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Mayo, J. B., Jr. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2013
The author explores significant points of intersection between foundational tenets of the social studies and the lessons learned by students in the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at one Midwestern high school. He suggests new ways social studies researchers and teachers might conceptualize the ideas and themes promoted in GSAs and apply them directly…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, High Schools, Clubs, Educational Environment
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Levitt, Mairi; Muir, Fiona – British Journal of Religious Education, 2014
In England and Wales, religious education (RE) in non-faith schools has gradually changed from Christian education to the study of many religions and philosophies. However, the core values of RE have continued to be related to concerns about social cohesion and the building of shared values. The article briefly discusses changes in RE since 1944…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Educational History, Educational Change
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Buehler, Jennifer – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2013
Educators who initiate school reform work often find that attempts to raise student achievement and change school culture are derailed when staff members refuse to address issues of race. At the same time, staff members who collectively resist engaging in discussions of racism and racial inequality may be actively involved in their own individual…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Racial Bias, High Schools, Educational Change
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Wilson, Kristin B.; Cox, Elizabeth M. – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to use feminist critical policy analysis to understand the lived experiences of mothering while attending community college and to suggest institutional transformations that might better support mothering students. The findings are based on the re-analysis of interview data from 13 mothering students. We found that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Mothers, Child Rearing, Family School Relationship
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Vincent, Kerry; Thomson, Pat – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2010
Policy in England identifies pregnant schoolgirls as a particularly vulnerable group and emphasises the importance of education as a way of improving the life chances of those who become pregnant while young. This paper draws on repeat interviews conducted over a twelve-month period to compare and contrast the stories of four young women. The…
Descriptors: Females, Pregnancy, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Shouse, Roger C.; Lin, Kuan-Pei – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010
During the past two decades, Taiwan's Ministry of Education has responded to globalization by restructuring school curricular, instructional, and decision making practices along western lines in an attempt to attain legitimacy on the world stage. As a result, Taiwanese principals, once kings within their schools, now must share power with other…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Global Approach, Educational Change, Foreign Countries