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Download full textDickie, Marianne; Robinson, Emma – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
There are many examples of the regulatory guardian standing at the entry gate of professional life. None have infiltrated so expansively into the education and entry of a profession as the Office of the Migration Agent Registration Authority (OMARA). Since 2006 the OMARA has dictated the course content requirements for the prescribed qualification…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migration, Professional Personnel, Higher Education
Direct linkGoos, Merrilyn – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2016
At the special conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT), the author was asked to speak about the challenges and opportunities in teaching mathematics as a stimulus for discussion of AAMT's "future directions". With an open invitation to be a little provocative, the author…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Qualifications
West Virginia Department of Education, 2021
Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) partnered with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and Marshall University to conduct a five-year study of the quality of the West Virginia Universal Pre-K (WV Pre-K) program. The study was designed to examine the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, State Departments of Education, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Avvisati, Francesco – OECD Publishing, 2018
Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers' salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have significant returns. Research shows that being taught by the best teachers can make a real difference in the learning and life outcomes of otherwise…
Descriptors: Experienced Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
National Foundation for Educational Research, 2016
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide research project involving schools and students in over 70 countries. It is run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), takes place every three years, and is designed to examine how 15-year-olds can apply what they have learned in school to real…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Secondary School Students, Achievement Tests
Dunleavy, Jodene – Education Canada, 2011
In 1997 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) partnered with countries around the world to design the ambitious and innovative Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Beginning in 2000, and every three years since, OECD/PISA has assessed 15-year-old students in participating countries to gauge the extent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Achievement Gains
Pont, Beatriz; Figueroa, Diana Toledo; Zapata, Juliana; Fraccola, Sylvain – OECD Publishing, 2013
This policy profile on education in Australia is part of the "Education Policy Outlook" series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across OECD countries. Building on the OECD's substantial comparative and sectoral knowledge base, the series offers a comparative outlook on education policy by providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Pont, Beatriz; Montt, Guillermo; Albiser, Etienne; Zapata, Juliana; Fraccola, Sylvain – OECD Publishing, 2013
This policy profile on education in Chile is part of the "Education Policy Outlook" series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Building on the OECD's substantial comparative and sectoral knowledge base, the series offers a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Sims, David – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
The California class size reduction program provided schools with cash rewards for K-3 classes of 20 or fewer students. I show how program rules made it possible for schools to save money by using mixed-grade classes to meet class size reduction obligations while maintaining larger average class sizes. I also show that this smoothing of students…
Descriptors: Class Size, Scores, Rewards, Teaching Experience
Nagle, Kate; Crawford, Jinny – Educational Policy Reform Research Institute, 2004
This issue brief presents the views of 13 individuals, all in special education leadership positions in selected urban school districts in the United States, concerning the opportunities and challenges their districts face in implementing key NCLBA requirements for students with disabilities. Results from a survey and two focus groups reveal that…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Administrator Attitudes, Achievement Tests
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1999
The report compiles information on Arizona's public school programs serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students, including both bilingual education and English-as-a-Second-Language programs, as mandated by state law. It contains data submitted by school districts, schools, and charter schools concerning primary home language identification,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Jennings, Jack; Rentner, Diane Stark – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
This article summarizes the effects of NCLB on school districts based on four years of evaluations conducted by the Center on Education Policy as part of the most comprehensive and continuous overview being undertaken of that policy.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Public Schools, Educational Legislation, School Districts
Fleischman, Howard L.; Hopstock, Paul J. – 1993
This report summarizes a study of: the type, content, duration, and intensity of instructional services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the United States; administrative procedures associated with these services (including procedures for identifying students for entry into and exit from these special services); the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
Fleischman, Howard L., Ed.; Dervaric, Charles, Ed.; Leighton, Ed.; Said, Mary Staples, Ed. – 1994
The report presents results of a study of: the type, content, duration, and intensity of instructional services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the United States; administrative procedures associated with these services (including procedures for identifying students for entry into and exit from these special services); the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Costs
Hopstock, Paul J.; Bucaro, Bonnie J.; Fleischman, Howard L.; Zehler, Annette M.; Eu, Hongsook – 1993
The report presents results of a study of: the type, content, duration, and intensity of instructional services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the United States; administrative procedures associated with these services (including procedures for identifying students for entry into and exit from these special services); the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Costs, Elementary Secondary Education
