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Joshi, Priyadarshani – Comparative Education Review, 2016
Despite substantial growth in private schooling in developing countries, there has been little attention paid to the question of how public schools are experiencing and responding to competition in these contexts. To address this research gap, I collected primary survey data from two districts in Nepal and used descriptive and logistic regression…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Competition, Developing Nations, Public Schools
Parry, Gareth – London Review of Education, 2016
As a contribution to the history of higher education in English further education colleges, two policy episodes are sketched and compared. Both periods saw attempts to expand courses of higher education outside the universities. In the first, ahead of policies to concentrate non-university higher education in the strongest institutions, efforts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Caruana, Viv – London Review of Education, 2016
This article reviews research on transnational higher education (TNHE) published in academic journals between 2006 and 2014 through the lenses of network power and dissensus. Conclusions suggest the need for more research on the "entrapping" aspects of global social relations to provide a counterweight to the influence of dominant…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Global Approach, Knowledge Economy
Ntho-Ntho, Albertina Maitumeleng; Nieuwenhuis, Jan – British Journal of Religious Education, 2016
Since 1995, the National Department of Education has developed a number of policies to give effect to the proposed transformation outlined in White Paper 1 (Notice 196 of 1995) and in subsequent legislation. A range of Acts and policies were introduced, many of them dealing with how religion should be dealt with in schools and it culminated in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Religion, Educational Legislation
Bacon, Jessica; Ferri, Beth A.; Rood, Carrie E. – Teachers College Record, 2016
The continuously evolving standards-based reform (SBR) movement is one of the most prominent features of today's educational policy landscape. As SBR has continued to drive educational policy, local schools and districts have adopted many approaches to comply with legal mandates. This paper critically examines one particular resultant phenomenon…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Academic Standards, Disabilities, Access to Education
Smulyan, Lisa – Schools: Studies in Education, 2016
This introduction to the symposium on Teacher Leadership describes how a group of teachers have developed a definition of teacher leadership as a stance. The article explores how prior definitions of teacher leadership tend to focus on individual skills or roles. Neoliberal educational policies that emphasize market-based policy, privatization,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Leadership, Definitions, Neoliberalism
Nespor, Jan; Voithofer, Rick – Teachers College Record, 2016
Background: Virtual schools--free, state-funded, credit-awarding elementary and secondary schools offering curricula and programs exclusively online--are a rapidly expanding sector of U.S. education. Some of the largest of these schools have low graduation rates and receive "failing" rankings on state accountability metrics. They…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Online Courses, Accountability, School Effectiveness
Thangasamy, Andrew; Horan, Deborah – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2016
Undocumented students, many of Hispanic origin, face among the strictest cost barriers to higher education in the United States. Lack of legal status excludes them from most state and all federal financial aid programs. Furthermore, most states require them to pay out-of-state tuition rates at publicly supported institutions. In a new direction,…
Descriptors: Student Costs, Undocumented Immigrants, Higher Education, Barriers
Marinak, Barbara A. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016
Cassidy, Ortlieb, and Grote-Garcia (2016) have penned an important and insightful article. This reflection on the impact of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS; National Governors Association [NGA] Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO], 2010) through the lens of "What's Hot, What's Not" for two…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Educational Opportunities
Liu, Fuli – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2016
The history of English test reform on secondary level in China is a reflection of Chinese development in recent 30 years. The stress on English language helps move on Chinese reform-and-open process. On the new historical step, there are some criticisms of English language and English language education in China. Particularly some people hold that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education
Björk, Lars G.; Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2016
The rise of globalization compelled national governments to examine how they would adapt widespread social, economic, and political changes to advance their nation's future wellbeing. Most recognized the pivotal role of education in facilitating adaptation to changes unfolding in society and expressed concern about the quality of their education…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Politics of Education, Administrative Organization, Educational Change
Ramrathan, Labby – Transformation in Higher Education, 2016
Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the path of higher education transformation has been guided by the 'White Paper 3: A Programme for Higher Education Transformation'. This path has largely been conceptualised within a framework of equity through redress and social justice that sought to change the face of higher education through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Curriculum Development
LiCalsi, Christina; Ozek, Umut; Figlio, David – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Research consistently demonstrates a strong, positive relationship between parents' socioeconomic status and children's educational achievement. This achievement gap is already present when children enter school in kindergarten and, despite the numerous policies aimed at leveling the educational playing field for disadvantaged students, it does…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Grade Repetition, Mothers, Parent Background
Phelps, Richard P. – Online Submission, 2016
There are many thousands of education researchers in the world, thousands of higher education institutions, and hundreds of relevant research journals. But the EWA has chosen to rely almost exclusively on an infinitesimal proportion of it for expertise. Ironically, the tiny group on which they depend comprises some of the world's most poorly read…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Writing (Composition), Educational Research, Expertise
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2016
This annual report summarizes Colorado Children's Campaign's advocacy, research, development, and outreach efforts in 2015. The report is comprised of the following sections: (1) 30 Years BOLD; (2) 2015 Impacts; (3) Colorado Children's Campaign by the Numbers; (4) 2015 Financial Snapshot; (5) 2015 Board of Directors; and (6) 2015 Staff. The…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Annual Reports, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy