Why pro-inclusive policies may sabotage their own goals
Research published in European Education examines how policies that are meant to help encourage inclusion of communities can in fact achieve the opposite.
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Mar 17, 2017
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Mergers not the answer for HEIs seeking savings, research says
AS the sole UK academic presenting a paper at a large-scale conference in the USA, the University of Huddersfield's Professor Jill Johnes introduced her audience to some new concepts in education finance. She also returned ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2016
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Recruiting students with higher grades won't alone improve teaching quality in schools
The Victorian government's plan to introduce a (as yet unspecified) minimum ATAR for students looking to study a teaching course is not a silver bullet to improving teaching standards in schools.
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Jan 22, 2016
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Educational opportunities are more dependent on social background than ethnicity
Does Germany's education system discriminate against children and young people with a migrant background? What obstacles do they face in reality? Are there differences between groups from different backgrounds? A new anthology ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2015
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Race to the Top initiative spurs U.S. education policy reform, study finds
Five years have passed since the Obama administration announced the winners of the $4 billion Race to the Top contest, a major federal initiative designed to stimulate education reform among the states. While supporters and ...
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2015
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The public's political views are strongly linked to attitudes on environmental issues
Public attitudes about climate change and energy policy are strongly intertwined with political party affiliation and ideology. But politics play a more modest, or even peripheral, role on public views about other key issues ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2015
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Technology, collaboration can personalize education for American students
Harnessing technology to personalize education for all students has the potential to transform education and prepare students to live and work in a global society. In 2014, more than 100 experts from the fields of education, ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2015
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America's best teachers get creative
While U.S. educational policy emphasizes high-stakes testing and scripted lessons, the best teachers in the business are taking creative risks—often drawing from their own interests and hobbies—to help students learn, ...
Social Sciences
May 5, 2015
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Education 'experts' may lack expertise, study finds
The people most often cited as "education experts" in blogs and news stories may have the backing of influential organizations - but have little background in education and education policy, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Feb 20, 2015
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Resilience helps refugees thrive in unfamiliar cultures
People who are forced to seek refuge outside their home country, whether because of war or persecution based on race, religion or political affiliation, are often thought of in terms of the burdens of trauma they carry or ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2015
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