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Alan Watt ~ Cutting Through the Matrix
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Alan Watt: CTTM LIVE on RBN 55 Nirvana's Bananas And The Strong Delusion, Dec 26, 2007 Dec. 26, 2007 Alan Watt "Cutting Through The Matrix" LIVE on RBN: Title Copyright Alan Watt Dec. 26, 2007: "Nirvana's Bananas and the Strong Delusion - The Folly of Gods and Wanna-Bees" © Alan Watt Dec. 26, 2007
Topics: 9-11 Fiasco, United World Agenda, Terrorism Nonsense, Fortress America, H.G. Wells: Obsolete...
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Colman, William G
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Topics: State-local relations -- United States, Intergovernmental fiscal relations -- United States,...
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International Monetary Fund. Research Department
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Topics: Responsible fiscal policy, Electronic books, Restructuring, Retail price index, Reduction of...
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Fowler, Michael Ross
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Topics: USA, United States Foreign relations Policies of government Role of policies on human rights, Human...
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Theakston, Kevin, 1958-
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Topics: Geschichte, Reform, Ministerialverwaltung, Sozialismus, Regierungspartei, Great Britain -- Politics...
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Kotter, John P., 1947-
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Topics: Mayors -- United States, Mayors -- United States -- Case studies, Mayors, United States, United...
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Plowden, William, 1935-2010
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Topics: Government executives -- Great Britain, Civil service -- Great Britain, Cabinet officers -- Great...
Disclosure Australia (AURA) No 03 Aug 2003
Topics: woomera, radar, ufo, object, ueo, australian, adelaide, turner, archives, target, control symbol,...
This case study describes the school turnaround programs underway as of summer 2009 in Ontario, Canada. In particular, it focuses on the policies and efforts of the Ontario Ministry of Education (MOE) and an MOE department, the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat (LNS), to support low-performing schools across the province. The report begins with a description of public schooling in Ontario, followed by a review of the existing school improvement efforts, especially those related to specific...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Improvement, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, State...
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Bienen, Henry
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Topics: Civil-military relations -- Africa, Sub-Saharan, Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire --...
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Morrison, William R. (William Robert), 1942-
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Topics: Northwest, Canadian -- History -- 1870-1905, Canada -- Politics and government -- 1911-1921, Canada...
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Topics: {u'11': u'Nationale Minderheit', u'10': u'Political participation', u'13': u'United States', u'15':...
This article illustrates the findings on multilingualism related to the educational sphere in the city of Rome, within the scope and theoretical framework of the international project LUCIDE (Languages in Urban Communities--Integration and Diversity for Europe). Particularly, it describes the type of linguistic and cultural support offered to plurilingual citizens and the language teaching practices that have emerged from the study of the University of Rome "Foro Italico" Unit, as...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries,...
Since 1997 there have been two concerted attempts to expand the number of medical school students in England: by increasing the size of existing medical schools, and by creating new medical schools. These initiatives have been a direct result of government policy, although policy implementation was delegated to the state apparatus. They also led to a struggle between higher education interests and the General Medical Council for knowledge control. The aim of this article is to offer an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Medical Schools, Medical Education, Medical Students, Educational...
The Central Communist Party (CCP) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) describes China as a unified multinational country. National policies advocate cultural diversity in the educational system with particular emphasis on the notion that diverse ethnic minorities contribute to "zhonghua minzu"--a single united Chinese nationality. Drawing upon the theoretical frameworks of musical authenticity as well as two tenets of liberalism theory, equal concern and cultural neutrality, the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Social Systems, Political Issues, Educational Policy, Student...
Illiteracy in the Arab world is becoming an urgent necessity particularly facing problems of poverty, ignorance, extremism, which impede the required economic, social, political and cultural development processes. Extremism, violence and terrorism, in the Arab world, can only be eliminated by spreading of knowledge, fighting illiteracy. The study shows that illiteracy rate among males in the Arab world is 25% for males, (46%) for Females. Results of the study show that if the educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Illiteracy, Arabs, Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Socioeconomic Influences,...
Despite an emphasis in government strategy on the provision of later life learning, little is known about the experiences of older people in their pursuit of such opportunities. This paper explores the extent to which middle-class retirees' learning needs are catered for in Northern Ireland. Data from semi-structured interviews suggest that the older learner has clearly defined learning needs. However, there is a perceived lack of support and understanding of these needs by those organisations...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Older Adults, Adult Education, Educational Opportunities, Learning Experience, Middle...
