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| education interest groups examples: American Government 3e Glen Krutz, Sylvie Waskiewicz, 2023-05-12 Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement. |
| education interest groups examples: The Oxford Handbook of Political Networks Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Alexander H. Montgomery, Mark Lubell, 2018 Politics is intuitively about relationships, but until recently the network perspective has not been a dominant part of the methodological paradigm that political scientists use to study politics. This volume is a foundational statement about networks in the study of politics. |
| education interest groups examples: The Role of Special Education Interest Groups in National Policy Tiina Itkonen, 2009 This is an important book for readers with a specific interest in special education policy and political scientists who are more generally interested in the broader questions of public policy making. Itkonen investigates what types of groups participate in special education somewhere on a continuum between interest group and social movement; the relationship between group types and how they frame policy interests; how groups negotiate differences among themselves and with policy makers; and the relationships between a group's organizational character, its choice of targets and strategies, how it frames its policy interest, its arenas of action, its effectiveness in the legislative and judicial arenas, and the kinds of issue positions it takes. |
| education interest groups examples: Knowing Your Schools Jim Dueck, 2021 This book identifies numerous conflicts within the field of education and provides the perspectives and information which stakeholders within the enterprise sweep aside or cover-up. |
| education interest groups examples: Getting Smart Tom Vander Ark, 2011-09-20 A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer personal digital learning opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into smart schools. Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews smart tools for learning Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and smart schools Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures |
| education interest groups examples: Conflict of Interests Joel H. Spring, 1988 Providing a critical understanding of the political and social forces shaping educational politics in the United States, this concise text describes and analyzes how policy is made for American schools and its effect on all of our lives and thinking. Joel Spring argues that the politics of Education is driven by a complex interrelationship between politicians, private foundations and think tanks, teachers'unions, special-interest groups, educational politicians, school administrators, boards of education, courts, and the knowledge industry. The text uses many current examples to illustrate conflicts over educational policies. |
| education interest groups examples: The Worm in the Apple Peter Brimelow, 2004-01-20 It is no coincidence that the thirty-year decline in U.S. K–12 education and the simultaneous surge in education spending began at the same time the modern teacher unions were created. Today, the National Education Association has nearly three million members. Its agenda is not to provide better teaching in schools; it is to provide more money and benefits for teachers -- and, above all, for itself. In this devastating critique, Peter Brimelow exposes the teacher unions for what they are: a political and economic monopoly that is choking the education system. It is time, Brimelow convincingly argues, to bust the Teacher Trust. |
| education interest groups examples: Lobbying for Higher Education Constance Ewing Cook, 1998 Historically, many faculty and administrators in higher education have regarded themselves as above the fray--part of the national interest, not a special interest--and considered lobbying a dirty business unworthy of their lofty enterprise. Now that academia no longer enjoys all the respect and good will that federal policy makers once afforded it, that attitude has changed. The Republican sweep of the 1994 Congressional elections served as a wake-up call for the higher education community. In response, it made a spirited effort to gain attention for its own policy preferences. Lobbying for Higher Education is about how the major higher education associations and the constituent American colleges and universities try to influence federal policy, especially congressional policy. In clear prose Cook explains how the higher education community organizes itself in Washington, how it lobbies, and how its major interest groups are perceived both by their own members and by public officials. The book focuses on the crucial development in 1995-1996 of a new lobbying paradigm, which included the greater use of campus-based resources and ad hoc coalitions. The most engrossing part of its story is higher education's creative response to the policy turmoil and disruption of the status quo that resulted from the shift in congressional party control. The author, Constance Cook, uses sources unique to this project: over 1,500 survey responses from college and university presidents (a 62% return rate) and nearly 150 interviews with institutional and association leaders. Fortuitously, the 1994 electoral upheaval provided her with an opportunity to capture, analyze, and interpret the responses of her subjects in a period of unusually sweeping change. Lobbying for Higher Education is a timely book with an interesting and important story at its core. |
