Research on the influences of educational policy on teaching and learning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cynthia Sunal, Kagendo Mutua |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina | 379.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SunalCynthia S
MutuaKagendo <1966-> |
Collana | Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Africa
Education and state - Caribbean Area Education and state - Middle East |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62396-252-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Educational policy on teaching and learning in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East / Cynthia Szymanski Sunal -- Impact on teaching and learning of educational policy on special needs education and inclusion in South Africa / Petra Engelbrecht and Marichell van Deventer -- The paradox of universal secondary education in Uganda / Philip P. Kelly -- Inclusive education: the Nigerian attempt / Ahon adaka terfa -- Supporting novice teachers in Egypt: the development and evaluation of an induction/mentoring program / Jack Levy, Yasser Youssif, and Nevein Dous -- Who will teach these children? special education policy in Zimbabwe / Nyaradzo H. Mvududu and Gibbs Y. Kanyongo -- Morocco's 2000 charter for educational reform policy: language standardizations and fragmentations / Bethsaida Nieves -- International funding in educational reform in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996? 2002 / Genevieve A. Baptiste and Dennis A. Conrad -- The exodus of Cape Verdean immigrants to the northeastern United States / Julio C. de Carvalho -- Special educators' efficacy and exceptional students' future trajectories: informing Barbados' education policy / Stacey Blackman, Arthur G. Richardson, and Claudette Fongkong-Mungal -- Education reform's impact on the development of special education policy in Qatar / Asma Al Attiyah and Brenda B. Lazarus -- Educational policy and pedagogical practice impacting Gypsy, Roma, and Traveler Groups in the United Kingdom: lessons for neighboring Middle Eastern countries / Kalwant Bhopal -- Emerging bilingualism in Kindergarten: implications for educational policies and practices in Qatar / Karen L. Kelly, Radhika Viruru, Fatima Al Maadadi, and John R Schorger. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462614903321 |
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Research on the influences of educational policy on teaching and learning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cynthia Sunal, Kagendo Mutua |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina | 379.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SunalCynthia S
MutuaKagendo <1966-> |
Collana | Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Africa
Education and state - Caribbean Area Education and state - Middle East |
ISBN | 1-62396-252-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Educational policy on teaching and learning in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East / Cynthia Szymanski Sunal -- Impact on teaching and learning of educational policy on special needs education and inclusion in South Africa / Petra Engelbrecht and Marichell van Deventer -- The paradox of universal secondary education in Uganda / Philip P. Kelly -- Inclusive education: the Nigerian attempt / Ahon adaka terfa -- Supporting novice teachers in Egypt: the development and evaluation of an induction/mentoring program / Jack Levy, Yasser Youssif, and Nevein Dous -- Who will teach these children? special education policy in Zimbabwe / Nyaradzo H. Mvududu and Gibbs Y. Kanyongo -- Morocco's 2000 charter for educational reform policy: language standardizations and fragmentations / Bethsaida Nieves -- International funding in educational reform in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996? 2002 / Genevieve A. Baptiste and Dennis A. Conrad -- The exodus of Cape Verdean immigrants to the northeastern United States / Julio C. de Carvalho -- Special educators' efficacy and exceptional students' future trajectories: informing Barbados' education policy / Stacey Blackman, Arthur G. Richardson, and Claudette Fongkong-Mungal -- Education reform's impact on the development of special education policy in Qatar / Asma Al Attiyah and Brenda B. Lazarus -- Educational policy and pedagogical practice impacting Gypsy, Roma, and Traveler Groups in the United Kingdom: lessons for neighboring Middle Eastern countries / Kalwant Bhopal -- Emerging bilingualism in Kindergarten: implications for educational policies and practices in Qatar / Karen L. Kelly, Radhika Viruru, Fatima Al Maadadi, and John R Schorger. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787664703321 |
