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Bureaucratic Discretion And Alternative Teacher Certification: Understanding Program Variation In Missouri, Ethan B. Heinen, Jay Paredes Scribner
Bureaucratic Discretion And Alternative Teacher Certification: Understanding Program Variation In Missouri, Ethan B. Heinen, Jay Paredes Scribner
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Alternative teacher certification literature has contributed significantly to our understanding of this approach to teacher preparation. However, this literature has more often than not treated alternative teacher certification programs (ATCPs) as a black box, thus ignoring program heterogeneity. The present study examines how and why five ATCPs in Missouri have evolved in different ways. To understand this variation and its potential significance for researchers and practitioners, we use political science literature on bureaucratic discretion to understand programs’ varied responses within the same state policy context. Using a multiple case study design, we present two key findings. First, external factors such …
Problemas Técnicos Y Usos Políticos De Las Evaluaciones Nacionales En El Sistema Educativo Argentino, Silvina Gvirtz, Silvina Larripa, Verónica Oelsner
Problemas Técnicos Y Usos Políticos De Las Evaluaciones Nacionales En El Sistema Educativo Argentino, Silvina Gvirtz, Silvina Larripa, Verónica Oelsner
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
This article presents results from different research investigations which have explored the relations between the technical and the political dimension of the assessment of educational systems. The case study taken on for this matter is the national evaluation system in force in Argentina since 1993. In the first part we present some technical problems which the implementation of this system has encountered in this country. In the second part we carry out an analysis of these technical inconveniences, within the political context of educational reform in which the evaluation system arises and develops. In addition, we present an analysis of …
La Liberalización Educativa En El Marco Del Agcs/Gats: Analizando El Estado Actual De Las Negociaciones, Antonio Verger Planells
La Liberalización Educativa En El Marco Del Agcs/Gats: Analizando El Estado Actual De Las Negociaciones, Antonio Verger Planells
Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)
The aim of this article is to analyze the factors that influence the commercial liberalization of educational services in the General Agreement of Trade in Services (GATS) framework. First at all, we examine closely the negotiation methodology of the Agreement, as well as we check the commitments of the WTO members in the educational sector. On the other hand we analyze the provisional results of the last round of services (GATS2000) which is still being negotiated. The primary data sources are interviews to different delegations of the countries members of the WTO, documents of position of some delegations and documents …