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Showing 1 to 20 of 790 for “"Education policy"”.
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Essays on Education Policy
… consists of three essays on the topic of education policy. In the first essay, I evaluate the impacts of a teacher quality equity law that was enacted in California in the fall of 2006 prohibiting superintendents from transferring a teacher into a school in the bottom three performance …
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Education policy issues in Turkey
Since the mid-1990s, public education provision in Turkey has been in constant transformation, a result of modernization efforts connected to the political determination of governments to complete Turkey's accession to the European Union. During this period two nation-wide reforms stand out due to …
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Essays on Human Capital and Education Policy
… dissertation, we take a broad view of higher education and examine U.S. educational attainment using models from the macroeconomics and structural labor economics toolbox. This enables us to disentangle the effects of higher education policy on aggregate human capital accumulation that arise …
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Education Policy Factors Contributing to Special Education Identification
<p>Vital to the discussion around special education is the topic of identification and de-identification as having a disability that impacts one’s education. Variation in special education enrollment across geographic locations, racial groups, and schooling sectors causes researchers to question …
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Equal opportunities in colleges of further education: policy versus practice
… questions claims made by Colleges of Further Education that they are committed to equal opportunities. Although policies may exist, it is not a guarantee that they are effective. This research explores the realities behind anecdotal evidence that indicates policies figure more prominently …
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Tourism education policy applications in the Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal
The study on Tourism Education Policy Applications in the Zululand District, KwaZulu-Natal was conducted against the background that, in spite of the fact that, although South Africa in general, and Zululand District in particular, is blessed with both natural and cultural attractions which enhance …
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Rethinking U.S. education policy: four paradigms of the knowledge economy
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A critical reading of arts education policy in South Africa
The transformation of the educational system since 1994 has been marked by a multitude of policy documents envisaging change at a number oflevels. This study sets out to explore possible ways in which the arts education policy could be taken up by those who must read and act on them. i.e. educators …
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Capitalizing on literacy: federal adult education policy in the 20th century
This dissertation argues that federal adult education policy adheres to a human capital discourse that reinforces the flawed perception that literacy acquisition alone begets individual and, by extension, national economic progress. To illuminate the lasting influence of this discourse and the …
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Interest group influence on sex education policy in Utah: A cultural perspective
A case study of Utah's sex education debate of the late 1980s and early 1990s is the vehicle used to study the education and social policy process of Utah. Interest group influence is tested, and Utah history and Mormon sexual culture are discussed. The influence of historical and cultural forces …
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Factors Influencing Effective Implementation of Preprimary Education Policy in Lindi Municipality Tanzania
… This focused on the existence of pre-primary education, factors influencing implementation of PEP, Stakeholders participation in improvement of preprimary education and the solutions on what should be done to ensure effective implementation of the PEP in Lindi Municipality. A cross-sectional …
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Higher Education Policy Punctuations: An Assessment of Media Attention and Congressional Oversight
<p>Congressional oversight of higher education is vital part of the policy process. However, a compressive study regarding the relationship between higher education oversight and attention has not been conducted. By utilizing McCubbins and Swartz’s Police Patrol and Fire Alarm Oversight Dichotomy, …
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Learning and teaching in higher education : policy constructions, participants' experiences and recontextualisation
Higher education is a site of struggle over aims, values and identities of students and academics. Learning and teaching are increasingly the focus of policy in English higher education as universities wish to be seen to prioritise the student experience. In this thesis, I examine national policy …
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Neoliberal globalization, racism and education: The model minority thesis in education policy
How do education policies intended to create equitable educational opportunities for racial minorities in the US unintentionally exacerbate racial inequality? What can we do about it? “Neoliberal Globalization, Model Minority Politics and Education Policy Research” traces current trends in US …
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Preserving Friulian: Education, policy, and identity in the face of linguistic decline
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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Health and the Cities: The Responses of Educational Leaders to Health Education Policy
This study examines the health education policies across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the responses of educational leaders in three school districts—Chicago Public Schools, Oakland Unified School District, and the School District of Philadelphia, to investigate the impact …
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Intent to Action: Overcoming Barriers to Universal Basic Education Policy Implementation in Nigeria
… in the 1970s with the Universal Primary Educational policy. This policy was engulfed by chaos during its implementation, which invariably left behind many school-age children nationwide (Denga, 2000). The ushering of the democratic dispensation in 1999 witnessed the launch of a new scheme …
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