs, At Risk Students
Uliana Furiv; Michaela Martin – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Pathways, Education Work Relationship, Transitional Programs
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Christie, Pam – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The right to education has an established legacy in international agreements and debates, but has nonetheless proved difficult to achieve across the countries of the world. This paper explores why this might be so. It begins by locating the current architecture of rights in Enlightenment philosophy and the political and legal formations of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Laws
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Howie, Sarah; Scherman, Vanessa – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2008
In the past politics deprived many African children (in particular) in South Africa the opportunity of achieving quality education. This was most especially true in subjects such as mathematics and science. In this research the science teacher-level data from Third International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 (TIMSS'99) were analysed with a…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Educational Quality, Urban Areas, Rural Areas
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Ballantyne, R. R.; Tooth-Aston, P. J. – Environmental Education and Information, 1989
A National Policy for environmental education in South Africa was proposed in 1989. This paper examines the impact of Apartheid ideology and structure upon in-service environmental education teacher training in South Africa and identifies and explores the viability of alternative channels for such training. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Apartheid, College Science, Conservation (Environment), Educational Objectives