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Research on the influences of educational policy on teaching and learning / / edited by Cynthia Sunal, Kagendo Mutua |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina | 379.6 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SunalCynthia S
MutuaKagendo <1966-> |
Collana | Research on education in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Africa
Education and state - Caribbean Area Education and state - Middle East |
ISBN | 1-62396-252-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Educational policy on teaching and learning in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East / Cynthia Szymanski Sunal -- Impact on teaching and learning of educational policy on special needs education and inclusion in South Africa / Petra Engelbrecht and Marichell van Deventer -- The paradox of universal secondary education in Uganda / Philip P. Kelly -- Inclusive education: the Nigerian attempt / Ahon adaka terfa -- Supporting novice teachers in Egypt: the development and evaluation of an induction/mentoring program / Jack Levy, Yasser Youssif, and Nevein Dous -- Who will teach these children? special education policy in Zimbabwe / Nyaradzo H. Mvududu and Gibbs Y. Kanyongo -- Morocco's 2000 charter for educational reform policy: language standardizations and fragmentations / Bethsaida Nieves -- International funding in educational reform in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996? 2002 / Genevieve A. Baptiste and Dennis A. Conrad -- The exodus of Cape Verdean immigrants to the northeastern United States / Julio C. de Carvalho -- Special educators' efficacy and exceptional students' future trajectories: informing Barbados' education policy / Stacey Blackman, Arthur G. Richardson, and Claudette Fongkong-Mungal -- Education reform's impact on the development of special education policy in Qatar / Asma Al Attiyah and Brenda B. Lazarus -- Educational policy and pedagogical practice impacting Gypsy, Roma, and Traveler Groups in the United Kingdom: lessons for neighboring Middle Eastern countries / Kalwant Bhopal -- Emerging bilingualism in Kindergarten: implications for educational policies and practices in Qatar / Karen L. Kelly, Radhika Viruru, Fatima Al Maadadi, and John R Schorger. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813138903321 |
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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School and work in the Eastern Caribbean [[electronic resource] ] : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy? / / Andreas Blom, Cynthia Hobbs |
Autore | Blom Andreas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (90 p.) |
Disciplina | 379.729 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HobbsCynthia |
Collana | World Bank country study |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Caribbean Area
Education - Economic aspects - Caribbean Area Labor supply - Effect of education on - Caribbean Area |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-21773-5
9786611217730 0-8213-7459-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction and Summary: The Eastern Caribbean Economy is Transforming and so should the Education System; BOX 1. Key Statistics to Remember; 2. School Matters: The Crucial Role of Skills in the New Eastern Caribbean Economy; FIGURE 1. The Transforming OECS Economy; FIGURE 2. Education, The Ultimate Poverty Fighter (Wage, Age, and Education in St.Vincent and the Grenadines); FIGURE 3. Lack of Skills Considered the Biggest Obstacle for Grenadian Firms; FIGURE 4. Grenadian Skills Gap Most Severe in the Western Hemisphere
