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Deconfessionalising RE in Québec and Flanders: A Comparative Study
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Franken, Leni – British Journal of Religious Education, 2019
Inspired by the comparative method for RE as outlined by Bråten, this article elaborates on some similarities and differences between the present RE system in Flanders (Belgium) and the past RE system in Québec (Canada). After a brief outline of the societal level, the focus will be on the institutional level, where international, national and…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Legislation
Religious Affiliation, Ethnicity, and Power in Admission Policies to Jewish Religious Schools
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Perry-Hazan, Lotem – Critical Studies in Education, 2019
This paper analyzes the challenges embedded in the conflict between the right to accessible education, which implies a prohibition on discriminatory practices in school admission, and the right to adaptable education, which accommodates children's cultural affiliations. It shows that a normative lens, which examines the ways by which legal rules…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
Differentiated Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Policies and Practices for Promoting Career Growth. Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education
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Derrington, Mary Lynne, Ed.; Brandon, Jim, Ed. – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2019
This book discusses teacher evaluation and how it can provide the foundations for professional development. The editors and contributors illustrate how teachers with varying levels of expertise, experience and learning needs can benefit from differentiated evaluation and professional development designed to help them reach their full potential.…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preservice Teachers, Experienced Teachers, Educational Needs
Curricular Choices of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Communities: Translating International Human Rights Law into Education Policy
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Perry-Hazan, Lotem – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
This paper employs the provisions of international human rights law in order to analyse whether and how liberal states should regulate Haredi educational practices, which sanctify the exclusive focus on religious studies in schools for boys. It conceptualises the conflict between the right to acceptable education and the right to adaptable…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Judaism, Jews, Civil Rights
Mutatis Mutandis? The Court of Justice of the European Union Rules that Member States May Be Allowed to Impose Non-Resident Student Quotas
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Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, 2010
Earlier this month, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court), ruled that European Union (EU) member states can impose non-resident student quotas in certain circumstances. The Court, whose job is to ensure that all EU member states interpret and apply EU legislation in the same way, recently made the ruling in response to a…
Descriptors: Quotas, Public Health, Court Litigation, Higher Education
Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities. IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series Volume V
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Seidelin, Susanne, Ed.; Hamilton, Stuart, Ed. – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2005
The IFLA/FAIFE World Report Series is unique. It is the only source based on a systematic data collection process that provides an overview of how libraries around the world are tackling barriers to freedom of access to information and freedom of expression. This year's edition includes 84 country reports which detail the extent of Internet access…
Descriptors: Freedom, Access to Information, Laws, Federal Legislation