Currently, very little is known about the nature, scope, and quality of college-in-prison programs. Particularly given the reinstatement of Pell grants for incarcerated college students in December 2020—after a 26-year long ban—it is timely and urgent to center these issues and …
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A leitura é uma prática social de extrema relevância para a formação do sujeito e para sua efetiva ascensão no contexto social. A itinerância de bibliotecas tem sido uma das soluções encontradas para minimizar a falta de bibliotecas fixas nas escolas, como também para incentivar…
No âmbito da unidade curricular de Prática de Ensino Supervisionada (PES), que integra o plano de estudos do Mestrado em Ensino do 1.º CEB e do 2.º CEB em Português e História e Geografia de Portugal, apresentamos o nosso Relatório Final de Estágio. Neste, procuramos, na primeir…
This doctoral thesis, made up of published works, develops a historical analysis of the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into the educational system of Spain. The many innovations that have taken place in the development of digital tools has produ…
In education contexts, agent-based simulations have been used at all levels, from the individual to the classroom to the state, to explore individual-level interactions and often to provide conclusions and explanations that could support decision-making. The aim of this research…
This study examined the schooling experiences and perceptions of resettled sub-Saharan African middle school refugee students in a metropolitan area of the United States Southwest. The research questions underpinning this study included: What are the schooling experiences and pe…
Taking my cue from the general theory that art makes an important contribution to childhood education and learning, I investigated, in Bhutanese schools, why children make art, what they learn through art making, and the role of art making. I talked to pre-primary through grade …
La scolarisation des filles en Guinée française, plus précisément au Fouta-Djallon, est l'objet de la présente thèse. L'imposition de cette institution coloniale a provoqué l'émergence d'un modèle culturel qui a bouleversé l'équilibre interne de la société dans son ensemble. Les…
Schools, and education more broadly, were pivotal in constructing and maintaining racial difference in the settler colonies of Western Australia and Natal, South Africa. Education must be taken seriously as a way into understanding the intersections between the conflicting, but …
This study is concerned with those pupils registered as having 'special educational needs' within mainstream schools and also those who attend special schools of non normative designations and seeks to explain the over - representation of white working class boys amongst such po…
This thesis examines experiences and critical incidents that parents and their children with special educational needs encountered in mainstream school settings. Research was carried out within the methodological framework of autoethnography, reflecting the author's desire to ma…
Millions of children travel to and from school each day as part of their daily routine. A large percentage of children make this journey by car, and the numbers are steadily rising and this is leading to many environmental and health implications for children. The current econom…
This intrinsic case study is about people who worked in partnerships. Each of the partnerships emerged from relationships formed between the business, education, government and community sectors. A principle aim of the cross-sector partnerships was to enhance learning opportunit…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the topic of the evaluation of school principals and the role it plays in fostering student achievement. The overarching research question for this study was the following: "Is there a relationship between the type and intensity of pr…
Recent studies of curriculum enactment suggest that different teachers enact the same curriculum materials in different ways (e.g., Cohen & Ball, 2001; Freeman & Poter, 1989; Manoucheri & Goodmann, 1998, 2000). The discrepancies have been attributed to deficiencies in teacher su…
The worsening educational standard of Nigeria schools can be traced to the general social, political, and economic depression of the last 3 decades. The series of reforms that have been adopted by the government have yielded far fewer results than expected and the way forward se…
Two- thirds of Pakistan's primary aged children are enrolled in school and less than one-third complete fifth grade. Decades after the inception of the goal of primary education for all of its children, the state is unable to fulfill its promise of providing access to universal …
Standards are used as a guide to what teachers should know to help their students achieve at high academic levels. These essential standards act as markers of teachers' service. In recent years, there are some internal challenges facing education systems in spite of programs cre…
Heterosexism and other biased behavior are common in U.S. schools, but little attention has focused on the importance of teachers, staff, school clubs, and policies in combating bias. Three studies are presented that address gaps in the literature. Study 1 examined associations …