Educational policy to improve mathematics instruction at scale: conceptualizing contextual factors
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DOI: 10.1007/s10649-019-09887-6
Abstract: Theories for conceptualizing educational policies aimed at improving classroom instruction at scale are under development in the educational sciences. In using such theories, it is essential to note the specific educational context. In this article,… read more here.
Keywords: context; instruction scale; contextual factors; mathematics ... See more keywords
Competition among schools and educational quality: Tension between various objectives of educational policy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.03.004
Abstract: Using Chilean data for fourth grade students, this research studies the effect of competition among schools on the results of standardized tests, academic self-esteem and motivation, the climate within the school, civic participation and training,… read more here.
Keywords: among schools; objectives educational; various objectives; educational policy ... See more keywords
Educational policy borrowing in China: looking West or looking East
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DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2019.1586159
Abstract: Educational policy borrowing becomes especially heated after the turn of this millennium. This is often attributed to globalization and individual nation’s keenness to win a competitive edge in it ... read more here.
Keywords: policy borrowing; looking west; borrowing china; educational policy ... See more keywords
Neo-democracy in educational policy-making: a critical case study of neoliberal reform in Massachusetts
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DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2016.1258592
Abstract: Abstract This paper explores changes to the educational policy-making arena through case study analysis of a Massachusetts law passed in 2012 that limits seniority-based job protections for public K-12 teachers. I use data from interviews… read more here.
Keywords: policy; case; policy making; massachusetts ... See more keywords
“It’s like this Myth of the Supernegro”: resisting narratives of damage and struggle in the neoliberal educational policy context
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DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2016.1248819
Abstract: Abstract As pathologizing, racialized, and patriarchal rhetoric undergirds neoliberal education reform, deficit narratives characterize the education of Black youth. Such narratives present deep challenges for educational policy and community-based educational spaces. This article explores the… read more here.
Keywords: policy; community based; narratives damage; damage struggle ... See more keywords
The recommendations from international organizations for São Paulo's educational policy
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DOI: 10.14507/epaa.28.4389
Abstract: This paper analyzes the repercussions of some international organization’s recommendations for Sao Paulo’s current educational policy. The prioritized discourses were those of: The World Bank Group (WBG); the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization… read more here.
Keywords: international organizations; recommendations international; paulo educational; policy ... See more keywords