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Direct linkHumes, Walter – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2021
This paper examines a period in Scottish educational history when civil servants, not politicians, were in the ascendancy in the initiation of policy. The first three Secretaries of the Scotch/Scottish Education Department (SED) -- Henry Craik (1846-1927), John Struthers (1857-1925) and George Macdonald (1862-1940) -- enjoyed considerable…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational History, Policy Formation, Public Officials
Ozsoy, Seckin – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2009
I. Hakki Tonguc was undoubtedly one of the most gifted educational thinkers of his generation. As the architect of a short-lived but highly innovative experiment in the early 20th century Turkey, Village Institutes (Koy Enstituleri), he certainly made an important contribution to educational theory and practice. On the other hand, despite his…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Theories, Educational Innovation
Whetton, Chris – Educational Research, 2009
Background: National curriculum assessment (NCA) in England has been in place for nearly 20 years. It has its origins in a political desire to regulate education, holding schools accountable. However, its form and nature also reflect educational and curriculum concerns and technical assessment issues. Purpose: The aim of the article is to provide…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Biographies, Foreign Countries, Accountability
