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Swart, Inette – International Journal of Music Education, 2020
This article focuses on the role of access to music education as an agent of social change and as an important way of empowering previously disadvantaged learners, putting this forward as an argument against the proposed downscaling of music in schools as advocated by the government. This narrative inquiry shed light on the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, 2020
The "Disability Standards for Education 2005" (the Standards) are subordinate legislation to the "Disability Discrimination Act 1992" (the DDA). They do not create new obligations, but seek to clarify education providers' responsibilities under the DDA and ensure that students with disability can access and participate in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Standards, Federal Legislation
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Bhiwajee, Soolakshna Lukea; Garavan, Thomas N. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide insights about the usefulness of management education for the public sector in the Republic of Mauritius, which embarked on reforms initiatives around two decades ago. In this context, public officers were encouraged to follow specialised management courses. However, as at date, there is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empowerment, Government Employees, Public Sector
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Luguetti, Carla; Oliver, Kimberly L.; Dantas, Luiz E. P. B. T.; Kirk, David – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2017
Purpose: This study discusses the process of co-constructing a prototype pedagogical model for working with youth from socially vulnerable backgrounds. Participants and settings: This six-month activist research project was conducted in a soccer program in a socially vulnerable area of Brazil in 2013. The study included 17 youths, 4 coaches, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Team Sports, Athletics
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Schabort, Franci; Sinnes, Astrid; Kyle, William C., Jr. – Educational Action Research, 2018
The objective of this transformative action research project was to explore and develop sustainable methods to promote female empowerment through science education in rural, disadvantaged sectors of South Africa. In an attempt to achieve this we collaborated with local community members to develop and implement a contextualized science curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Action Research, Sustainability, Empowerment
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Chinen, Marjorie; Hoop, Thomas; Balarin, María; Alcázar, Lorena – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2016
A recent International Labour Organization (ILO) report has documented the limited opportunities for women in the labour market (ILO, 2016). The report shows that women face higher unemployment and underemployment than men, are more often employed in the informal labour market and in family enterprises, and are overrepresented in lower skill…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Skilled Occupations
Holton, Valerie L.; Early, Jennifer L.; Resler, Meghan; Trussell, Audrey; Howard, Catherine – Metropolitan Universities, 2016
Using Kotter's model of change as a framework, this case study will describe the structure and efforts of a centralized unit within an urban, research university to deepen and extend the institutionalization of community engagement. The change model will be described along with details about the implemented strategies and practices that fall…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Case Studies, School Community Relationship, Community Involvement
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Aravena, Felipe – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2016
In this paper will be analysed three different educational contexts for preparing school principals such as Australia, England and the United States. This study analyses the professional development of academic leadership in the countries previously mentioned in order to apply the successful aspects to the Chilean education system, a system…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Principals, Administrator Education
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Owusu-Ansah, Collins – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
There have been various shapes of opinions shared on the concept of academic freedom. This concept means different things to many and different people. Those outside the University view academic freedom with some level of suspicion. Even among the academia, academic freedom is rarely understood. To foster the growth of knowledge and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, Academic Freedom, Relevance (Education)
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Allen, Kaylie T.; Meadows, Elizabeth A. – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: Women assertively resisting sexual aggression have the best chances of avoiding completed rape. Especially with acquaintances, there are significant social and psychological barriers to resistance. Novel vignettes depicting acquaintance rape were designed to enhance self-efficacy, reduce unrealistic optimism, and empower assertive…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Cost Effectiveness, Rape, Teaching Methods
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van Rosmalen, Peter; Westera, Wim – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
Despite the continuous and abundant growth of the game market the uptake of games in education has been hampered by the general impression that games require complex technologies and that games are difficult to organise and to embed in education curriculums. This article explores to what extent a simple serious game scenario that can be easily…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Games, Teacher Empowerment, Barriers
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Mudege, Netsayi N.; Chevo, Tafadzwa; Nyekanyeka, Ted; Kapalasa, Eliya; Demo, Paul – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: This paper explores the interaction between extension services and gender relations in order to suggest ways and strategies that can be useful in ensuring that extension services are gender-equitable and empowering for women. Design/Methodology/Approach: In total, 35 sex-disaggregated focus group discussions with farmers, and 4 interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Skills, Rural Extension
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Jain, Shipra; Singh, Smita – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: Quality education can be provided to underprivileged section in developing economies by the collaborative effort of private-paid schools. The purpose of this paper is to explore and highlight the model which can be adopted by a private school in imparting education to girls coming from lower income strata. It also highlights how synergies…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Educational Quality, Educational Opportunities
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Lomer, Sylvie; Anthony-Okeke, Loretta – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
In the context of increasing international mobility in higher education, educators experience multiple challenges in the classroom. In the UK, policy discourses often frame international students as desirable resources. However, international students are frequently problematised as in academic deficit. Cultural reasons are posited for different…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Blended Learning, Student Mobility, Barriers
Dinkins, Toni Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study explored teachers' perceptions of implementing personalized learning in several urban elementary school classrooms. Additionally, this study examined teachers' readiness for change through the lens of Ely's (1990) Eight Conditions of Change Model. The study participants included five elementary school teachers and the school principal.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Program Implementation, Individualized Programs
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