| education interest groups examples: The Sociology of Education Jeanne Ballantine, Floyd M Hammack, 2015-07-22 A comprehensive and cross-cultural look at the sociology of education. The text integrates important and diverse topics in the field by showing how they are related. The Sociology of Education: A Systematic Analysis provides a sociological analysis of education using several theoretical approaches. The authors include practical applications and current educational issues to discuss the structure and processes that make education systems work. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Learn diverse theoretical approaches in the sociology of education Assess important current or emerging topics, including higher education, informal education (“climate” and the “hidden curriculum”), the school environment, education around the world, and educational movements and alternatives Understand how change takes place and what role sociologists play Become involved with educational systems where they can put to use the knowledge available in textbooks |
| education interest groups examples: School, Family, and Community Partnerships Joyce L. Epstein, Mavis G. Sanders, Steven B. Sheldon, Beth S. Simon, Karen Clark Salinas, Natalie Rodriguez Jansorn, Frances L. Van Voorhis, Cecelia S. Martin, Brenda G. Thomas, Marsha D. Greenfeld, Darcy J. Hutchins, Kenyatta J. Williams, 2018-07-19 Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement. |
| education interest groups examples: Interest Groups and Lobbying Thomas T. Holyoke, 2014-02-18 Interest groups and lobbyists play a crucial role in how public policy is made in the United States' representative democracy. By helping citizens organize and pursue their self-interests in the political arena, interest groups and lobbyists are an alternative but very effective form of representation. However, the adversarial nature of interest groups often fuels voter discomfort with the political process. Interest Groups and Lobbying is an accessible and comprehensive text that examines the crux of this conflict. Pulling together two areas of interest group research—why advocacy organizations form and how they are able to gain influence in Washington, DC—Thomas T. Holyoke shows students the inner workings of interest groups in the United States. Using case studies to clarify and expand on the issues surrounding lobbying and group action in federal, state, and local government, Holyoke explores how we can use interest groups and their adversarial impulse to achieve the greatest good for the greatest number of people. |
| education interest groups examples: Educational Policy-making Maurice Kogan, 2018-05-11 Originally published in 1975. This masterly study of policies and policy-makers in education opens up a major, and fascinating, area of public policy to analysis. In this book Professor Kogan draws together many of his previous findings to provide a searching examination and overview of education and its relationship both to government and to individuals and groups within the system. The result is not only a definitive statement on the making of educational policy, but a study of pressure groups; and in broader terms it is a commentary on the democratic efficiency of the British policymaking process both inside and outside Parliament. The core of the book is an analysis of the main policies which were the major concerns of educational government between 1960 and 1974. This shows how the various interest groups in education differ in their attitudes and their ways of working; and provides both an intriguing insight into the historical development of education over this key period and a variety of personal views from the individuals who helped to shape this development. |
| education interest groups examples: Homeroom Security Aaron Kupchik, 2010-08-02 Kupchik shows that security policies lead schools to prioritize the rules instead of students, so that students' real problems--often the very reasons for their misbehavior--get ignored. |
| education interest groups examples: Understanding Educational Leadership: People, Power And Culture Busher, Hugh, 2006-06-01 Understanding Educational Leadership is key reading for teachers, headteachers, school leaders, policy makers, Education students and practitioners, and others who have an interest in improving schooling.--BOOK JACKET. |
| education interest groups examples: Education and the US Government Donald K. Sharpes, 2020-09-10 Originally published in 1987, at a time when central government control of education in many countries was growing rapidly, this book on the historical determinants of US educational legislation was of great relevance. The book looks in detail at the history of the relationship between the US Government and the provision of educational services. It assesses the contributions made to educational legislation by key political figures such as Franklin, Washington and Jefferson. The author also examines in depth the role of congress and the president, the relationship between the federal government and the state legislature and the role of the judiciary in education. An account of the hard-fought battle for the right to equal educational opportunities for the American Negro and the American Indian is of considerable interest. Finally, the book compares the American educational system at the time with that of other countries. |
| education interest groups examples: Guide to Interest Groups and Lobbying in the United States , 2011 Offers a thematic analysis of interest groups and lobbying in American politics and over the course of American political history. Explores how interest groups have organized and articulated their support for numerous issues, and have they grown to become an integral part of the U.S. political system. |
