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Failing the Test or the Failure of the Test: The Case of Environmental Education in Israel
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Zuzovsky, Ruth – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
Different approaches are employed when teaching environmental issues. One approach, termed the "environmental scientific approach," perceives environmental education as part of life or earth sciences, providing factual, scientific knowledge. Another approach, termed the "environmental sustainability citizenry approach",…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Trend Analysis, Achievement Tests
Examining the Influences of Yutori Education in Japan on Opportunity to Learn (OTL) and Student Achievement on the TIMSS: A Multiple Cohort Analysis
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Lin, Meiko – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of "yutori" reforms on Opportunity to Learn (OTL), as defined by Stevens' (1993, 1996) multidimensional framework, and to examine how the changes in OTL may have subsequently affected Japanese 8th graders' mathematics achievement as measured by the Trends in Mathematics and Science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, National Curriculum, Academic Achievement
Slouching towards Decentralization: Consequences of Globalization for Curricular Control in National Education Systems.
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Astiz, M. Fernanda; Wiseman, Alexander W.; Baker, David P. – Comparative Education Review, 2002
The mingling of economic and institutional globalization forces with existing national education structures produces various paradoxical mixes of decentralized and centralized educational administration. This is demonstrated through brief case studies of education in France, the United States, Colombia, and Spain, and quantitative analysis of data…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Decentralization, Educational Administration, Educational Change