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Friboulet, Jean-Jacques, Ed.; Niamego, Anatole, Ed.; Liechti, Valerie, Ed.; Dalbera, Claude, Ed.; Meyer-Bisch, Patrice, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ3), 2006
Amartya Sen defined development as the creation of capabilities or capacities. One of the crucial capacities is basic education. With no access to writing, reading and numeracy, people are unable to fight against poverty and to build their lives in the current global environment. In this perspective, the right to education cannot be conceived only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Dignity, Nonformal Education, Measures (Individuals)
Walberg, Herbert J. – Cato Institute, 2006
"School Choice: The Findings" is the most comprehensive and up-?to-?date survey available, summarizing the research on charter schools, vouchers, and public versus private school effectiveness, from one of the country's most distinguished education scholars. The focus is on rigorous studies--those using randomized control groups (as in…
Descriptors: School Choice, Charter Schools, Educational Vouchers, Public Schools
Burns, Edward – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2006
The purpose of this book is to provide guidelines to develop appropriate Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for children with disabilities based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments of 2004 (IDEA-2004) or Public Law 108-446. These guidelines are intended to result in IEPs that are streamlined, focused, and reasonably…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Planning, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities
Ruben, Brent D. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ1), 2007
Self-assessment leads to stronger performance in the nation's colleges and universities. That's the premise of "Excellence in Higher Education," a model self-assessment program that has earned accolades from the higher education community. Based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award framework, the fourth edition of this bestseller is the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Self Evaluation (Groups), Strategic Planning, Educational Improvement
Ruben, Brent D. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ1), 2007
Self-assessment leads to stronger performance in the nation's colleges and universities. That's the premise of "Excellence in Higher Education," a model self-assessment program that has earned accolades from the higher education community. Based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award framework, the fourth edition of this bestseller is the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Workbooks, Scoring
National Academies Press, 2007
In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S. advantages in the marketplace and in science and technology have begun to erode. A comprehensive and coordinated federal effort is urgently needed to bolster U.S. competitiveness and pre-eminence in these areas. This congressionally requested report by…
Descriptors: Competition, Public Policy, Federal Government, Technology
Jenkins, John M., Ed.; And Others – 1994
The concept of "world class," often used in reference to education, lacks a precise, universal definition. This book presents case studies of exemplary schools. The foreword by Fenwick W. English presents a developmental concept of world-class education, in which fair and comparable standards, with sufficient room for sociocultural…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Quality
Clark, Robert E., Ed.; Palattella, John, Ed. – 1997
This guide to selecting a graduate school in the humanities and social science fields focuses on the individual disciplines; identifies "standard-bearing" institutions, as well as good but lesser known ones; and reviews specific intellectual issues within various disciplines as they relate to graduate school choice. After an introductory chapter,…
Descriptors: College Choice, Decision Making, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh – 1998
This book helps with the implementation of academic standards and reviews the reflections and experiences of educational leaders who have been pioneers in the standards movement. The text features a brief overview of some of the questions that surround the topic of standards for content and performance. These questions include: why do we need such…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality
1990
This book contains five lectures, delivered as part of the David D. Henry lecture series, whose common theme revolved around broadly defined issues related to the administration of higher education. The first lecture, "Quality and Equality in Health Professions Education and Service" (Lloyd C. Elam), argues that quality and equality in…
Descriptors: Administration, Colleges, Educational Quality, Equal Education
Mangieri, John N., Ed. – 1985
The nine essays in this collection focus on individual aspects of the educational system, from preschool education to school board issues and teacher recruitment. The essays and their authors are: (1) "The Challenge of Attaining Excellence" (John N. Mangieri); (2) "Common Ground" (Ernest L. Boyer); (3) "The Elementary School" (M. Carol Allen); (4)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Educational Sociology
Roueche, John E.; Baker, George A., III – 1986
Using as a sample the 154 secondary schools selected as the best in America in 1982 by the Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program, researchers examined the characteristics that made teachers, administrators, and school climates effective in the pursuit of educational excellence. The first chapter of this book interpreting…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Quality
Confrey, Jere – 2000
This chapter presents some ways to reorganize science and mathematics education guided by a wisely chosen, strategic, and secure research base. Needs for systemic reform, educational equity and quality as complementary goals, and urgent and strategic investment in research are discussed. Targets for new research and development are also identified…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Principles, Educational Quality
Barnett, Ronald – 1992
This book presents two dominant and rival conceptions of quality in higher education. One is based on the expression of the tacit conceptions of value and propriety in the academic community. It is the character and quality of the continuing interactions of higher education's members that are at issue rather than any endpoint or definitive…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Principles, Educational Quality
Whitman, Nancy C. – 2003
This document reviews the Japanese educational system and examines middle school education in particular to identify cultural differences and help improve educational quality in the United States. Contents include: (1) "An Overview of Japanese Education"; (2) "Teacher Behavior in the Classroom"; (3) "Teacher Behavior…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Foreign Countries