| education interest groups examples: Understanding Educational Reform Raymond Horn, 2002-11-05 The only handbook of its kind to bring together materials from a wide range of authoritative works, providing the reader with a comprehensive overview of reform in American education. Crafted in ten skillfully written chapters, Educational Reform covers the history, politics, and processes of educational reform and addresses reforms in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Starting with a definition of educational reform and where its far-reaching results can lead, the work goes on to assess the role of the public in educational reform, the educational reform industry, and resistance to reform. Of interest to school boards and administrators and useful in graduate and undergraduate courses in education, it is written in a conversational tone that brings the subject out of the realm of dry analysis. Readers will benefit not only from the numerous case studies that intersperse the themes discussed, but also from the extensive bibliography of print and nonprint resources (including websites) listed for further study. There is little doubt that the classroom must change to meet the needs of the 21st century—read Educational Reform to learn just how. |
| education interest groups examples: The Interest Group Society Jeffrey M Berry, Clyde Wilcox, 2015-07-14 This book describes a great change in the interest groups in American politics and includes analysis of the legal limits of non-profit politics. It examines the effects of the new Democratic majorities on partisan lobbying, political action committee spending. |
| education interest groups examples: The Politics of American Education Joel Spring, 2011-01-12 Turning his distinctive analytical lens to the politics of American education, Joel Spring looks at contemporary educational policy issues from theoretical, practical, and historical perspectives. This comprehensive overview documents and explains who influences educational policy and how, bringing to life the realities of schooling in the 21st century and revealing the ongoing ideological struggles at play. Coverage includes the influence of global organizations on American school policies and the impact of emerging open source and other forms of electronic textbooks. Thought-provoking, lucid, original in its conceptual framework and rich with engaging examples from the real world, this text is timely and useful for understanding the big picture and the micro-level intricacies of the multiple forces at work in controlling U.S. public schools . It is the text of choice for any course that covers or addresses the politics of American education. Companion Website: The interactive Companion Website accompanying this text includes relevant data, public domain documents, YouTube links, and links to websites representing political organizations and interest groups involved in education. |
| education interest groups examples: Politics and Education R. Murray Thomas, 2016-01-22 Politics and Education: Cases from eleven nations tackles the relationship between politics and education. The book presents several dimensions of the politics-education relationship, such as the use of education in achieving political agendas and the effects of the interest of a political group on educational policy. The book present cases from 11 different countries that show the interaction between education and politics, such as the use of educational policy as a compensatory legitimation in West Germany; the educational opportunity under pre- and post-revolutionary condition in Nicaragua; and the education and the maintenance of the social-class system in Jamaica. The text will be of great interest to readers concerned with the implication of political agendas for the education system of a country. |
| education interest groups examples: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education James A. Banks, 2012-05-17 The diversity education literature, both nationally and internationally, is broad and diffuse. Consequently, there needs to be a systematic and logical way to organize and present the state of research for students and professionals. American citizens need to understand the dynamics of their increasingly diverse communities and institutions and the global world in which we live, work, and lead. With continually evolving information on diversity policies, practices, and programs, it is important to have one place where students, scholars, teachers, and policymakers can examine and explore research, policy, and practice issues and find answers to important questions about how diversity in U.S. education—enriched with theories, research and practices in other nations—are explained and communicated, and how they affect institutional change at both the K-12 and postsecondary levels. With about 700 signed entries with cross-references and recommended readings, the Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education (4 volumes, in both print and electronic formats) will present research and statistics, case studies, and best practices, policies, and programs at pre- and postsecondary levels. Diversity is a worldwide phenomenon, and while most of the entries in the Encyclopedia will focus on the United States, diversity issues and developments in nations around the world, including the United States, are intricately connected. Consequently, to illuminate the many aspects of diversity, this volume will contain entries from different nations in the world in order to illuminate the myriad aspects of diversity. From A-to-Z, this Encyclopedia will cover the full spectrum of diversity issues, including race, class, gender, religion, language, exceptionality, and the global dimensions of diversity as they relate to education. This four-volume reference work will be the definitive reference for diversity issues in education in the United States and the world. |
