Search results for "Quality education"

Late-Emerging and Resolving Dyslexia

2015

This study focuses on the stability of dyslexia status from Grade 2 to Grade 8 in four groups: (a) no dyslexia in either grade (no-dyslexia, n = 127); (b) no dyslexia in Grade 2 but dyslexia in Grade 8 (late-emerging, n = 18); (c) dyslexia in Grade 2 but not in Grade 8 (resolving, n = 15); and (d) dyslexia in both grades (persistent-dyslexia, n = 22). We examined group differences from age 3.5 to age 14 in (a) reading, vocabulary, phonology, letter knowledge, rapid naming, IQ, verbal memory; (b) familial and environmental risk and supportive factors; and (c) parental skills in reading, phonology, rapid naming, verbal memory, and vocabulary. Our findings showed group differences both in read…

THE GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN LATVIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION: PREROGATIVE OR ‘SECOND CHANCE’

2020

This paper links geographies of in-flow international students to the higher education system in Latvia and destination country choice rationales. Latvia welcomes international students from diverse geographies. Besides specific sourcing countries like Germany and India, there are also considerably constant and stable flows from former Soviet countries. International students are both an essential source of revenue for higher education institutions and to some extent, replacement of decrease of local students. This study adopts a mixed-method approach and based on the analysis of official statistical data and survey data. The survey reveals views on decision-making process and motives of cu…

Enabling environments for equity, access and quality education post-2015: Lessons from South Africa and Tanzania

2016

Abstract In this paper we seek to contribute to the post-2015 education agenda by shifting the focus from considerations of what education goals and targets should be to a people-centred exploration of enabling environments, within and beyond education, for equity, access and quality. Theoretically, the paper draws on the capabilities approach. Empirically, we present data from two independent qualitative studies conducted in South Africa (n = 40) and Tanzania (n = 10) with university students who accessed higher education despite trends of low participation for their social class and/or gender. The paper highlights the importance of taking account of both instrumental and intrinsic values …

The Development of Linguistic Competences for Employability: A Training Project for Teachers

2014

Abstract Employability is a new concept that has just appeared in the Spanish educational system. Its rising importance is due to European Union educational policies which aim to provide young people with training that enables them to take part successfully in the present and future working world. This paper argues for the need to develop employability from the very start of formal education, and within this, we highlight the importance of developing linguistic competence among pre-school and primary pupils as a key element for favouring employability. To be able to do so, the teaching staff must be trained using quality education to enable them to work effectively on this competence. In th…

Asesoramiento psicopedagógico y orientación vocacional en un caso de distrofia muscular Duchenne

2014

RESUMENEl desarrollo de la LOGSE (1990) sobre la atención a la diversidad en los Institutos de Educación Secundaria (IES) implica una sensibilización y una disponibilidad para el cambio cultural del quehacer diario, como la organización y gestión del centro, la adaptación del Proyecto curricular, la eliminación de las barreras arquitectónicas, la asignación de los recursos físicos, la coordinación entre los distintos departamentos didácticos y el Departamento de Orientación con la meta de ofrecer una atención adecuada y eficiente al alumnado y a sus familias. En este artículo pretendemos exponer los procesos aplicados tanto en el asesoramiento psicopedagógico (Benavent, 1999) como en la ori…

Interculturalidad y nuevas tecnologías en la clase de música de Educación Secundaria

2013

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Different approaches to research and innovation in physics education at college and university

2019

Abstract In this article we report a Symposium organized by GTG-Physics Education Research at University (PERU) with different proposals that includes innovative educational approaches and research on problems of teaching-learning physics at university. In the second section, two research projects are described on teaching specific curriculum topics that present special difficulties for students. In the next section the third project on a work experience in the laboratory that takes into account the characteristics of scientific work, is presented. Finally, the fourth project presents a way to investigate the types of student reasoning. In the discussion, the importance of research projects…

Beyond the ICT- and sustainability hypes: A case for quality education

2020

Literacy skills seem to fuel literacy enjoyment, rather than vice versa

2023

Children who like to read and write tend to be better at it. This association is typically interpreted as enjoyment impacting engagement in literacy activities, which boosts literacy skills. We fitted direction-of-causation models to partial data of 3690 Finnish twins aged 12. Literacy skills were rated by the twins' teachers and literacy enjoyment by the twins themselves. A bivariate twin model showed substantial genetic influences on literacy skills (70%) and literacy enjoyment (35%). In both skills and enjoyment, shared-environmental influences explained about 20% in each. The best-fitting direction-of-causation model showed that skills impacted enjoyment, while the influence in the othe…

El Proyecto de Innovación SAME: el fomento de la Responsabilidad Social Universitaria en el alumnado de la Universidad de Valencia.

2018

[EN] Nowadays, the right to quality education remains an aim within the international agendas. In the mission to defense this right, the Global Campaign for Education arises, as an initiative of civil and political awareness for the entitlement. Through the Educational Innovation project of the Global Action Week for Education (GAWE), which is included in this international campaign, from the Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences of the University of Valencia and in collaboration with the Coordination of the campaign in the Comunidad Valenciana we intend to give visibility to the fight for the right to quality education. Among the activities developed to achieve this goal, workshops …