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Chown, Nick; Baker-Rogers, Joanna; Hughes, Liz; Cossburn, Kleio Nicola; Byrne, Pam – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2018
In the UK autism is classed as a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. Under the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001, higher education institutions in the UK are legally required to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities who are placed at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Higher Education, At Risk Students
Dale, Leigh – Higher Education Review, 2012
This essay is a contribution to the literature of critique of higher education policy and management. It offers a general discussion of problems arising from the proliferation of mechanisms of audit and quality assurance within the context of concerns about dependence on quantitative measures of values. It argues that uncritical dependence on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Anxiety, Quality Assurance
Miskulin, Ivan; Peek-Asa, Corinne; Miskulin, Maja – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
The aim of this study was to describe the alcohol consumption patterns and to identify the association of injury with excess drinking among Croatian students. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 845 university students by the use of the WHO AUDIT questionnaire. A total of 39.9% of the university students reported some level of excess…
Descriptors: Injuries, Foreign Countries, College Students, Case Studies
Mott, Melanie; Martin, Andrew J. – Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 2017
Risk is a complex component of outdoor adventure education (OAE) that can both enhance and diminish meaningful learning experiences. Outdoor professionals are searching for the balance between providing a high level of safety and challenging students through outdoor adventure activities. This case study of Outward Bound New Zealand (OBNZ) utilised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, Outdoor Education, Risk
Waite, Michael; Atkinson, Cathy; Oldfield, Jeremy – Pastoral Care in Education, 2022
There is a growing policy focus on children and young people's mental health. The United Kingdom (UK) government has positioned schools as being well-placed to identify children and young people's mental health needs and to provide appropriate intervention. At the same time, school staff report a lack of skills, knowledge and systems to support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Mental Health, Secondary School Students
Ragan, Joseph; Puccio, Christopher; Talisesky, Brandon – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) revolutionized the accounting and audit industry. The use of preventative and process controls to evaluate the continuous audit process done via an SAP ERP ECC 6.0 system is key to compliance with SOX and managing costs. This paper can be used in a variety of ways to discuss issues associated with auditing and testing…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Accounting, Technology Uses in Education, Information Systems
Holloway, Jessica – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2019
As a post-structural critique of US teacher evaluation policy, this paper aims to disrupt accepted conceptualizations of teachers by (1) identifying discursive constructions of teachers in political talk, action, and legislation; (2) unpacking the ways that these constructions operate to legitimize punitive accountability policies and practices;…
Descriptors: Risk, High Stakes Tests, Criticism, Teacher Evaluation
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2020
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) overall information technology (IT) security programs and practices were effective as they relate to Federal information security requirements. To answer this objective, the Department's performance was rated in accordance with Fiscal Year (FY)…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Information Security
Mathisen, Arve; Nerland, Monika – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2012
This paper employs a socio-technical perspective to explore the role of complex work support systems in organising knowledge and providing opportunities for learning in professional work. Drawing on concepts from infrastructure studies, such systems are seen as work infrastructures which connect information, knowledge, standards and work…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Risk, Financial Audits, Accounting
Laing, Karen; Mazzoli Smith, Laura; Todd, Liz – Policy Futures in Education, 2018
This paper considers whether the impact agenda that has developed over the last decade in UK universities is likely to help create the conditions in which critical educational research makes a more visible difference to society. The UK audit of university research quality (the research excellence framework (REF) now includes an assessment of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Case Studies, Research Utilization
Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2013
This article describes how use of the "Developmental Audit" tool and related court documents shaped the outcome of the life of a young Mexican man who lived a remarkable saga of resilience, in his struggle to come to the United Stated (USA) to be reunited with his mother. As a small child, strong work ethics and support of family were…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Immigrants, English (Second Language), Child Development
Ruthberg, Zella G.; Neugent, William – 1984
Primarily intended to familiarize ADP (automatic data processing) policy and information resource managers with the approach to computer security certification and accreditation found in "Guideline to Computer Security Certification and Accreditation," Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS-PUB) 102, this overview…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Certification, Computers, Guidelines
Andrea E. Green – ProQuest LLC, 2024
No solution can ultimately eliminate cheating in online courses. However, universities reserve funding for authentication systems to minimize the threat of cheating in online courses. Most higher education institutions use a combination of authentication methods to secure systems against impersonation attacks during online examinations.…
Descriptors: College Students, Cheating, Online Courses, Intervention
Cox, Melissa J.; Moskwiak, Meredith; Chaney, Beth H.; Garrigues, Madison – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Alcohol misuse among young adults remains a primary public health concern given the wide range of short- and long-term physical, social, and societal consequences of the behavior. On-premise drinking establishments, which allow alcohol consumption on site (i.e., bars), are frequent locations for young adult alcohol use. Risks for alcohol misuse…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Young Adults, Prevention, Costs
Marais, Sandra; Jordaan, Esme; Viljoen, Dennis; Olivier, Leana; de Waal, Johanna; Poole, Caroline – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of a series of brief interventions (BIs) on anti-natal alcohol consumption of women from a disadvantaged and high-risk background attending state health clinics in a rural district, Western Cape Province, South Africa. A pragmatic cluster randomised trial design was followed. All pregnant women,…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Females, Drinking