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Kirwan, Liz; Hall, Kathy – Critical Studies in Education, 2016
Educational change in the neoliberal state is permeated by the effects of forces from outside the field of education itself. The process of governmentality welcomes, indeed demands, the participation of those non-state actors valorised by neoliberalism as well as government agencies dedicated to the advancement of such groups. Inevitably, the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mathematics Instruction, Knowledge Economy, Neoliberalism
Duke, Naomi; Macmillan, Ross – Sociology of Education, 2016
Education is a key sociological variable in the explanation of health and health disparities. Conventional wisdom emphasizes a life course--human capital perspective with expectations of causal effects that are quasi-linear, large in magnitude for high levels of educational attainment, and reasonably robust in the face of measured and unmeasured…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Adolescents
Karpova, Natalia Konstantinovna; Uvarovsky, Alexander Pavlovich; Mareev, Vladimir Ivanovich; Petrova, Nina Petrovna; Borzilov, Yuri Petrovich – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The article is devoted to some methodological features of modernization in modern education in the context of "the knowledge economy" development which is aimed at shaping new mental potential of the modern state. Features and prerequisites for the emergence of the knowledge economy, the priorities of which include the development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Economy, Educational Change, Information Technology
Milley, Peter – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2016
The last 3 decades have witnessed the rise of reforms aimed at conjoining Canadian universities to the economic system. Critics have pointed out how reforms have emphasized economic utility in universities to the detriment of their sociocultural mission, producing negative effects. One curricular innovation that has spread in tandem with reforms…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Higher Education, Case Studies, Educational Change
Le Floch, Kerstin Carlson; O'Day, Jennifer; Birman, Beatrice; Hurlburt, Steven; Nayfack, Michelle; Halloran, Clare; Boyle, Andrea; Brown, Seth; Mercado-Garcia, Diana; Goff, Rose; Rosenberg, Linda; Hulsey, Lara – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2016
The Study of School Turnaround (SST) examines the change process in a diverse, purposive sample of schools receiving federal School Improvement Grants (SIG) from 2010-11 to 2012-13. With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the SIG program underwent three major shifts. First, ARRA boosted total SIG funding in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grants, School Turnaround, Educational Improvement
Yoon, Susan A.; Yom, Jessica Koehler; Yang, Zhitong; Liu, Lei – Teachers College Record, 2017
Background: Recent research investigating the conditions under which science teachers can successfully implement science education reforms suggests that focusing only on professional development to improve content knowledge and teaching skills--often referred to as human capital--may not be enough. Increasingly, possessing social capital, defined…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Science Education
Ismail, Ramlee; Awang, Marinah – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the quality of teachers based on education and training provided under new reform policies in Malaysia affects their earnings outcomes. The study conducted a benefit and returns analysis guided by human capital theory. Design/methodology/approach: The study used survey research methods to…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Salaries, Foreign Countries
Holdsworth, Sally; Maynes, Nancy – Canadian Journal of Education, 2017
This meta-synthesis investigates the conditions that support teacher innovation in schools. Twenty-seven articles that report on studies using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methodology were selected for this analysis. The articles were analyzed using Hargreaves's and Fullan's concept of "professional capital" as a…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Synthesis, Instructional Innovation, Qualitative Research
Redding, Sam; Layland, Allison – Building State Capacity and Productivity Center, 2017
For state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs), the tide of work has shifted pretty dramatically in recent years. Once obsessed with regulatory fussiness, these agencies are now busy harnessing innovation in pursuit of better schools and more successful students. They are striving for big wins in a time of tight budgets.…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, State Departments of Education, Boards of Education, Board of Education Role
Baroody, Karen; Schick, Laura; Apfelbaum, Kate – Education Resource Strategies, 2017
Over the last decade, Denver Public Schools (DPS) became one of the fastest-improving large districts in the country--achieving significant improvement across all student subgroups. Unlike many city districts, DPS included charter and innovation schools as integral parts of their system and improvement strategy. DPS' journey demonstrates how much…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Avis, James – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2014
Young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) are construed by policy-makers as a pressing problem about which something should be done. Such young people's lack of employment is thought to pose difficulties for wider society in relation to social cohesion and inclusion, and it is feared that they will become a "lost…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Unemployment, Alienation
Formen, Ali; Nuttall, Joce – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
In this paper we consider how particular discourses have come to dominate early childhood education (ECE) policy in Indonesia. We briefly explain the governance of Indonesian ECE and then our approach to policy analysis using critical discourse analysis. Three prevalent discourses are identified and discussed: "developmentalism",…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Religious Factors, Islam
Ermakov, S. P. – Russian Education and Society, 2014
Changes in reproductive behavior among young people in Russia, changing patterns of marriage and family formation, and high death rates among males are all affecting Russia's human capital potential, and public policy reforms will need to take this into account. The new Federal Law "On Youth Policy" represents an important stage that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Human Capital, Public Policy
Lichtenberger, Eric J.; Dietrich, Cecile – Illinois Education Research Council, 2014
This study examines the impact of student outmigration on Illinois employment and earnings. Our intent is for this study to inform policy to both decrease the outmigration of students and to collect appropriate data to track these students and quantify the impact. Appended are: (1) STEM-Designated Degree Program List 2012 Revised List; and (2)…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Cohort Analysis, Enrollment Rate, Transfer Rates (College)
Lavigne, Alyson Leah – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: The stakes are getting higher for teachers daily as more and more states adopt hiring, firing, and tenure-granting policies based on teacher evaluations. Even more concerning is the limited discussion about whether or not high-stakes teacher evaluation can meet the intended outcome of improved student achievement, and at what…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Student Improvement, Academic Achievement, Teacher Dismissal