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| education interest groups examples: Reforming Education Benjamin Levin, 2004-06-02 Ambitious programs of education reform have been introduced by many governments around the world. Reforming Education is an important study of large-scale education reform in five different settings: England, New Zealand, the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Manitoba and the US state of Minnesota. The book looks at a variety of reforms covering: school choice; charter schools; increased testing of students; stricter curriculum guidelines; and local school management. Drawing from theoretical and empirical work in education, political theory, organizational theory and public administration, Reforming Education provides a clearly developed conceptual framework of analyzing reform programs. The author reviews the political origins of the reforms, the process of adoption into law, the implementation processes used to support the reforms and the results of the reforms for students, schools and communities. |
| education interest groups examples: Resource Allocation and Productivity in Education William L. Boyd, William T. Hartman, 1998-05-26 Resource allocation decisions made by school boards, principals, and teachers are critical for they determine the adequacy and equity of resources actually made available for specific schools, educational programs and individual students. The most important resources are often concealed by aggregate state or district measures such as dollars per student. For these decisions, the most important resources are elements such as basic and supplemental staffing levels, staff time, funding amounts for textbooks and supplies, selection of new equipment (particularly technology), and support for new or renovated facilities. The authors review current practices at each important decision-making level in school districts, from the school board to the classroom. At each juncture, the findings are interpreted to reveal both the causes of the practices and their implications for improving school effectiveness. This book provides new research in helping to inform and improve resource allocation practices in schools. The general conclusion is that improvement in the resource allocation practices in education requires a shift in focus to results instead of inputs, a strong emphasis on student learning as the primary focus of decisions, and systematic evaluation of results. |
| education interest groups examples: Encyclopedia of Policy Studies, Second Edition Stuart Nagel, 2020-08-18 This entirely updated and enlarged Second Edition of a landmark reference/text continues to provide comprehensive coverage of every important aspect of policy studies--discussing concepts, methods, utilization, formation, and implementation both internationally and across each level of government. |
| education interest groups examples: Lower Technical Education in the Netherlands, 1798-1993 Jan Wolthuis, 1999 |
| education interest groups examples: A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Caldecott Honor Book) Grace Lin, 2018-08-28 A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin Pat, pat, pat... Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake. Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she bakes with her mama. But she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't resist a nibble? In this stunning picture book that shines as bright as the stars in the sky, Newbery Honor author Grace Lin creates a heartwarming original story that explains phases of the moon. |
| education interest groups examples: Interest Groups and the New Democracy Movement in Hong Kong Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo, 2017-09-13 A new era in the democracy movement in Hong Kong began on July 1, 2003, when half a million people protested on the streets, and has included the 2012 anti-National Education campaign, the 2014 Occupy Central Movement and the rapid rise of localist groups. The new democracy movement in Hong Kong is characterized by a diversity of interest groups calling for political reform, policy change and the territory’s autonomy vis-à-vis the central government in Beijing. These groups include lawyers, teachers, students, nativists, workers, Catholics, human rights activists, environmental activists and intellectuals. This book marks a new attempt at understanding the activities of the various interest groups in their quest for democratic participation, governmental responsiveness and openness. They are utilizing new and unconventional modes of political participation, such as the Occupy Central Movement, cross-class mobilization, the use of technology and cyberspace, and human rights activities with cross-boundary implications for China’s political development. The book will be useful to students, researchers, officials, diplomats and journalists interested in the political change of Hong Kong and the implications for mainland China. |
