Oxford, England About Blog The latest news and
views on education from Oxford University Press.
Not exact matches
That thought,
on display during Wednesday's presidential debates, is also at the heart of a battle raging between Democrats and Republicans, whose
views about governement involvment in everything
from health care and
education to business are diametrically opposed.
A recent market brief
from investment banking firm Berkery Noyes takes a broader
view and points out that private investment activity is
on the rise across
education sectors.
Whitehead's lecture
on «Immortality» is seen as an example of the kind of cosmic
view that comes
from the generalization provided by a realistic system of
education.
She is the author of
Education for Continuity and Change: A Traditional Model and is currently working
on a book of dialogue between process theology and educational methodologies to be entitled
View from the Bridge: A Traditional Model and is currently working
on a book of dialogue between process theology and educational methodologies to be entitled
View from the Bridge: Theology and Educational Method.
But this was contrary to the Old Side orthodox
view, which stressed the strict adherence to a confession of faith and argued that the presbytery, and ultimately a synod, determines the fitness of a man for the ministry
on the basis of his
education and doctrinal beliefs, and an external call
from a congregation.
In this piece
from 2010, I wrote of right wing hostility to Michelle O's efforts: «Absent pre-existing political animus toward the Obamas (which of course is at work here), that
view seems about as rational to me as attacking former First Lady Laura Bush for «meddling in my child's
education» or Lady Bird Johnson for «thinking she can tell us what flowers to plant
on our highways.»
Sabrina, a parent leader
from Canarsie, offered her
views on education as it ties to generational poverty.
From my point of
view, the key element in motivating action and positive responses
on a wide variety of postdoctoral matters at Berkeley was the leadership shown by President Steve Sample of University of Southern California (USC) in establishing and chairing the Association of American Universities (AAU) Committee
on Postdoctoral
Education.
It's one thing to make a health or
education app, but another thing to actually integrate it with hospitals and schools — that requires policymakers, AOL co-founder Steve Case said
on 15 April at the 41st annual AAAS Forum
on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C. Drawing
on lessons
from AOL's first days when the web broke ground, Case offered his
views on the future of science and technology policy and stressed the need for would - be Internet entrepreneurs to engage productively with government partners.
They put far less value
on education and career, which, in their
view, only distracts a woman
from her true calling: to get married and devote herself to the family.
A Beka, which sees itself as building «the content of every textbook
on the foundation of God's Word,» states that it does not «paraphrase progressive
education textbooks and add biblical principles,» but rather does «primary research in every subject and looks at the subject
from God's point of
view.»
In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by
Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their
views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition
from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.
Ben Austin, director of the Los Angeles based organization leading the parent trigger movement, notes that his group, Parent Revolution, is pro-charter but «unambiguously» opposed to vouchers, providing evidence, says Butcher, that «student - and parentcentric reforms» draw support
from parents with diverse
views on education reform.
«The only problem is that there is still a mindset out there that parental engagement means involving parents with what schools do, where as our
view is parental engagement
education needs to start
from day one and everything that the parent does
from that day
on will set their child up to be a learner.
This set him apart
from his more - liberal colleagues, who
viewed Brown v. Board of
Education (1954) not as a prohibition on the use of racial classifications in education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «equal educational opportunit
Education (1954) not as a prohibition
on the use of racial classifications in
education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «equal educational opportunit
education, but rather as a mandate for judges to do whatever they could to promote «equal educational opportunity.»
The Global Summit
on Education (GSE 2013) is an interdisciplinary international conference that invites academicians, scholars and researchers, with broad and diverse research interests,
from around the world to meet and exchange the latest ideas and
views in a forum encouraging respectful dialogue.
Another survey, conducted by Harvard's Program
on Education Policy and Governance
on behalf of
Education Next, found that only 43 percent of teachers have a positive
view of unions, while the percentage of teachers holding negative
views doubled
from 2011 to 2012 to 32 percent (see complete results for 2011 and 2012
Education Next - PEPG surveys at educationnext.org).
Viewed from Education Next's offices in Massachusetts, where efforts to lift the state's cap
on charter growth in urban areas have failed despite the sector's excellent track record, the contrast is striking.
• In - depth
view on what the industries really want
from graduates • The support of each
education tiers — Early, primary, seconday and higher learning in shaping holistic graduates • Asessing the quality and cost of Malaysia's
education in comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights
on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming
education system to cater new generation
Johnson outlined in the Guardian the
view that tuition fees allow the Government to reconcile its three policy objectives for undergraduate higher
education: to reduce inequality, to fund institutions
on a level which facilitates global competitiveness, and also to share the cost «between the individual student benefitting
from a graduate earnings premium and taxpayers in general, most of whom will not have attended university.»
Whilst acknowledging that science
education should lead to these various outcomes, our decision to focus
on big ideas of science and about science follows
from our
view that ideas play a central role in all aspects of science
education.