The theoretical grounds underlying this paper are the variety of governance perspectives, which represent different political and economic ideologies (Green, 2005; Manzer, 2003). The coexistence of these often clashing attitudes is one of the reasons for policy ambiguity and policy implementation gaps (Malen, 2006). It can also expose disputing social justice agendas of different governing actors (Glatter, 2002; Manzer, 2005). This study diagnoses governance perspectives of two major governing...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Governance, Social Justice, School Districts, Educational Policy, Political...
The study assessed the School Feeding Programme of public elementary school pupils in Osun State, Nigeria. It was done with a view to determine its effects on school enrolment, retention, and academic performance of the pupils. It also elicited the challenges encountered in the implementation of the programme. The study adopted the survey research design and obtained its data from primary and secondary sources. The primary data were obtained through a structured questionnaire administered on116...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Food, Program...
The study examined Governments' Involvement in Safety Management in Public Early Childhood Education Centres (ECECs) in Rivers State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study which adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised of five hundred and ten (510) ECECs in the twenty three (23) Local Government Areas in Rivers State. There were 205 supervisors and 2752 teaching staff of which 510 are head teachers. A sample of 120 ECECs was selected...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Safety Education, School Safety,...
In 2011, Indigenous Initial Education teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico, for the first time participated in an alternative teacher professional development effort (called a "diplomado") to initiate community appropriate bilingual programs for pregnant mothers and infants under 3 years old. Collaborating with parents and village authorities, the goals were Indigenous language revitalization/ maintenance and quality Initial Education, prioritizing communal values and Indigenous (non-Western)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Socialization, Photography, American Indians, Educational Policy,...
Internal governance in West African universities is faced with considerable government participation in the performance of their traditional functions. External governing relationship is a function of government policies of the institutions and their commitments to stakeholders. The pressure to "deliver the goods" in good quality as well as the desire to meet international standards in the twin era of globalisation and information and communication technology have put a lot of strain...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Governance, Educational Administration, Universities, Government...
This paper reflects on the history of adult and community education (ACE) in Aotearoa New Zealand with special reference to older people's learning. The paper adopts a critical framework and draws on both primary and secondary sources. Key economic, political, social, demographic and cultural forces are discussed along with the huge growth in tertiary education, the increasing pressures on people to continue their education in later life, and the impact of social movements on this expansion....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Community Education, Cultural Influences, Economic...
This study investigates teachers' professionalism and professional development practices which still have lower quality based on the law and do not produce an improved performance yet in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This investigation focuses on teachers' behavior-attitude, pedagogic skills, and diversity learning activities through effective professional development as commitment to do continuous improvement. The supporting factors and the constraints of being professional teacher are also...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Professionalism, Faculty Development, Educational Practices, Teacher Behavior,...
The purpose of the study was to explore Turkish primary science teacher candidates' understanding of global warming and ozone layer depletion. In the study, as the research approach the survey method was used. The sample consisted of one hundred eighty nine third grade science teacher candidates. Data was collected using the tool developed by the researcher. The survey solicited written opinion responses to seven open-ended questions. Teacher candidates' written opinions about global warming...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers,...
This article highlights archived documents pertaining to a 25-year experimental classroom implemented by Clara Craig, then supervisor of training at the Rhode Island Normal School. Craig is notable as she was the only participant in the first International Montessori Training Course in Rome, Italy, in 1913, to gain approval from the Rhode Island Board of Education to study the Montessori Method. Her administrative position at the Rhode Island Normal School provided her with a rare opportunity...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Educational Experiments, Educational History,...
Higher education in England has changed between 2010 and 2015 to a greater extent than in any other comparable time period--and as a direct result of the policies of the Coalition Government formed in May 2010. This commentary presents the view of the author in what the Coalition Government has done for higher education.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Politics...
This paper explores the governance of school-based and early education in England under the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government (2010-15). It draws on three prominent Coalition policy areas--the academies programme, the pupil premium, and free part-time early education--and focuses on changes to the role played by central government in governance; in so doing, it also makes contrasts with Wales and Scotland. An analysis of the funding and regulatory framework reveals that the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Governance, Politics of Education, Government...