| education interest groups examples: Educational Research R. Burke Johnson, Larry B. Christensen, 2024-09-17 Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches offers an accessible introduction to research methods. Providing an in-depth understanding of research methodologies in education, this book illustrates how to read and critically evaluate published research, how to write a proposal, construct research tools, and conduct empirical research using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research approaches. |
| education interest groups examples: Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century Michael T. Rogers, Donald M. Gooch, 2015-09-18 Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various disciplines to show how such a United States is possible today. Inspired by Alexis de Tocqueville’s analysis of American democracy in the early 1800s, this edited volume represents a multidimensional evaluation of civic education in its new and varied forms. While some lament a civics crisis in America today, Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century raises hope that we can have an informed and active citizenry. We find the activities of a number of politicians, government institutions, schools and interest groups as promising developments in the struggle to educate and engage Americans in their democracy. New technologies and new innovations in civic education have laid the foundation for a revitalized American civic ecology. With Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century, we call for the United States to make these practices less isolated and more common throughout the county. The volume is broken into three major sections. First there are four chapters exploring the history and philosophical debates about civic education, particularly with respect to its role in America’s educational institutions. Then, the second section provides seven groundbreaking inquiries into how politicians and political institutions can promote civic education and engagement through their routine operations. As some examples, this section explores how politicians through campaigns and judiciaries through community programs enhance civic knowledge and encourage civic engagement. This section also explores how new technologies like the Internet and social media are increasingly used by government institutions and other entities to encourage a more politically informed and engaged citizenry. Finally, the third section contains six chapters that explore programs and practices in higher education that are enhancing civic education, engagement and our knowledge of them. From the virtual civics campus of Fort Hayes State to citizens’ academies throughout the country, this section shows the possibilities for schools today to once again be civics actors and promoters. |
| education interest groups examples: Equality in Education Law and Policy, 1954-2010 Benjamin M. Superfine, 2013-03-11 Examines how the concept of equality in education law and policy has transformed from Brown v. Board of Education through the Stimulus. |
| education interest groups examples: African American Politics Kendra King, 2010-01-11 Offers an introduction to the political successes, failures, and persistent challenges of African-American political participation in the United States. This book provides the reader with an analysis of what appears to be 'irreconcilable differences' between the American political system and its historically subjugated constituency groups. |
| education interest groups examples: Journal of Character Education Jacques S. Benninga, Marvin W Berkowitz, 2015-04-01 The Journal of Character Education is the one professional journal in education devoted to character education. Our goal is to cover the field—from the latest research to applied best practices. We include editorials and conceptual articles by the best minds in our field, reviews of latest books, ideas and examples of the integration with character education of socio?emotional learning and other relevant strategies, manuscripts by educators that describe best practices in teaching and learning related to character education, and Character Education Partnership (CEP) updates and association news. |
| education interest groups examples: Social Origins of Educational Systems Margaret S. Archer, 2013-03-05 First published in 1979, this now classic text presents a major study of the development of educational systems, focusing in detail on those of England, Denmark, France, and Russia - chosen because of their present educational differences and the historical diversity of their cultures and social structures. Professor Archer goes on to provide a theoretical framework which accounts for the major characteristics of national education and the principal changes that such systems have undergone. Now with a new introduction, Social Origins of Educational Systems is vital reading for all those interested in the sociology of education. Previously published reviews: 'A large-scale masterly study, this book is the most important contribution to the sociology of education since the second world war as well as being a substantial contribution to the consolidation of sociology itself.' - The Economist 'I cannot improve on her own statement of what she is trying to do: 'The sociological contribution consists in providing a theoretical account of macroscopic patterns of change in terms of the structural and cultural factors which produce and sustain them'...Unquestionably, this book is an impressive work of scholarship, well planned conceptually and uniting its theoretical base with a set of four thoroughly and interestingly researched case-studies of the history of the educational systems of Denmark, England, France and Russia.' - British Journal of the Sociology of Education 'This magnificent treatise seriously explores many of the most recalcitrant questions about institutional systems.' - Journal of Curriculum Studies 'A gargantuan and impressive socio-historical enterprise.' - Encounter '...a major achievement.' - New Society |
