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A laboratory for education reform or a battlefield of donor intervention?

2010

Abstract This article deals with the politics of aid partnerships in the education sector of Benin following an anthropological policy research approach based on empirical data. I present local debates on primary education and the New Study Programmes, the latest education reform introduced nationwide in 1999. The different perceptions of the reform content, its implementation process and its outcomes, articulated by education experts, policy makers, donors, intellectual critics, teachers and parents, illustrate the complexity of educational policy making and, implicitly, of state-building in transnationalised arenas.

Education reformSociology and Political SciencePrimary educationDeveloping countryPublic policyDevelopmentPublic administrationPolicy analysisEducationPoliticsIntervention (law)Political scienceComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONEducation policyInternational Journal of Educational Development
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Seeking New Perspectives on the Development of Teacher Education – A Study of the Finnish Context

2013

Studies show that changes in teacher education around the world occur slowly and are difficult to implement. This study aims to contribute to the discussion on the major resources for and obstacles to developing teacher education and finding novel solutions to overcome the obstacles. Resources and obstacles were investigated in the context of academic and university-based teacher education in Finland. Findings revealed three major challenges: (a) obstacles in renegotiating professional identity, (b) internal competition between subject-matter groups within the department, and (c) discrepancies between individual agency and organizational development. Based on the findings, this study argues…

Education reformkoulutusreformi4. EducationProfessional developmentContext (language use)CollegialityTeacher educationEducationammatillinen kehittyminenOrganization developmentammatillinen kehitysProfessional learning communityaineenopettajakoulutusteacher learningeducation reformPedagogyAgency (sociology)opettajien oppiminenComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONelementary teacher educationta516Sociologyopettajankoulutussecondary teacher educationJournal of Teacher Education
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What Research Shows about Mathematics Teachers' Learning Needs: Experience from Latvia

2015

<p><em>The implementation of new skills (competencies) according to education regulation documents in 2006 – 2008 demanded a change in the Mathematics and Science teaching practice in Latvia. Work on the new education reform started this year (2015). The aim of the research is to look for the answers to the following questions – do the changes in learning approach occur and are teachers’ skills sufficient for organizing a different teaching process? What are the learning needs expressed by teachers and concluded by experts? The range of cognitive activity, collaboration and focusing on students’ learning are the criteria set for lesson observations. The research shows a tendency…

Education reformmedia_common.quotation_subjectTeaching methodCognitionSkills managementPolitical sciencePedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONMathematics educationContradictionEducation policyCognitive skilllesson observation; mathematics teachers’ needsSet (psychology)media_commonMathematicsSOCIETY, INTEGRATION, EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference
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La entrevista cualitativa como técnica de la evaluación de la docencia universitaria

2004

El presente artículo analiza el rol estratégico que juega el vector educativo en el alivio de la pobreza en el escenario actual. Para ello se articula en tres apartados: en primer lugar analiza cuáles son las acciones que surgen desde los organismos internacionales más significativos en la lucha contra la pobreza para pasar, en segundo, a revisar cuáles han sido, durante en la década de los años noventa, los discursos subyacentes a las reformas educativas, así como los tópicos emergentes de atención e interés dentro de las mismas. Finalmente, en la tercera parte, se plantea cuál es el estado de la cuestión que gira en torno a la pobreza en Latinoamérica y cómo está afectando a la educación,…

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Repensando la educación. Trayectoria y futuro de los sistemas educativos modernos

2019

Este artículo tiene por objetivo reflexionar sobre la doble condición de las reformas educativas requeridas en las sociedades avanzadas: como elemento de conocimiento político-sociológico y como acción reguladora social. A nivel metodológico se plantea una hermenéutica de las principales representaciones del cambio educativo, y se subraya que las reformas no deben subordinarse sólo a las necesidades sociológicas del momento. En esta línea, se exponen las demandas de cambio acaecidas a partir de PISA, así como las críticas que este modelo de evaluación ha recibido. Los principales resultados de los estudios internacionales analizados indican que comparar sistemas educativos y alumnado a part…

