Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Location
| Portugal | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Equal Access | 2 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkAmarala, Alberto; Magalhaes, Antonio – Higher Education Policy, 2009
This article examines the access policies in Portuguese higher education, from the 1974 revolution to the present. Recently, under the simultaneous pressure of a declining birth rate and increasing financial stringency, higher education institutions, both public and private, have started to compete for students, while responding to increasing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Birth Rate, Competition, Student Diversity
Peer reviewedWilliams-Boyd, Pat – Childhood Education, 2005
In this article, the author describes the four characteristics of effective middle schools: (1) Academic excellence; (2) Developmental responsiveness; (3) Social equity; and (4) Organizational Structure. An effective middle school should be a place of learning guided by people who have chosen to work with young adolescents, help them develop…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Educational Quality, Middle School Teachers