BOX 2. What Do Firms and Investors in the OECS Say About Availability of Skills?BOX 3. What is Driving the Rising Demand for Skilled Labor?; FIGURE 5. New Jobs in the Services Demand Skills (Grenada); 3. Preparing Youth for the Labor Market; BOX 4. Definitions of Skills Concepts; BOX 5. Did the Disconnect between Education and Labor Market Needs Arise from Past Endowment and Policies?; BOX 6. How UK Learning and Skills Councils Coordinate Demand and Supply of Skills at the Local Level; FIGURE 6. CXC Pass Rates, 2003; FIGURE 7. The Decline of Routine and Manual Tasks BOX 7. Jobs in Business Require Expert Thinking and Complex CommunicationFIGURE 8. St. Kitts and Nevis: Employers' Desired Skills; FIGURE 9. Caribbean: Employers' Desired Skills; BOX 8. The Teaching of Life Skills is also a Major Challenge in OECD Countries; TABLE 1. Low Enrollment and Low Private Investment in Post-Secondary Education; FIGURE 10. Source of Revenue for Post-Secondary Education; BOX 9. Global Best Practice on Governance of Post-secondary Education Institutions; 4. From School to Work: Building Skills for Youth's Transition to the Labor Market FIGURE 11. Exceptionally High Youth Unemployment in the OECSFIGURE 12. Youth Unemployment to Total Unemployment; FIGURE 13. A Look at Youth Unemployment in St. Lucia; FIGURE 14. Most Crime in Jamaica is Committed by Youth; TABLE 2. Ranking of the OECS Labor Regulations; FIGURE 15. Reasons for Leaving Last Job; TABLE 3. Costs and Impact of Programs Vary; BOX 10. Impact of the Youth Training Programs in Argentina and Chile; 5. Training the Work Force FIGURE 16. A 36 Percent Decline in Births in St.Vincent and the Grenadies over 20 Years Increases the Importance of Upgrading Skills in the Labor ForceFIGURE 17. Firm Training in Grenada Can Be Enhanced; FIGURE 18. Factors Influencing Firm Training in Grenada; TABLE 4. An Overview of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework; BOX 11. The Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework (CVQ); BOX 12. The Barbados TVET Council Employment and Training Fund (ETF); BOX 13. Demand-driven Work-based Training: The Chef Program in Jamaica 6. Improving the Link between School and Work: What are the Next Steps? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452250303321 |
Blom Andreas | ||
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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School and work in the Eastern Caribbean : : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy? / / Andreas Blom, Cynthia Hobbs |
Autore | Blom Andreas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | x, 76 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 379.729 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HobbsCynthia |
Collana | World Bank country study |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Caribbean Area
Education - Economic aspects - Caribbean Area Labor supply - Effect of education on - Caribbean Area |
ISBN |
1-281-21773-5
9786611217730 0-8213-7459-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction and Summary: The Eastern Caribbean Economy is Transforming and so should the Education System; BOX 1. Key Statistics to Remember; 2. School Matters: The Crucial Role of Skills in the New Eastern Caribbean Economy; FIGURE 1. The Transforming OECS Economy; FIGURE 2. Education, The Ultimate Poverty Fighter (Wage, Age, and Education in St.Vincent and the Grenadines); FIGURE 3. Lack of Skills Considered the Biggest Obstacle for Grenadian Firms; FIGURE 4. Grenadian Skills Gap Most Severe in the Western Hemisphere
BOX 2. What Do Firms and Investors in the OECS Say About Availability of Skills?BOX 3. What is Driving the Rising Demand for Skilled Labor?; FIGURE 5. New Jobs in the Services Demand Skills (Grenada); 3. Preparing Youth for the Labor Market; BOX 4. Definitions of Skills Concepts; BOX 5. Did the Disconnect between Education and Labor Market Needs Arise from Past Endowment and Policies?; BOX 6. How UK Learning and Skills Councils Coordinate Demand and Supply of Skills at the Local Level; FIGURE 6. CXC Pass Rates, 2003; FIGURE 7. The Decline of Routine and Manual Tasks BOX 7. Jobs in Business Require Expert Thinking and Complex CommunicationFIGURE 8. St. Kitts and Nevis: Employers' Desired Skills; FIGURE 9. Caribbean: Employers' Desired Skills; BOX 8. The Teaching of Life Skills is also a Major Challenge in OECD Countries; TABLE 1. Low Enrollment and Low Private Investment in Post-Secondary Education; FIGURE 10. Source of Revenue for Post-Secondary Education; BOX 9. Global Best Practice on Governance of Post-secondary Education Institutions; 4. From School to Work: Building Skills for Youth's Transition to the Labor Market FIGURE 11. Exceptionally High Youth Unemployment in the OECSFIGURE 12. Youth Unemployment to Total Unemployment; FIGURE 13. A Look at Youth Unemployment in St. Lucia; FIGURE 14. Most Crime in Jamaica is Committed by Youth; TABLE 2. Ranking of the OECS Labor Regulations; FIGURE 15. Reasons for Leaving Last Job; TABLE 3. Costs and Impact of Programs Vary; BOX 