Through an analysis of the foundation of the so-called "new universities" in the UK, this article offers an interpretation of the change process in higher education. The argument is that although change is driven by economic and social forces, it is the political interpretation of these forces that steers the change process and,therefore, determines the shape of new institutional structures and how they are supposed to perform their tasks. The article contrasts the original steering...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Change, Higher...
We explore interpretations of MOOCs around the globe and, in particular, interpretations of MOOCs in Norway. Based on a review of previous studies relevant to these topics, we present two contrasting views on the emergence and development of MOOCs, namely the global interruption view and the national mediation view. We suggest, based on previous studies that MOOCs seem to follow national paths more than global paths. In order to grasp the diversity of understandings of MOOCs, we developed a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Federal Government,...
Huang Zongxi was an influential seventeenth century Chinese political and social theorist who is considered by many to be the inspiration and founding father of democracy and human rights in China. This article examines the many similarities in thought and social influence between Huang and his contemporary, the English philosopher John Locke. Each is considered the Father of Enlightenment in his own country and played a major role in similar movements toward modernity and democracy. Among...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Change Agents, Intellectual History, Social Change, Democratic...
This paper deals with the problems of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) and as a lingua franca (ELF) in the Italian educational system and, in particular, with introducing language variation in the English class. After briefly illustrating how English teaching has changed in the last few decades, an outline is drawn of what happens in the Italian school system today from child care to university as far as English teaching is concerned. The second part of the contribution focuses on...
Topics: ERIC Archive, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction,...
During the first decade of the 21st century, Latin America experienced an intense economic growth that increased access in the school system. In this context, the paper analyzes four different programs from Bolivia (Intercultural Community Indigenous Universities), Brazil (Quotas´ Law), Chile (Follow up and Effective Access to Higher Education Program) and Ecuador (Scholarship Program based on Quotas) aimed at improving the participation of marginalized students in the university from three...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Equal Education, Access to Education, Higher...
This study sought the opinion of stakeholders in university education, to know who should be responsible for quality assurance of university education in Nigeria. Descriptive research of survey design was employed in the study. The population consisted of all public university staff members, students and the employers of Nigerian university graduates in southwest Nigeria, while the sample comprised of 50 staff members and 200 students each from 3 federal and 3 state universities, and 50...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Measures, College Faculty, College Students, Employers, Stakeholders, Higher...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of Government Bursaries on completion rates in public day secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. The journal is based on findings of a study conducted in 2017. The objectives of the study were; to investigate the influence of government bursaries on retention rates in day secondary schools in Kitui County; to assess the influence of government bursaries on dropout rates in day secondary schools in Kitui County; to assess the role...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Graduation Rate, Secondary School Students, School Holding Power, Foreign Countries,...
The establishment of school governing bodies represents a significant decentralisation of power in the South African school system. The South African Schools Act (Act 84 of 1996) plays an important role in encouraging the principle of partnership in and mutual responsibility for education. With the institution of school governing bodies (SGBs), SASA was aimed to give effect to the principle of the democratisation of schooling by affording meaningful power over their schools to the school-level...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Boards of Education,...
Secondary education provides a vital link between basic education and the world of work, on one hand, and further training on the other. It is therefore an important sub-sector of education in the preparation of human capital for development and provision of life opportunities. Secondary education in Kenya takes four years to complete, catering for students aged 14 to 17 years and it leads to the award of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. The objectives of secondary education are to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Access to Education, Barriers, Educational...
This paper scrutinises the challenges facing the implementation of Early Childhood Development and Education policy in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study used a mixed research design and study population comprised of the QASOs, the Head teachers, ECDE teachers and the non-teaching staff in respective ECDCs. The sample size of the study comprised of 9 QUASOs, 27 head teachers, 81 teachers of ECDE and 27 non-teaching staff from selected public primary schools in the study region. The study utilised...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Program...
Many layers of education governance press upon U.S. schools, so we separated state actors into those internal to and those external to the system. In the process, we unpacked the traditional state-local dichotomy. Using interview data (n = 45) from six case-study states, we analyzed local leaders', state-internal actors', and state-external players' perceptions of implementation flexibility and hindrances across several policy areas. We observed how interviewees' spheres of influence linked to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Governance, Educational Policy, Case Studies, Program Implementation, State...
