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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"British education"”.
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A Gentleman's Burden: Difference and the Development of British Education at Home and in the Empire During the Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Centuries
… a comparative analysis of state-funded primary education in Britain, Ireland, West Africa, and India during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Starting with early-nineteenth century theories on primary education, this dissertation traces the evolution of state-funded educational …
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Teaching an English geography curriculum abroad: who is the Other?
In former British colonies, such as Sri Lanka, affluent families from that country may choose to send their children to international schools because they want their children to have a British education and qualifications and be taught by British teachers. This research investigates how some of the …
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Contemporary British Literary Culture, Higher Education, and the Diversity Scandal
Sociologists have demonstrated that neoliberal British education policies reproduce cultural and racial homogeneity in creative industries workforces. These policies have made fine art and design programs key pathways to work in the creative economy. Yet escalating tuition and the reliance on …
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Education in England : A Study of Cardinal Pole School
… of this study was to research the secondary educational process at Cardinal Pole School, London, United Kingdom. The research examined the day to day educational process at the school. Procedure: The research was conducted during a Fulbright Teacher Exchange assignment to Cardinal Pole School …
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African Caribbean educational experiences in Preston: A case study
… a group of African Caribbean people within the British education system. It also explores the patterns of experiences among three African Caribbean generations in Preston. The study seeks to explain the relative success of minority African Caribbean people in the education system. Data was …
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The use and development of geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial modelling for educational planning
Since the passing of the 1988 Education Reform Act British education, particularly at a secondary level, has been transformed. The changes enacted in this and subsequent legislation have opened up state-provided education to a market-oriented system which is led more by the preferences of parents …
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The assessment-related logics of practice at a South West Multi-Academy Trust
… years there have been widescale changes to the British education system. Through the process of neoliberalisation, education has become a commodity to be bought and sold with an ever-increasing emphasis on performativity and its related measures. Within this educational market, alternative …
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The forgotten children: the association of parents of backward children and the legacy of eugenics in Britain, 1946-1960
… and to assess the effect eugenics had on British society’s attitude towards children with learning disabilities in the mid-twentieth century. The British eugenic movement highlighted the importance of individual and collective mental and physical health. However, individuals who did not …
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Ghanaian diasporic migrant students: challenges, culture and capitals
… is affected by their transition, issues of educational provision and the extent to which it accommodates their needs as migrant young people. Perspectives from parents, teachers and Ghanaian community leaders are also sought to explore the subject further. The study uses a narrative inquiry …
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Shadow Education:Its nature role and function in British International schools in Hong Kong.
Shadow education is the term frequently used to describe the provision of supplementary education by tutoring agencies, ‘cram schools’ and other private, typically for-profit organisations that assist in the achievement of successful examination results. This thesis will attempt to research the …
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Three Instances of Western Colonial Governments and Christian Missions in Cameroon Education: 1884-1961
<p>This dissertation is a historical comparative education study that revisits colonial education in Cameroon. The purpose of the study is to undertake a broad, documentary, synthetic analysis of the colonial policies of the three formidable Western powers that colonized the country: the Germans …
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Towards a philosophy of theatre inspired by Aristotle’s poetics and post-structuralist aesthetics in relation to three South African plays
… infrastructure, mass poverty and a segregated educational, social and welfare system which in the milieu of ANC incompetence and corruption have for the very poor got worse but to the benefit of a new African oligarchy, the beneficiaries of a dysfunctional affirmative action policy. What is to …
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Object lessons: technologies of education in British literature, 1762-1851
… in literature, Object Lessons: Technologies of Education in British Literature: 1762-1851, examines Romantic-era and Victorian writers who represent education as an embodied experience, with learning and literacy grounded in what they called “object learning” or “the education of things.” …
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Future Nelsons: A quantitative social history study of British naval cadets, 1884-1894
… was of significant interest to the navy, the British government and the public. Several reviews of the educational provision were undertaken, and a specific type of naval officer recruitment was identified, one from a high social class. The reality of the naval officer corps was a lot more …