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Berry, William; Groth, Laura M.; Glazer, Joshua L. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
The portfolio management models (PMM) has emerged as an important idea in educational governance over the last decade. In PMM systems, a district or other form of authorizer oversees a collection of independent organizations that operate schools according to their particular philosophy and strategic orientation. Yet underlying the design of PMMs…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, School Districts, Academic Achievement, Competition
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Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; Mendez, María-Eugenia; Valdez-Jiménez, Liliana; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Zúñiga, Luz-María; Fonseca-Ramirez, Oscar-Hernan; Alvarez, Maria-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquin; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodriguez-Ramirez, Sergio-Esteban; Alvarez-Gomez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesus; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2019
The intention of the present paper is to show that people have a series of educational needs in the era of information, so that they can become competent digital citizens. These educational needs are evident in the policies promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, which were well known to Latin American…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Needs, Educational Change, Latin Americans
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Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth; Nworgu, Queen Chioma – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
In a move intended to cut costs to the state, the government of Rivers State has announced that it is revoking international scholarships for its young people studying overseas (except for final year students). Whether or not there are corresponding courses available for them back in Nigeria, some 600 students are effectively being recalled and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Scholarships, Educational Finance
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Hilton, Gillian L. S. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2017
A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO, 2016) has criticised the Department of Education's organisation of Initial Teacher Training programmes in England as not providing value for money. This paper explores recent reports from government agencies, Parliament and the press on this issue. Further to this, leaders of various programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
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Van Wyk, Berte – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This paper explores how equity and access are achieved in the post-apartheid South African higher education landscape. I argue that access should refer to both physical (access as a student to an institution) and epistemological access (skills to understand, interpret academic work). I use conceptual analysis in this study to analyse relevant…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Access to Education, Higher Education, Equal Education
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Tabak, Hasan; Çalik, Temel – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
The purpose of this research is to identify the current situation regarding equality of educational opportunity after the implementation of 12-year compulsory education which serves as a reform in Turkey on the basis of key indicators and to suggest policy recommendations to provide equality of educational opportunity. The research, aiming to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities
US Senate, 2022
This hearing from the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines the support of mental health in the transition from high school to college. Opening statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Robert Casey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Children and Families; and (2) Honorable Bill…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Welfare, Transitional Programs, College Bound Students
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Hursh, David – Policy Futures in Education, 2017
In this speech, Hursh shows how public education in the United States is undergoing profound changes. Education policy has been hijacked by the unelected and unaccountable corporate reformers who aspire to overhaul the education system through a corporate model of privatization and market competition. They aim to privatize education through…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Public Schools, Educational Change
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Sacristán, Ana Isabel – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2017
In this paper, drawing from data from several experiences and studies in which I have been involved in Mexico, I reflect on the constraints and inertia of classroom cultures, and the barriers to successful, meaningful and transformative technology integration in mathematics classroom. I focus on teachers as key players for this integration,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Barriers
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Hilton, Gillian L. S. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2017
This paper discusses the causes of the difficulties experienced in recruiting and retaining teachers to work in schools in England. The analysis begins with a report by the National Audit Office which blamed the Department of Education's actions as the main reason for the difficulties, then using other documented sources, reports, press articles,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Educational Policy
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Aikens, Kathleen – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Canada's positioning within global sustainable development commitments has shifted: instead of fulfilling visible leadership positions through international accords, Canada is now perceived as an environmental laggard. Against this larger political context of governmental inaction and environmental injustice, we present the results of a systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment)
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Wang, Elaine Lin – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Successful implementation of academic standards depends on teachers' understanding of the intended policy and their interpretation of what the policy means for their instruction (Spillane et al., 2002). This study examines the writing tasks fourth- and fifth- grade teachers understand as being aligned with the CCSS [Common Core State Standards],…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Writing Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Menter, Ian – British Educational Research Journal, 2014
In his inaugural Presidential Address, given to the BERA Conference 2013 at the University of Sussex, Ian Menter addresses a number of issues concerning educational policy and the contributions that educational research might make to policy development. As BERA approaches its fortieth anniversary, he also sets out some of the responsibilities that…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Professional Associations
Estermann, Thomas; Kupriyanova, Veronika – European University Association, 2018
Many European universities are initiating strategic transformation programmes that either seek a step change in institutional efficiency, respond to drastic shifts in higher education policy and financing, or improve their competitive academic advantage. Key ingredients for successful strategy implementation at universities include effective…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Educational Policy
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Gunter, Helen M. – Management in Education, 2013
This article reports on a seminar by the Critical Educational Policy and Leadership Research Interest Group in June 2012. The article reports on the papers and our engagement with the need to use theory to develop descriptions and understandings.
Descriptors: Theories, Educational Policy, Leadership, Educational Research
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