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Slayton, Tamara – 1994
This study addresses the basic question: What are the factors that influence the academic experience of Mexican children, and, to what extent do these factors result in deficits in student learning and achievement? The study was conducted over the course of 5 weeks throughout Mexico in the regions of Juarez, Chihuahua, Michoacan, Mexico, D.F.,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Culture, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups
Deer, Christine E.; And Others – 1994
This paper examines political and government changes affecting higher education in Australia, particularly as they impact upon teacher education, and with specific emphasis upon practices in New South Wales (NSW). Structural features of the governance of education at the federal and state/territory levels are outlined, noting that teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Foreign Countries
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Cibulka, James G., Ed.; And Others – Journal of Education Policy, 1991
This special issue journal on the politics of urban education contains the following articles: (1) "The Politics of Urban Education as a Field of Study: An Interpretive Analysis" (K. K. Wong); (2) "Urban Education as a Field of Study: Problems of Knowledge and Power" (J. G. Cibulka); (3) "Knowledge and Power in Research into the Politics of Urban…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Barcelona Council (Spain). – 1990
This report presents 28 conference papers, which represent different thematic and scientific perspectives designed to create an educating city theory. The translated titles of the articles include the following: (1) "Foreword" (P. Maragall); (2) "Introduction" (J. Trilla Bernet); (3) "Conceptual Itinerary Through the…
Descriptors: City Government, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment, Educational Responsibility
Lucas, Alice – 1993
During the 1980s more than 100,000 refugees poured into the United States from Cambodia. This essay is intended to inform educators and others who work with Cambodian families about recent Cambodian history and traditional Cambodian culture and to create awareness of the social and psychological significance of these factors. The waves of refugees…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Asian Americans
Linn, Robert L. – 1991
Issues in the misuse of standardized test scores are discussed. While information misuse is not a problem unique to testing, it is particularly prevalent. Information can be a source of power, and politically motivated uses of information explain part of the misuse of test scores. Other misuses have historical roots in the exaggerated claims of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Technology
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Christensen, James E., Ed.; Fisher, James E., Ed. – International Journal of Educology, 1991
The "International Journal of Educology" publishes works that examine the educational process from an educological perspective. The term educology means knowledge about education and has been in use since the seminal work in educology by L. W. Harding in the 1950s. The educological perspective is inclusive of scientific, praxiological,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Editorials, Educational History
Strickland, Kathleen; Strickland, James – 1998
This book gives middle school and secondary school teachers a comprehensive look at assessment, from definitions and history to practical suggestions and political implications. It explores the theory behind student-centered assessment and examines practical strategies teachers can use to bring about student-centered assessment in an educational…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Assessment, Educational Practices
Sessoms, Isaiah – 1994
This paper addresses the need to inform all students of the importance of multicultural issues and the impact that cultural diversity will have on global society and offers a model that examines the problematic issue of incorporating a multicultural curriculum into what has been termed "traditional curriculum." The author develops the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Ieong, Sylvia S. L. – 1993
Discussion of the role of languages in Macau focuses on three areas: forces in determination of language policy; actual language use in Macau; and prospects beyond 1999. Four main forces for language policy are identified: emergence of a middle class due to economic progress and access to higher education; arrival of well-educated, liberal…
Descriptors: Chinese, Educational Policy, English, Foreign Countries
Mc-Daniel, Olaf C. – 1990
One of a series of studies related to the Delphi research project: "Policy Instruments for Higher Education in the Western Europe of the Future", this paper presents the issue of internationalization of European higher education through three types of data. First, analysis of present European Community (EC) initiatives on education…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
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Rock, Tracy; Passe, Jeff – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2004
The authors begin their discussion with the Tanner and Tanner (1995) model of "Curricular Sources and Influences" to explain the development of the K-12 school curriculum. The model shows the school curriculum in the center of a circle. Around the circumference of the circle are political influences, social influences, economic…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Social Studies
Sigmon, Scott B. – 1984
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's classic work "Emile" of 1762 is contrasted with Henry G. Giroux's 1981 book "Ideology Culture and the Process of Schooling." Although both Giroux and Rousseau are social critics, their notions about education and its outcome are contrary and not due to historical time alone. This comparative analysis…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Scheurich, James Joseph; Imber, Michael – 1990
Because the ultimate power to control school reform is in the hands of the superintendent or some other similarly positioned administrator, the reforms tend to benefit some student or constituency groups more than others. Judging from the personal characteristics of most superintendents and the political context of the superintendency itself, it…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Influence
Thompson, Daniel C. – 1986
Characteristics of graduates of 42 colleges belonging to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) are considered. A primary objective was to evaluate the success of the colleges in preparing an elite class of individuals dedicated to the survival and advancement of blacks specifically and democracy and justice in a larger sense. After an overview of…
Descriptors: Background, Black Colleges, Blacks, Career Choice
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