Assessing Reform in South Korea
Author : Julie Brill
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780929692043
Assessment Reform in Education
Author : Rita Berry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9400707290
Book Description
This book discusses the recent assessment movements in the eastern and western worlds with particular focuses on the policies, implementation, and impacts of assessment reform on education. A new perspective of assessment sees assessment as a means to enhance learning. This book examines the tensions, challenges and outcomes (intended and unintended) of assessment reform arising at the interface of policy and implementation, and implementation and student learning. The book reviews the experiences insights gained from research, and identifies the facilitators and hindrances to effective change. It reflects current thinking of assessment and provides the readers with ample background information of assessment development in many countries including USA, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
The Cambridge Handbook of Labor and Democracy
Author : Angela B. Cornell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 24,84 MB
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 1108879632
Book Description
We are currently witnessing some of the greatest challenges to democratic regimes since the 1930s, with democratic institutions losing ground in numerous countries throughout the world. At the same time organized labor has been under assault worldwide, with steep declines in union density rates. In this timely handbook, scholars in law, political science, history, and sociology explore the role of organized labor and the working class in the historical construction of democracy. They analyze recent patterns of democratic erosion, examining its relationship to the political weakening of organized labor and, in several cases, the political alliances forged by workers in contexts of nationalist or populist political mobilization. The volume breaks new ground in providing cross-regional perspectives on labor and democracy in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Beyond academia, this volume is essential reading for policymakers and practitioners concerned with the relationship between labor and democracy.
Re-Evaluating Education in Japan and Korea
Author : Hyunjoon Park
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 19,82 MB
Release : 2013-07-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 1134072872
Book Description
International comparisons of student achievement in mathematics, science, and reading have consistently shown that Japanese and Korean students outperform their peers in other parts of world. Understandably, this has attracted many policymakers and researchers seeking to emulate this success, but it has also attracted strong criticism and a range of misconceptions of the Japanese and Korean education system. Directly challenging these misconceptions, which are prevalent in both academic and public discourses, this book seeks to provide a more nuanced view of the Japanese and Korean education systems. This includes the idea that the highly standardized means of education makes outstanding students mediocre; that the emphasis on memorization leads to a lack of creativity and independent thinking; that students’ successes are a result of private supplementary education; and that the Japanese and Korean education systems are homogenous to the point of being one single system. Using empirical data Hyunjoon Park re-evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the existing education systems in Japan and Korea and reveals whether the issues detailed above are real or unfounded and misinformed. Offering a balanced view of the evolving and complex nature of academic achievement among Japanese and Korean students, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Asian, international and comparative education, as well as those interested in Asian society more broadly.
Retreat from Reform
Author : Asia Watch
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9780929692753
Book Description
Assessing with Respect
Author : Starr Sackstein
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2021-03-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416630007
Book Description
In this timely and thoughtful call to action, author and educator Starr Sackstein examines the critical intersection between assessment and social and emotional learning (SEL), particularly as it affects students of color and other marginalized groups. The book addresses the five SEL competencies identified by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making—and explains how teaching students to develop their abilities in these areas can help them improve their learning and assessment experiences. Sackstein also raises important considerations for educators, urging them to * Examine their implicit biases to improve their relationships with students. * Deepen their understanding of the impact of grades and assessments on students' self-image and their ability to reach their full potential as learners. * Develop personalized assessment systems that ensure an accurate, fair, and equitable portrayal of what students know and can do. In addition to presenting the relevant research, Sackstein draws from personal experience and the reflections of students, teachers, and administrators to present a compelling case for approaching assessment through the SEL lens. Educators at all levels who have witnessed the devasting effects that testing can have on students' beliefs in themselves as learners will find Assessing with Respect to be an invaluable guide to ensuring better outcomes—and better emotional health—for all students.
How Teachers Taught
Author : Larry Cuban
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Education
ISBN : 0807776394
Book Description
In the first edition of this seminal study, Larry Cuban presented the last century of American teaching as one of a stable teacher-centered pedagogy. Within this framework, Cuban explored how major school reform efforts to alter classroom teaching often resulted in modest shifts in pedagogy in elementary schools and even less change in secondary schools.Now, in this second edition, How Teachers Taught: Constancy and Change in American Classrooms, 1890–1990, Larry Cuban returns to his pioneering inquiry into the history of teaching practice in the United States, responds to criticisms, and incorporates the scholarship of the last ten years. While not abandoning his basic thesis of the remarkable continuity in teacher-based instruction, Cuban now examines more closely the phenomenon of “hybrids” of student-centered and teacher-centered pedagogy, and finds many instances of classroom change sufficient to give pause to those who see futility in classroom reform. The author looks closely at socioeconomic contexts and the evolution of curriculum content. In the final chapter, Cuban directly assesses the implications of his work for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers. Historians, sociologists, and educators will also find powerful relevancy to their work, and the general reader will join in an exciting search for historical realities. “There are no bumper-sticker solutions to educational problems here, no election year gimmicks. Rather, this book presents the seasoned hopefulness and skeptical wisdom of a scholar-practitioner who gives us a better map of where we have been and a sense of where we might go.” —From the Foreword by David Tyack
Regulatory Impact Assessment in Germany and Korea: Focusing on Immigration Law
Author : Bo Yeon Lee
Publisher : PubliQation
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 25,11 MB
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 3745870042
Book Description
This study comparatively analyzes the actual implementation of RIA in Germany and Korea. To reach the destination, the legislative process, the system of RIA, and the immigration law and policy in both countries are studied. The RIA statements on immigration law are empirically reviewed to check whether a piece of legislation properly went through RIA and documented in the required forms. In conclusion, the compliance levels and key features of both countries are compared, and the validity of current RIA is discussed.
Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Korea
Author : Larry Jay Diamond
Publisher : Hoover Inst Press Publication
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 21,31 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
A look at the factors that define the Korean model of democratization and the reforms that are still needed to consolidate democracy in Korea.
The Land Governance Assessment Framework
Author : Klaus Deininger
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 32,23 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821387588
Book Description
Increased global demand for land posits the need for well-designed country-level land policies to protect long-held rights, facilitate land access and address any constraints that land policy may pose for broader growth. While the implementation of land reforms can be a lengthy process, the need to swiftly identify key land policy challenges and devise responses that allow the monitoring of progress, in a way that minimizes conflicts and supports broader development goals, is clear. The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) makes a substantive contribution to the land sector by providing a quick and innovative tool to monitor land governance at the country level. The LGAF offers a comprehensive diagnostic tool that covers five main areas for policy intervention: Legal and institutional framework; Land use planning, management and taxation; Management of public land; Public provision of land information; and Dispute resolution and conflict management. The LGAF assesses these areas through a set of detailed indicators that are rated on a scale of pre-coded statements (from lack of good governance to good practice). While land governance can be highly technical in nature and tends to be addressed in a partial and sporadic manner, the LGAF posits a tool for a comprehensive assessment, taking into account the broad range of issues that land governance encompasses, while enabling those unfamiliar with land to grasp its full complexity. The LGAF will make it possible for policymakers to make sense of the technical levels of the land sector, benchmark governance, identify areas that require further attention and monitor progress. It is intended to assist countries in prioritizing reforms in the land sector by providing a holistic diagnostic review that can inform policy dialogue in a clear and targeted manner. In addition to presenting the LGAF tool, this book includes detailed case studies on its implementation in five selected countries: Peru, the Kyrgyz Republic, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Tanzania.
