Schools are a distinctive type of facilities that house a large number of occupants for the purpose of learning, dissemination of knowledge, and developing skills for life. However, a main problem facing today's architects is failure to accommodate the requirements of the 21st c…
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This research attempts to shed light on how the State sustains and perpetuates the gender-based disparities in education leading to inequitable social outcomes. Its purpose is to examine the role of Turkish education policies and practices in formal and non-formal education in c…
Turkey shares the problems of developing countries in providing quality education for all children. These problems are particularly acute for students from the disadvantaged groups in Turkish society--rural residents, girls, and low-income families. In 1997, in order to address …
This case study examined the implementation process of Subject Promotion/Credit System(SP/CS) Policy which was implemented between 1991 and 1995 in high schools in Turkey. The purpose of the study was to examine how the SP/CS Policy was implemented and to analyze the factors whi…
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which guidance school and high school teachers in the urban schools in the city of Shiraz, the province of Fars, Iran, were involved in the practice of moonlighting. It specifically sought to identify the quantity of teacher…
This ethnographic study employed various qualitative methods over a period of 12 months (1984-85) in the College of Architecture at the National University of Iran and sought to investigate the views of prospective Iranian architects regarding inequality in the College and in so…
Researchers have paid particular attention to the complex interrelationships between race, gender, culture, and social class, and how these social variables influence students' educational experiences, understandings, and identities (Lee, 1996; Gibson, 1988; Banks, 1997). Introd…
Indonesian government has declared in the law No. 20 of 2003 on National Education System to implement school-based management (SBM). SBM is an educational policy that has become established in Western countries. The purpose of the study is to learn how SBM is being implemented …
This research investigated the impact of the Distance Learning Accreditation Standards adopted in 2005 by the UAE on the perceived quality of distance learning programs within the UAE's post-secondary education system. An exploratory, single site case study method was utilized, …
This study investigated the relationship between teachers' perceptions of principals' transformational leadership skills and teachers' job satisfaction. It also revealed the relationship between principals' demographic characteristics and their perceptions of their ability to be…
The UN's Educational for All (EFA) global schooling initiative has been described as "the most ambitious educational promise ever made". Officially launched in 1990 and engaging the efforts of more than 200 nations worldwide, EFA is attempting to dramatically increase global lit…
This research is a qualitative ethnographic case study of Kuwaiti students attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The purpose of this research was two-fold: to understand the academic and cultural factors that affected the adjustment of Kuwaiti students sponsored by t…
International schools have increased dramatically in number in order to meet the demands of a globally mobile expatriate workforce, and while this proliferation has taken place, there has also been a slow but steady transformation of international education from comparative nati…
This dissertation is an attempt to understand the impact of primary school management on learning outcomes of females in Bangladesh. A major research question that guided this study was: Why the children of government primary schools have lower levels of competency compared to c…
The United States has experienced unrivaled success in attracting international students for higher education studies. Saudi Arabia has sponsored students for study in the United States since 1950, with the number of students on scholarship varying according to the fluctuation i…
This research study explored relationships among leader self-awareness, trust, and student learning in an effort to potentially contribute to the development of educational leadership programs. Participants in this qualitative study included eight randomly identified elementary …
Scratch the surface of successful schools and you are likely to find principals aware of their school culture. Peer into failing schools and you will find a leadership marginalizing and ignoring the school culture. The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of principals'…
Children begin learning at birth and efforts to prepare children for school success should also begin early. Thirty percent of all American children arrive at school minimally prepared to learn. According to The National Association of Elementary School Principals (2005), due to…
The related literature affirms that conducting teacher evaluations is an important responsibility of school principals because assessments provide both data regarding the proficiency of teachers to be used for tenure purposes (summative), and feedback so that teachers can improv…