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Download full textSoha Tarek Nouh – NORDSCI, 2023
This report embarks on an exploration of the profound role philosophy has played in shaping education across various historical epochs, commencing with an investigation into the history and fundamental purpose of education. Philosophy has consistently served as a cornerstone, propelling the refinement of learning and teaching methods while…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational History, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development
Direct linkBeer, David Löw; Holz, Verena – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
Within socio-economic transformation processes, the task of education is often reduced to short-term economic factors, that is, a suitable qualification profile of the local population. Transformative education should, however, be based on the broader claim that education contributes to successful transformation processes in the sense of…
Descriptors: Social Change, Transformative Learning, Environmental Education, Geographic Regions
Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; González-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; González, Irma; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Valdes-Perea, Alba-Liliana; Álvarez, María-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquín; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sergio-Esteban; Álvarez-Gómez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesús; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
A reform always implies an adjustment, a transformation, or a change. But one always hopes that a reform is for the better, and that it will benefit those who will be affected by the reform. Educational reforms have been seen in this way, since the world changes and we change with it. In this line of thought, we can dare to think that when an…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Poverty, Quality of Life, Social Differences
Cervone, Jason A. – Policy Futures in Education, 2017
This paper examines the situating of rural communities in the United States within the neoliberal global context. It will focus on Henri Lefebvre's concept of abstract space, as well as additional theories on the ways space is produced and understood. The paper will use these theories to create an understanding of the ways rural communities are…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Neoliberalism, Role of Education, Ideology
Tsai, Ming-Chang – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This review essay offers an institutional critique of the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Report. The notion of human capabilities and functionings advocated by the Report demonstrates an inspirational perspective to monitor human progress in quality of life (QoL). Several measurements the Report suggested remain inadequate. The personal diary techniques…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Reports, Criticism, Diaries
Thomas, G. Dale; Jesse, Neal G. – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper examines the question of how social well-being, or quality of life, in Northern Ireland has changed through time from 1958 to 1998. After reviewing major economic trends and governmental policy affecting the region, we develop an overall measure of quality of life based on previous research into social well-being in Northern Ireland. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict, Quality of Life, Test Construction
Santos, Maria Emma – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper analyses poverty reduction in Bhutan between two points in time--2003 and 2007--from a multidimensional perspective. The measures estimated include consumption expenditure as well as other indicators which are directly (when possible) or indirectly associated to valuable functionings, namely, health, education, access to electricity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Social Indicators, Psychological Patterns
Nilsson, Therese – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Despite a broad theoretical literature on multidimensional inequality and a widespread belief that welfare is not synonymous to income--not the least in a developing context--empirical inequality examinations rarely includes several welfare attributes. We explore three techniques on how to evaluate multidimensional inequality using Zambian…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Socioeconomic Status, Foreign Countries, Social Indicators
Liargovas, Panagiotis G.; Fotopoulos, Georgios – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to use socioeconomic indicators for analyzing convergence within Greece at regional (NUTS II) and prefecture levels (NUTS III) since 1960. We use two alternative approaches. The first one is based on the coefficient of variation and the second one on quality of life rankings. We confirm the decline of regional…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Quality of Life, Social Indicators, Foreign Countries
Rova, Lindita; Mano, Romeo – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2009
The quality of life is a relatively new concept, which is continually changing and for which there is not yet a wholly satisfactory definition. The quality of life involves human, social-economic and health characteristics. The manifold nature of the quality of life led to the development of various patterns for measuring it. The quality of life…
Descriptors: Social Life, Living Standards, Community Involvement, Quality of Life
Hsu, Hui-Chuan – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between subjective economic status and indicators of successful aging to life satisfaction trajectories among the elderly in Taiwan. Data were from the four waves of "Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan". Hierarchical linear modeling was conducted. Subjective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Status, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada; Gerxhani, Klarita – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This paper examines the relationship between working in the formal or informal sector and self-reported individual financial satisfaction in a country in transition. It does so by allowing for individual heterogeneity in terms of perceived financial insecurity and tax morale. The empirical analysis uses a dataset for Albania, a country in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Security (Psychology), Labor Market, Social Indicators
Knapp, Martin; Romeo, Renee; Beecham, Jennifer – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Autism has lifetime consequences, with potentially a range of impacts on the health, wellbeing, social integration and quality of life of individuals and families. Many of those impacts are economic. This study estimated the costs of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in the UK. Data on prevalence, level of intellectual disability and place of…
Descriptors: Place of Residence, Social Integration, Mental Retardation, Autism
Rimashevskaia, N. M.; Zubova, L. T.; Antropova, O. A. – Russian Education and Society, 2011
Russian science is experiencing processes of personnel aging and stagnation, which are disrupting the continuity of the generations and are limiting prospective workers' opportunities for professional and career growth. The decline in the prestige of science work, the exodus of specialists into other, more attractive segments of economic activity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Research, Science Careers, Scientists
Mistretta, Martin J. – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Uneven distribution of physicians across geographic areas of the United States remains a significant problem that may have implications for health. Purpose: To develop a statistical model of physician distribution in Illinois counties that predicts where specialists and family physicians practice, and to suggest policy strategies for…
Descriptors: Specialists, Physicians, Medical Services, Economic Factors
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