10. Impact of the Youth Training Programs in Argentina and Chile; 5. Training the Work Force FIGURE 16. A 36 Percent Decline in Births in St.Vincent and the Grenadies over 20 Years Increases the Importance of Upgrading Skills in the Labor ForceFIGURE 17. Firm Training in Grenada Can Be Enhanced; FIGURE 18. Factors Influencing Firm Training in Grenada; TABLE 4. An Overview of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework; BOX 11. The Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework (CVQ); BOX 12. The Barbados TVET Council Employment and Training Fund (ETF); BOX 13. Demand-driven Work-based Training: The Chef Program in Jamaica 6. Improving the Link between School and Work: What are the Next Steps? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781831503321 |
Blom Andreas | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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School and work in the Eastern Caribbean : : does the education system adequately prepare youth for the global economy? / / Andreas Blom, Cynthia Hobbs |
Autore | Blom Andreas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | x, 76 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 379.729 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HobbsCynthia |
Collana | World Bank country study |
Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Caribbean Area
Education - Economic aspects - Caribbean Area Labor supply - Effect of education on - Caribbean Area |
ISBN |
1-281-21773-5
9786611217730 0-8213-7459-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction and Summary: The Eastern Caribbean Economy is Transforming and so should the Education System; BOX 1. Key Statistics to Remember; 2. School Matters: The Crucial Role of Skills in the New Eastern Caribbean Economy; FIGURE 1. The Transforming OECS Economy; FIGURE 2. Education, The Ultimate Poverty Fighter (Wage, Age, and Education in St.Vincent and the Grenadines); FIGURE 3. Lack of Skills Considered the Biggest Obstacle for Grenadian Firms; FIGURE 4. Grenadian Skills Gap Most Severe in the Western Hemisphere
BOX 2. What Do Firms and Investors in the OECS Say About Availability of Skills?BOX 3. What is Driving the Rising Demand for Skilled Labor?; FIGURE 5. New Jobs in the Services Demand Skills (Grenada); 3. Preparing Youth for the Labor Market; BOX 4. Definitions of Skills Concepts; BOX 5. Did the Disconnect between Education and Labor Market Needs Arise from Past Endowment and Policies?; BOX 6. How UK Learning and Skills Councils Coordinate Demand and Supply of Skills at the Local Level; FIGURE 6. CXC Pass Rates, 2003; FIGURE 7. The Decline of Routine and Manual Tasks BOX 7. Jobs in Business Require Expert Thinking and Complex CommunicationFIGURE 8. St. Kitts and Nevis: Employers' Desired Skills; FIGURE 9. Caribbean: Employers' Desired Skills; BOX 8. The Teaching of Life Skills is also a Major Challenge in OECD Countries; TABLE 1. Low Enrollment and Low Private Investment in Post-Secondary Education; FIGURE 10. Source of Revenue for Post-Secondary Education; BOX 9. Global Best Practice on Governance of Post-secondary Education Institutions; 4. From School to Work: Building Skills for Youth's Transition to the Labor Market FIGURE 11. Exceptionally High Youth Unemployment in the OECSFIGURE 12. Youth Unemployment to Total Unemployment; FIGURE 13. A Look at Youth Unemployment in St. Lucia; FIGURE 14. Most Crime in Jamaica is Committed by Youth; TABLE 2. Ranking of the OECS Labor Regulations; FIGURE 15. Reasons for Leaving Last Job; TABLE 3. Costs and Impact of Programs Vary; BOX 10. Impact of the Youth Training Programs in Argentina and Chile; 5. Training the Work Force FIGURE 16. A 36 Percent Decline in Births in St.Vincent and the Grenadies over 20 Years Increases the Importance of Upgrading Skills in the Labor ForceFIGURE 17. Firm Training in Grenada Can Be Enhanced; FIGURE 18. Factors Influencing Firm Training in Grenada; TABLE 4. An Overview of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework; BOX 11. The Caribbean Vocational Qualification Framework (CVQ); BOX 12. The Barbados TVET Council Employment and Training Fund (ETF); BOX 13. Demand-driven Work-based Training: The Chef Program in Jamaica 6. Improving the Link between School and Work: What are the Next Steps? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824426303321 |
Blom Andreas | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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