Educational policyInternational studiesPolítica educativamedia_common.quotation_subjectSistema educativoEducation0504 sociologyReading (process)Sociologymedia_commonEficacia escolar05 social sciencesPISA050401 social sciences methods050301 educationSocial environmentEducational reformReforma educativaEducació InvestigacióEpistemologyDual (category theory)Action (philosophy)School efficacyElement (criminal law)0503 educationEducational systemsEducational system
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Uzlabotā Eiropas Savienības ekonomikas pārvaldība un tās ietekme uz strukturālo reformu ieviešanu Latvijā

2019

Pēc ekonomiskās un finanšu krīzes perioda strukturālo reformu ieviešanas intensitāte Latvijā ir samazinājusies. Strukturālo reformu ieviešanai ir nozīmīga loma Latvijas tautsaimniecības attīstībā un reformu dzinulis bijis vitāli nepieciešams ātrākai izaugsmei. Maģistra darba mērķis un uzdevumi ir analizēt Eiropas semestra ietekmi uz strukturālo reformu ieviešanu Latvijā. Maģistra darba ietvaros ir analizēti Eiropas Komisijas sagatavotie ziņojumi par Latviju, Latvijai sniegtās rekomendācijas, to ieviešanas progress, kā arī veiktas intervijas ar Eiropas semestra koordinācijas procesā iesaistītajām personām. Iegūtie rezultāti liecina, ka Eiropas semestra ietvaros Latvijai sniegto rekomendāciju…

Eiropas semestrisKonkrētai valstij adresētas rekomendācijasStratēģija Eiropa 2020Strukturālas reformasEkonomika
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El uso del libro de texto de Historia de España en Bachillerato: diez años de estudio, 1993-2003, y dos reformas (LGE-LOGSE)

2009

El uso del libro de texto de Historia de España en Bachillerato: diez años de estudio 1993-2003 y dos reformas (LGE-LOGSE) Artículo:PEDAGOGÍA [UNESCO]UNESCO::PEDAGOGÍAdiez años de estudio 1993-2003 y dos reformas (LGE-LOGSE) Artículo [El uso del libro de texto de Historia de España en Bachillerato]
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On Introducing Proportionality in American Presidential Elections: An Historical Analysis, 1828-2008

2011

It is well known that the President of the United States is elected by the Electoral College and not directly by the population. Every time a candidate who does not win the most popular votes is elected President, detractors of the Electoral College call for its abolishment and supporters extol its undoubtedly merits. This article investigates what would have happened if a solution halfway between both extremes (a direct national election and the current system) had been used in historical Presidential elections; namely, a proportional rule with thresholds to assign electors in each state. This system would generate electoral colleges closer to popular will, reduce the risk of electing a mi…

Electoral reformeducation.field_of_studySociology and Political SciencePresidential systemNational electionPopulationEconomicsProportionality (law)Electoral collegePublic administrationeducationThe Political Quarterly
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Inmigración, servicios públicos e integración social

2007

La configuración de nuestras sociedades como espacios de multiculturalidad ha motivado que la integración de la diversidad se convierta en uno de los mayores retos que afrontamos en la actualidad. La inclusión social de las personas inmigrantes en las sociedades de recepción se ve obstaculizada por las dificultades existentes en lo que refiere al reconocimiento de los derechos sociales. Con este artículo tratamos de hacer una aproximación a las condiciones en las que se produce el acceso de las personas inmigrantes a los recursos públicos, con especial atención a los servicios sanitarios.

Emigració i immigracióComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONPublic serviceslcsh:HN1-995lcsh:H1-99Immigrationlcsh:Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reformlcsh:Social sciences (General)Social integrationGeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS
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Coherence of Work Based Learning and Regional Development in Latvia

2014

Integration of young people into the labour market is an issue of a high priority. The youth unemployment problem has explicit links to the vocational education and training (VET) system. Since 2009 there is an ongoing reform in the Latvian VET system. In this respect also the role of local governments increases. The paper addresses the issue of introducing innovative approaches in the Latvian VET system. The aim of the study is to estimate the overall readiness of public administrations to implement VET reforms within regional economic development in the context of the EU and national strategic priorities.

EngineeringYouth unemploymentVET reform national strategic planning regional development youth work-based learningbusiness.industryLatvianContext (language use)Public administrationlanguage.human_languageEngineering managementRegional developmentVocational educationlanguageWork-based learningbusinessCoherence (linguistics)Economics and Business
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