Promoting high standards in education while striving for equal opportunities under the budget constraints - these are the new global objectives of education systems. This book brings together research-based evidence on the effectiveness of major Australian, Dutch, and UK improvement efforts in education at both primary and secondary level, whilst making comparisons with similar US initiatives. The book addresses several major questions in this new environment. Those questions include: how to combat educational disadvantages, how to integrate pupils with special educational needs in...
Promoting high standards in education while striving for equal opportunities under the budget constraints - these are the new global objectives of edu...
The monitoring of quality has been part of the educational landscape for many decades. Originally the need to monitor arose as part of an economic process whereby policy makers wanted to discern the return on investment in education. This bottom line thinking, while still prominent, has receded into the background in light of global changes and the emergence of a global economy. Now in addition to the question "what is the return on investment?," the more important question is "are the students in schools ready to participate in the economy of a 21st century society?." This is...
The monitoring of quality has been part of the educational landscape for many decades. Originally the need to monitor arose as part of an economic ...
The monitoring of quality has been part of the educational landscape for many decades. Originally the need to monitor arose as part of an economic process whereby policy makers wanted to discern the return on investment in education. This bottom line thinking, while still prominent, has receded into the background in light of global changes and the emergence of a global economy. Now in addition to the question "what is the return on investment?," the more important question is "are the students in schools ready to participate in the economy of a 21st century society?." This is...
The monitoring of quality has been part of the educational landscape for many decades. Originally the need to monitor arose as part of an economic ...
