The world today faces new realities, conditions, and challenges as a result of the remarkable development in many fields. Across past centu­ry, education systems all over have seen significant improvements. educational system has evolved, progressed, transformed way that emphasizes democratization education. To adapt their educa­tional objectives to 21st century, developed nations are coping wi...

In this paper the literature on the unique characteristics of educational organizations and themes emerging from educational reform efforts are used to inform policy orientations and practices aimed at achieving the goal of greater inclusion within the Cameroon education sector. It is argued that the goal of inclusion will be achieved, if among other things, policies and practices are not domin...

In this chapter we present social network analysis in the context of recent educational reforms concerning teachers’ instructional practices. Teachers are critical to the implementation of educational reforms, and teacher networks are important because teachers draw on local knowledge and conform to local norms as they implement new practices. We describe three social network approaches. First,...

In spite of decades of reform attempts urban education remains an intractable policy issue for educators. National and state level data continue to show disparities in educational achievement and attainment between students from affluent and poor urban communities. If past policies have not proven to be effective in substantially improving urban educational systems the question is why? In this ...

Recent years have seen a growing interest in educational games, which integrate the engaging features of digital games with the personalized learning functionalities of intelligent tutoring systems. A key challenge in creating educational games, particularly those supported with interactive narrative, is devising narrativecentered tutorial planners, which dynamically adapt gameplay events to in...

Economists have long been concerned with educational policies, but, in this decade of educational reform proposals, economists have not made much effort to translate research into direct policy implications. This is particularly true with respect to federal government policies. This paper provides an overview of current federal involvement in education and considers what, if anything, research ...

Educational disadvantage is an essentially contested, political concept. At the same time there is a “phoney consensus” (O’Sullivan, 1999) surrounding the issue, i.e., policy debates on the topic often fail to reflect this contestation. This lack of awareness of the political context to the debate is evident in relation to the targets and measures set for addressing educational disadvantage. Wh...