| education interest groups examples: Educational Management Harry Tomlinson, 2004 This collection explores historical and present-day issues in education management, the training and development of leaders, and their roles in leading people and managing resources, and provides a focus on the major management issues which are current throughout the education world.The articles reprinted here include the management of applied individual psychology; organizational psychology; individual, interpersonal and group interaction; personality theory; leadership theory and organization theory. |
| education interest groups examples: American Business and Political Power Mark A. Smith, 2010-01-26 Most people believe that large corporations wield enormous political power when they lobby for policies as a cohesive bloc. With this controversial book, Mark A. Smith sets conventional wisdom on its head. In a systematic analysis of postwar lawmaking, Smith reveals that business loses in legislative battles unless it has public backing. This surprising conclusion holds because the types of issues that lead businesses to band together—such as tax rates, air pollution, and product liability—also receive the most media attention. The ensuing debates give citizens the information they need to hold their representatives accountable and make elections a choice between contrasting policy programs. Rather than succumbing to corporate America, Smith argues, representatives paradoxically become more responsive to their constituents when facing a united corporate front. Corporations gain the most influence over legislation when they work with organizations such as think tanks to shape Americans' beliefs about what government should and should not do. |
| education interest groups examples: Politics and the Primary Teacher Peter Cunningham, 2011-12-15 Why is primary education so high on the political agenda, and so contentious? Why is the performance of primary schools so often in the media spotlight? Why should primary teachers trouble themselves with the politics of their work? Politics and the Primary Teacher is an accessible introduction to some of the thorniest aspects of a primary teacher’s role. It aims to support your understanding of the constant changes in education policy, give you confidence to engage critically with current political debates, and consider how you might shape your response accordingly. Including questions for reflection, and selected further reading and resources, it examines the complex interface between the work of a teacher and the world beyond the classroom walls. Key issues explored include: assessment, testing, league tables and national accountability measures the media’s impact in shaping both local and national views about education political implications of new policies such as academies and free schools conditions of work in the classroom and ‘workforce remodelling’ the curriculum, its purposes and structure pedagogy and teaching methods education for citizenship, health and well-being. Politics and the Primary Teacher is essential reading for all education professionals who want to think more deeply about primary education, what it offers, and how children, families and communities are served by the primary school. |
| education interest groups examples: Knowledge and the Study of Education Geoff Whitty, John Furlong, 2017-05-08 In the English-speaking world, university Schools of Education are usually heavily involved in the professional preparation of teachers. Yet, in England and the USA in particular, the role of universities in teacher education has increasingly seemed under threat as alternative providers of training have come on the scene, often with the overt encouragement of governments. This book, which is based on a project that explored how the study of Education is configured in different countries, makes visible the different knowledge traditions that inform university teaching and research in Education around the world. The extent to which these are related to the training of teachers is shown to vary historically and comparatively. The book consists of a substantial introduction by the editors, which identifies 12 major knowledge traditions in the study of education, and classifies these as Academic Knowledge Traditions (such as Sciences de l’Éducation), Practical Knowledge Traditions (like that practised in Normal Colleges) and Integrated Knowledge Traditions (including the currently fashionable concept of Research-informed Clinical Practice). This introduction is followed by contributions on the nature of Education as a field of study in six countries – Australia, China, France, Germany, Latvia and the USA – authored by established experts from each of those jurisdictions. There are also chapters that provide useful conceptual frameworks for understanding the dimensions on which the various traditions in the study of Education differ, as well as those that compare the nature of Education along specific dimensions in different countries. The book concludes with a discussion, in the light of these contributions, of future prospects for the field of Education. The book will appeal to students, teachers and researchers in Education and is intended to encourage less parochial thinking about the nature of Education as a field of international study. |
