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Direct linkKnijnik, Jorge; Tavares, Otavio – Educational Review, 2012
The Second Half Program (SHP) is an educational sports program running in Brazil. It began in 2003 and was one of the Olympic educational proposals described in the Rio 2016 Olympics bid. Using sport as a tool, the SHP aims to deliver moral education and to promote citizenship in order to counteract "social exclusion" and "social…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Harper, Nevin J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2010
Evidence-based practice is an approach that narrowly classifies research results by utilising a hierarchy of evidence. This process renders much available knowledge and experience redundant within its value structure. Currently a dominating ideology across medical and health fields, evidence-based practice is now being promoted in adventure…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adventure Education, Educational Research, Models
Ward, Shakoor A. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2009
This essay examines the effects of Career and Technical Education (CTE) in U.S. prisons by looking at research that has conflicting results and inferences. Although the opposing positions are mainly represented by two studies, this essay includes literature review of historical studies representing opposing views regarding the effects of CTE in…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Inferences, Vocational Education, Correctional Education
Engstrom, Craig – Journal of Peace Education, 2009
Seeds of Peace is a nongovernmental organization that annually brings together children from the Middle East and various other regions of conflict for a summer camp experience in the woods of Maine, USA. It also operates coexistence centers throughout the world. Founded in 1993, the organization has gained worldwide acclaim for its peace education…
Descriptors: Resident Camp Programs, Fantasy, Conflict, Rhetorical Criticism
Download full textCassity, Elizabeth A. – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2008
A first glance at almost any policy document generated by a bilateral or multilateral donor agency reveals a familiar rhetoric of participation, partnership, community, good governance, growth and strong democracy as key ingredients for a successful development program. While some critics of this rhetoric argue that this is merely a recasting of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Sustainable Development, Educational Policy
Gosen, Jerry; Washbush, John – Simulation & Gaming, 2004
This article focuses on the research and scholarship dealing with the assessment of the experiential approach in both its computer-based and human-based forms. It covers two forms of assessment. First it covers explicit attempts to assess the validity of experiential learning, and second it focuses on measuring the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Validity, Experiential Learning, Program Effectiveness