Here are a few
Education World articles,
from the educator's point of
view,
on parental involvement:
etc»; your
view on education is correct, but more then 95 %
from «parents» are conditioned by the Past / Tradition, so their
education is based
on the Past, so you get secondhand Human Beings; you understand what is going wrong in our Society..
A different
view Shadow Schools Minister Kevin Brennan offered a rather different picture of the government's effect
on music
education, pointing out that the number of primary school children taking part in music has fallen
from over a half in 2010, to just over a third by 2013.
The Californians who participated in the 2017
Education Next survey of American adults have
views that are different
from the national sample
on only a few issues.
Education Week's video unit produces enterprising and informative digital videos
on a wide range of topics,
from formative assessment to policing in schools, for
viewing on edweek.org.
We know this too clearly
from data
on remediation rates in colleges and universities, all the various data
on college and career readiness, and most surveys of employer and higher -
education views of high - school graduate readiness for postsecondary work and study.
Successful Teaching This blog shares
views on education and teaching tips
from a teacher with 30 years of experience.
Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12
education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work
on multiple fronts — with big bucks
from major foundations — to transform how the country
views assessment and how states engage in it.
As presidential candidates trade
views on immigration, foreign policy, health care, and a multitude of other issues, one essential element of American life seems to be missing
from the conversation: K - 12
education.
West Virginia
education officials
on Wednesday retreated
from an earlier curriculum decision that expressed doubts about widely held
views of climate change.
Topics discussed include petition filed by principals
from high schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS)
on the district to apply for federal small learning community (SLC) grant
from the U.S. Department of
Education, early college credit options through dual enrollment, dual credit offered by academies and
views of student Mohamad Obaid
on the same.
Peggy Brookins, NBCT, President and CEO of National Board, reflects
on results of a new report
from the Center
on Education Policy's Listen to Us: Teacher Views and Voices and how ESSA presents opportunities for states and districts to give teachers a voice in e
Education Policy's Listen to Us: Teacher
Views and Voices and how ESSA presents opportunities for states and districts to give teachers a voice in
educationeducation.
Outrageous that
education secretary claims to want to improve standards whilst blocking the professionals
views on how one of the most expensive resources might be most effectively used
from being shared.
The City Pages story ends with a quote
from a Pearson
Education spokesman, in which the company man notes the complaining scorers were «people who have a very limited exposure and narrow point of
view on what is truly a science.»
Highly debated educational topics such as standardized testing, teacher evaluations, charter schools, school choice, and even teacher pay vary
from state to state and typically aligns with the controlling political parties
views on education.
According to «Voices
From the Field: Teachers»
Views on the Relevance of Arts - Integration,» integrating the arts into
education renews educators» commitment to the teaching profession, gives them resilience to face the growing demands of today's schools, rejuvenates teachers
on the verge of burnout, and provides pathways for teachers to use culturally responsive pedagogy.
Mainstream writings
on discipline differ
from the dominant approach to character
education mostly in that the former rarely own up to being based
on a dim
view of human nature.
Summary: This article,
from a discussion at EdCon 2.7, a progressive
education - technology conference being held in Philadelphia, provides opposing
views on the efficacy of grit and other performance values for low - income students.
Stories
on views from the New Orleans
education community: The 74 and Washington Post
For example, we can't be judged
on the GCSE measure because so many of our kids don't sit those exams, but
from my point of
view it's important that the government evaluates quality of all provision and not just mainstream
education.»
Those attending the first of three dynamic
education forums will
view the critically acclaimed film «Most Likely to Succeed»
on Monday, April 25
from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Decatur Library Auditorium.
Governors for Schools (SGOSS), which receives funding
from the Department for
Education, also carried out research
on the public
view of governors and their role.
A «comprehensive approach [to character
education] is based
on a somewhat dim
view of human nature,» acknowledges William Kilpatrick, whose book Why Johnny Can't Tell Right
from Wrong contains such assertions as: «Most behavior problems are the result of sheer «willfulness»
on the part of children.»
Webinars: The candidates» top
education advisors have debated the nuances of Obama's and Romney's
education views on everything
from the future of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the role of the federal government in funding
education.
Empowered Educators: An Unparalleled
View of Teaching Quality Around the World
from Linda Darling - Hammond Funded and supported by the National Center
on Education and the Economy (NCEE), NISL's parent organization, leading education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality
Education and the Economy (NCEE), NISL's parent organization, leading
education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality
education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality teachers.
This brief argues that policy makers can reap a better return
on their PK investments if they adopt a more expansive
view of this first stage of
education as a period extending
from PK through third grade.
Losing ground
on test scores for this school could have obvious consequences
from a NCLB point of
view, but in this instance it was also about pride, bragging rights and even resources
from the Board of
Education.
Having usually looked at these issues
from the point of
view that it's a bad thing for policymakers to make promises taxpayers don't plan to keep, I'd never thought about how taxpayers» making unpaid - for promises to teachers could actually be a good thing for
education, raising their compensation
on the cheap.