| education interest groups examples: The Populist Paradox Elisabeth R. Gerber, 2011-11-28 Do small but wealthy interest groups influence referendums, ballot initiatives, and other forms of direct legislation at the expense of the broader public interest? Many observers argue that they do, often lamenting that direct legislation has, paradoxically, been captured by the very same wealthy interests whose power it was designed to curb. Elisabeth Gerber, however, challenges that argument. In this first systematic study of how money and interest group power actually affect direct legislation, she reveals that big spending does not necessarily mean big influence. Gerber bases her findings on extensive surveys of the activities and motivations of interest groups and on close examination of campaign finance records from 168 direct legislation campaigns in eight states. Her research confirms what such wealthy interests as the insurance industry, trial lawyer associations, and tobacco companies have learned by defeats at the ballot box: if citizens do not like a proposed new law, even an expensive, high-profile campaign will not make them change their mind. She demonstrates, however, that these economic interest groups have considerable success in using direct legislation to block initiatives that others are proposing and to exert pressure on politicians. By contrast, citizen interest groups with broad-based support and significant organizational resources have proven to be extremely effective in using direct legislation to pass new laws. Clearly written and argued, this is a major theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the role of citizens and organized interests in the American legislative process. |
| education interest groups examples: To Educate a Nation Carl F. Kaestle, Alyssa E. Lodewick, 2007 Eleven stimulating essays--using case studies of major cities and their schools--suggest what might be done to better foster equity and diversity in educating American public schoolchildren, highlighting the complications inherent in today's education system, and providing a framework for grappling with these problems. |
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Descriptive analysis in education: A guide for researchers
Examples of Using Descriptive Analyses to Diagnose Need and Target Intervention on the Topic of ... Line graphs showing time trends for three groups of teachers. 34 Figure 2. Bar graphs …
Lesson Goals - Dearborn Public Schools
The Nature of Interest Groups Section 2: Types of Interest Groups Section 3: Interest Groups at Work 9 Interest Groups For all our variety, we are interconnected, intersected, and interwoven …
Policy Research and the Sociology of Education - JSTOR
Analysis of Interest Group Concerns Policy research has also played a crucial role in understanding and addressing concerns of interest groups within education, most notably, that …
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organizations ranked higher than "all education interest groups. combined." In Arizona non-educator groups and the state school board's association ranked higher than 'Education …
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• To enhance one’s classroom education by acquiring new knowledge in a new setting. • To integrate or synthesize knowledge from a variety of disciplines, courses and experiences. ... • …
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• To enhance one’s classroom education by acquiring new knowledge in a new setting. • To integrate or synthesize knowledge from a variety of disciplines, courses and experiences. ... • …
Chapter 9 Pressure groups - Springer
pressure groups: the first describes groups in terms of what they represent, the second in terms of their strategies and relations with government. The first approach distinguishes two main types …
The Role of Pressure Groups - Parliament of Queensland
interest groups: as participants in a church society; school association; conservation group; trade union or business organisation. Interest groups, acting as pressure groups, have become …
Leading Psychoeducational Groups: The Nurse's Role
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Examples are instructive and illustrative. The examples provided in this handbook represent a range of content areas and grade levels, are aligned with standards, and take the …
UNIT 6 PRESSURE GROUPS - eGyanKosh
6.4.1 Pressure Groups and Interest Groups . Among the many social groups, interest groups are possibly the closest to pressure groups. In fact, many scholars do not make a distinction …
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Illinois tends to follow the policy examples of other states. A second finding is that the 1980s saw business interest groups take a more active role in educational policy formation, while …
Groupwork Practice for Social Workers - SAGE Publications Inc
theoretical context of groupwork practice as it explores some examples of theories that might be used to aid understanding and practice with groups. Essentially a chapter in two parts, the first …
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) HANDBOOK
IGDA special interest groups (SIGs) are virtual, globalcommunities of the IGDA centered on a specific topicof interest relevant to game development - whether itis related to a discipline, a …
Colorado’s Education Leadership Council Presentation to …
on performance of Colorado’s education system • Benchmark. the state against high performing states and countries • Gather input . from a broad set of stakeholders including parents, …
Education Reform from the Grassroots - AEI
i Foreword A heavily state and local affair, education politics is a unique area of American civic life. Entrenched interest groups tend to have an outsized impact on
