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Honorato, Hercules Guimarães – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2022
This article aims to present youth and adult education in the prison context, evaluating its effectiveness in resocialization from the observation of the pedagogical-administrative management of an elementary education school located in a medium-security prison in the city of João Pessoa, state of Paraiba. The justification for this study is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Edwards, D. Brent, Jr.; DeMatthews, David; Spear, Anne; Hartley, Hilary – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021
Based on research in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, this article argues that the globally popular reform of school-based management suffers from several shortcomings and is a partial, extractive, and technocratic means of engendering parental and community participation. Ultimately, this article demonstrates that it is necessary to move beyond SBM as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Involvement, Empowerment, Parent Participation
Roberts, Leesha Nicole, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Research in the area of teaching and learning within education is a dynamic area that continues to evolve because of new technologies, knowledge, models, and methods within formal and non-formal educational settings. It is essential to evaluate the changes that educational systems undergo as they adapt to the increasing use of the technology and…
Descriptors: Teacher Motivation, Educational Practices, Bibliometrics, Indigenous Knowledge
Westgate, David; Hughes, Maureen – Education 3-13, 2015
This paper reports on the initial stage of an exploratory project based in six primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)--and on plans for its extension. The potential value of the project as a curricular initiative is set out, from both practical and research perspectives. Its framing as a vehicle for the continuous professional development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Southern, Alex; Elliott, Jenny; Morley, Colin – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2020
Zip Zap is a Creative Social Enterprise, which offers an author/illustrator-led Continuing Professional Development and Learning (CPDL) programme to develop teacher knowledge, confidence and skills in delivering creative writing and illustration activities, and a Festival of artist-led activities for school pupils. It is one of a number of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Creative Writing
Sukarno; Sumarwati – International Journal of Instruction, 2020
One of the education programs for principals in Indonesia is online continuing professional development or CPD. This research aims to understand the participant's perceptions of the effectiveness of online CPD for principals. This study applies the CIPP evaluation. The respondents were 69 principals of primary and secondary schools in Central…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Electronic Learning
Miller, Paul; Gaynor, Veronica; Powell, Collington; Powell, Shernette; Simpson, Eugenie – Journal of School Leadership, 2019
School leadership is as challenging as it is rewarding. And, in a fast paced educational policy environment, school leaders sometimes are having to play "catchup" with the latest government mandate. This challenge is exacerbated in environments where economic and social problems and lack of parental engagement in education are a daily…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Transformational Leadership
Can, Süleyman – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2015
In order to give the best and accurate orientation to teachers working in school organizations, it seems to be necessary to determine their motivation level. Thus, the purpose of the current study is to determine the motivation level of teachers working in state elementary and secondary schools. Moreover, the study also looks at the relationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation, Public Schools, Predictor Variables
Tai, Mei Kin; Abdull Kareem, Omar – Professional Development in Education, 2020
The main aim of the study was to examine whether headteachers in Malaysian primary schools were equipped with the relevant competencies to execute school change, in the light of increasing demands for educational excellence and ensuing school reforms. A comparison was made between the National School (NS) and National-Type Chinese School (NTCS).…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries
Rabkin, Gabriele; Geffers, Stefanie; Hanemann, Ulrike; Heckt, Meike; Pietsch, Marcus – International Review of Education, 2018
The authors of this article begin with an introduction to the holistic concept of family literacy and learning and its implementation in various international contexts, paying special attention to the key role played by the notions of lifelong learning and intergenerational learning. The international trends and experiences they outline inspired…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Literacy, Lifelong Learning, Intergenerational Programs
Bundy, Anita; Engelen, Lina; Wyver, Shirley; Tranter, Paul; Ragen, Jo; Bauman, Adrian; Baur, Louise; Schiller, Wendy; Simpson, Judy M.; Niehues, Anita N.; Perry, Gabrielle; Jessup, Glenda; Naughton, Geraldine – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: We assessed the effectiveness of a simple intervention for increasing children's physical activity, play, perceived competence/social acceptance, and social skills. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted, in which schools were the clusters. Twelve Sydney (Australia) primary schools were randomly allocated to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Physical Activity Level, Play
Ferguson, Kristen – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2013
This case study presents the struggles faced by a school administration in implementing a professional learning community (PLC) initiative without additional funds earmarked for implementation. In this case, Emily, the principal of Bayside Public School, creates a Buddy Day system for students that provides teachers with time during the school day…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Elementary Schools, Rural Schools
Delgado, Manuel Lopez – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2015
This study explored the Mexican system to appoint school leaders from a perspective that could consider its positive aspects and as well as its shortcomings. This research was framed as an exploratory case study. Three types of participants were interviewed: five aspiring heads, twelve incumbent heads, and four administrators of the promotion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Educational Administration, Personnel Selection
Phelps, Renata; Graham, Anne; Watts, Tony – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Professional development in information and communication technology (ICT) remains a major imperative for schools as technologies, and what teachers are able to do with them, continue to evolve. The responses of individual schools to this ongoing challenge can be highly diverse and inevitably shaped by past and current cultural practices, which…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Faculty Development, Case Studies, School Culture
Rockwell, Elsie – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2011
In this article, I compare two distinct uses of "Popular Education" that emerged in Tlaxcala in the wake of the Mexican Revolution. I examine archival and oral evidence to reconstruct the situated meanings and political rationales that led to the use of the term in each case, beyond their contrasting pedagogical content. In 1917, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Popular Education, Mexicans, Elementary Schools