Issue framing is a powerful way for advocates to appeal to the value systems of constituency groups to evoke their support. Using a conceptual framework that focused on radial frames, metaphors, and lexical markers, we examined the linguistic choices that Common Core opponents used on Twitter to activate five central metaphors that reinforced the overall frame of the standards as a threat to children and appealed to the value systems of a diverse set of constituencies. In our research, we...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Social Media, Educational Attitudes, Common Core State Standards, Elementary...
Climate change challenges governments to reduce emissions, and to gain support for such actions from their citizens. This can be in the form of taxation or legislation, or other forms of government interventions. In previous research, several instruments have been developed to capture attitudes towards the roles of markets and governments in the economy. Some of these instruments have assumed that respondents will have the same attitude towards the role of markets and governments, regardless of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Climate, Government Role, Free Enterprise System, Taxes, Grants, Student Attitudes,...
Beginning with the Reagan administration and perpetuated by Obama's presidency are patterns of public speeches--crisis discourse and Utopian expectations--and educational policy that began with 1983's "A Nation at Risk," accelerated through Goals 2000, and codified without much critical concern as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) under George W. Bush and Secretary of Education Paige. This article explores the neoliberal assumptions driving the language and policies related to education...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Neoliberalism, Discourse Analysis, Educational Policy,...
The contributors to this special issue of "The Journal of Inquiry and Action" provide insight into why the Obama administration's educational policies manifest the dominance of neoliberal ideology over most elements of social life. The articles presented in this issue build on the work originally presented in "The Phenomenon of Obama and the Agenda for Education: Can Hope Audaciously Trump Neoliberalism?" (Carr and Porfilio 2011). Given the dearth of critical analysis in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Neoliberalism, Educational Change, Resistance to Change, Educational Policy, Public...
In this article, we examine policies related to in-state resident tuition and state financial aid policies aimed at undocumented students. To help frame the discussion and spark further debate and research in this area the article seeks to do three things. First, it provides a comprehensive review of state and institutional in-state tuition policies aimed at undocumented students as well as state college or university system responses. Second, it charts the policy landscape for state financial...
Topics: ERIC Archive, In State Students, Tuition, Student Financial Aid, Undocumented Immigrants, State...
The author discusses the origins and relevant changes that have occurred in Mexican higher education, regarding institutional and academic programs assessment and evaluation.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accreditation (Institutions), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational...
The authors analyse the reasons for Croatian higher education reform since 2003, as well as its consequences. The main proposition of the paper is that the implementation of the Bologna Process in Croatia has failed due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the goals of the process, a lack of correspondence between the cycles of higher education and the European Qualifications Framework, and a lack of international pressure, resulting from the nature of the open method of coordination. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Failure, Educational...
The present article is concerned with the question of how conducive the academic culture and climate in Slovenian higher education institutions are to internationalisation. Our underlying assumption is that academic staff represent either an important driving force or an obstacle to the implementation of internationalisation policies formulated at the national level and diffused into institutional practices. Specifically, we investigate whether the present academic attitudes and behaviours are...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Role, Global Approach, Government Role,...
The article explores the major features of the Swedish Government's new initiative--a school based Upper Secondary Apprenticeship model. The analyses are guided by activity theory. The analysed texts are part of the parliamentary reform-making process of the 2011 Upper Secondary School reform. The analyses unfold how the Government, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (SN) construct Upper Secondary Apprenticeship as an activity in the 21st...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Secondary Education, Educational Change,...
The purpose of the article is to trace the development of student unionism in Zimbabwe. On the basis of a discussion of the nature of the university, the article argues that because the university environment tolerates and promotes academic freedom and liberal values, it provides an environment conducive to critical thought and oppositional politics, while the university quite often itself becomes the target for student attack. Student representation during the pre-independence period in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Activism, College Students, College Environment, Political Issues,...
This paper argues that understanding what is offered as professional development frames what matters in English language teaching in a national education system. Analyzing these offerings articulates the values and perceptions of the work environment in which teachers live professionally. The "Learning4Teaching" ("L4T") project is a multi-country series of national studies that examine public-sector English language teachers' experiences of professional development. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Second Language...