3.1 Identifying Transport Policy Instruments.
with interest groups. Examples of Transport Policy through Advocacy Instrument Example • Public education • Media advertising aiming to encourage safe driver behaviour, e.g. Centre for Road …
What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to …
Oct 1, 2014 · In 1975, Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ensuring that children with disabilities had equal access to public education. Educators used …
Teacher’s Guide - BrainPOP Educators
Drafting Board: Interest Groups . This guide is part of Drafting Board by iCivics, Inc. a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing civic education. For more resources, please visit . …
GGD/OGC-00-18 Department of Education: Compliance With …
representatives of education interest groups. Together with your office, we identified for further review three meetings (individual or series of meetings) where the information in the files …
State Capital Expenditures for Higher Education: "Where the …
higher education, including political culture, electoral competition, budgetary powers of the governor, higher education governance structures, interest groups, legislative professionalism, …
VII. LOBBYING AND INTEREST GROUPS - League of …
Interest groups operate in the public policy-making process by lobbying. Categories of Lobbyists Most groups employ one or more individuals to lobby for them. Not all lobbyists, however, are …
Enrichment and Gifted Education Pedagogy to Develop …
Identification and Development of Interests (such as using Interest Development Centers) Purposeful methods used to identify and develop student interests in class, such as using …
Glasgow Riverside Innovation District (GRID)
• Education, and outreach • Finance / debt advice • Any group set up to represent underrepresented groups in society or special interest groups (examples of such groups might …
Barriers to participation and progression in education
factor. A qualitative study of two focus groups, comprised of young people from two different youth organisations in the Belfast area, was conducted as part of an internal Department for …
Report on the Condition of Education 2021 - National Center …
agencies in improving their statistical systems; and review and report on education activities in foreign countries. NCES activities are designed to address high-priority education data needs; …
Chapter 3: Social Structure - Central Lyon
–Education ensures the transmission of values, patterns of behavior, ... interest in their interactions with other people. •Rewarded behavior is repeated. Social Structure Competition …
Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic …
accurate indicators of education status and trends; and report timely, useful, and high-quality data to the U.S. Department . of Education, the Congress, the states, other education policymakers, …
Transition Assessment Toolkit 2-15-12 - Special Needs Planning
Individual Education Programs (IEPs) that will support each student to move toward his or her postsecondary goals. A variety of techniques and resources are provided within this section to …
Local community groups in Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Outdoor Education Bute Park Education Centre Aiming to bring young people into close contact with the natural environment to build an interest in the world around them. Price: Free Age: …
Competency Examples with Performance Statements
Feb 18, 2016 · Examples: Facilitating Groups . Enables cooperative and productive group interactions. Examples Fiscal Accountability . Follows fiscal guidelines, regulations, principles, …
Effect Size Basics - Institute of Education Sciences
Education research increasingly includes “effect sizes” in discussions of findings from studies of policies, ... are similar to the ones of interest. • 3. A common benchmark used in education …
Principles of inclusive practice – examples for school staff
• Students are supported to create and lead extra-curricular interest-based groups. • Students have voice and make decisions about key transitions (e.g.: Pre-school to K, Primary to High …
The Impact of Political Variables on State Education Policy: …
terest groups in state education finance by identifying key issues and stakeholders, drawing on the existing literature; estimating the ... Heterogeneity and complexity as a factor explaining …
Interest Groups in Higher Education in the U.S. - Springer
Interest Groups in Higher Education in the U.S. Erik C. Ness and Sean M. Baser Abstract The purpose of this chapter is to present the ways in which interest groups inuence higher …
Thrive Quad Cities: An Education and Workforce Analysis …
Key interest groups believed that K–12 education, adult education, and the workforce system could better coordinate to develop pathways aligned to labor market demand, including by …
What Was The Role Of Education In Spartan Society
Infrastructure on LearningThe Role of Special Education Interest Groups in National PolicyAdvanced Methodologies and ... education targets can be expected to support or hinder …
Interest Groups Flashcards
Examples of equality interest groups include the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). ... As an example, …
toolkit for conducting focus groups - Community Tool Box
Focus Groups 4. An Overview 5. Guiding Principles for the Group 6. Steps in Planning Focus Groups 7. Tips for Conducting Focus Groups 8. Role of the Observer 9. Difficult Situations 10. …
Strong Interest Inventory - SkillsOne
Strong Interest Inventory ® Pro le JANE SAMPLE F Page 2 HOW THE STRONG CAN HELP YOU The Strong Interest Inventory® instrument is a powerful tool that can help you make …
The RISE Education Systems Diagnostic Toolkit
May 6, 2025 · Examples of isomorphic mimicry in education systems include teacher compensation policies that award higher pay to teachers with an additional certification, even …
