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Cross-nationally Comparative, Evidence-based Educational Policymaking and Reform.
In this volume scholars and policymakers examine how large-scale assessments and quantitative data are used to inform policy-making at all levels of education worldwide, and how data can be used to better understand specific national and regional educational challenges.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2018.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | International perspectives on education and society ;
vol. 35. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; CROSS-NATIONALLY COMPARATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATIONAL POLICYMAKING AND REFORM; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Volume Editors; Preface; The Rhythmic Application of Evidence-Based Policy in National Educational Systems Worldwide; Conceptual Framework; Institutional Framework; Transhumanist Framework; The Legitimacy of Data; Assessment Infrastructure and Capacity Building; The Institutionalization of External Comparison; The Irony of Externally Driven Internal Accountability; The Path to Data-Driven Policy; Conclusion; References.
- Part I: Preparing for National Education ReformMicro-Policy Discourse and Girls' Education in the #Post-2015 Agenda; Introduction; Micro-Policy Discourse; Digital Policy Networks and Language Functions; Part 1. Twitter as a Policy Tool; The United Nations and New Media; Twitter and the UN's Approach to Big Data for (Education) Development; Global Pulse; The My World Survey; Part 2. Micro-Policy Discourse in Girls' Education Policy and Development in the Post-2015 Agenda; Advocacy and Branding; Engagement; Micro-Policy Discourse in the Public Domain; Girls' Education in Micro-Policy Discourse.
- Tweeting the Post-2015 Girls' Education AgendaThe Dominant Discourse; The Parallel Pathway; Staying on the Path; Discussion and Implications; Notes; References; The Quality of Higher Education in the Arab Region: Which Tools of Assessment to Use; Introduction; Indicative Figures Comparing the GCC with Middle East and North Africa; Which Tools of Assessment to Use?; I. Historical Background of Public Versus Private Egyptian Universities; II. Analytical Comparison of Public with Private Egyptian Universities; III. Public Governmental Tertiary Education: Strengths and Weaknesses.
- IV. Private Universities: Strengths and WeaknessesStatement of the Problem; Private and Public Universities in Contrast; Research Questions; What is the Evolution/History of the Egyptian Higher Education Sectorfrom 1990 to 2010?; What is the Quality of Higher Education in Egypt?; Literature Review; Egyptian Higher Education System Is Capable of Improving its Quality; Lack of High Tech Competent Labor for the Job Market; Gap in Literature; Methodology; Data Collection; Conclusion; Notes; References; A Policy Analysis of the Annual National Assessments in South Africa.
- Overview of the Annual National AssessmentsSouth Africa in International Assessments; The Age of International Assessments; Policy Making in Post-Apartheid South Africa; Conceptual Framework: Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Policy Making; Top-Down Approach in Making the ANA Policy; Part I: Policy Description; Policy Context; Stakeholders; Policy Process; Part II: Policy Analysis; Preparation and Administration of the ANAs; Implications of the ANAs; Conclusion: Opportunities for the National Assessment Framework; References.