Publicado en Clarisse Hardy, ed, Equidad y protección social - desafios de las políticas sociales en América Latina, Santiago: Editorial LOM, 2004, pp. 77-100. Traduccion al castellano de Marcela Gajardo
Topics: Chile, Brazil, access to education
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This paper discusses the need for recognizing Indian Sign Language (ISL) as a Human Right for the deaf community in India. It explores the history of disability rights and the changed perspective towards disability at the United Nations Convention for Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and draws upon it to discuss the linguistic rights of the deaf in India. Calling upon these rights of deaf individuals, this discussion puts forth a number of historical facts as well as real-life...
Topics: disability rights, deaf, sign language, access to education
This comprehensive guidebook will help educational planners during emergencies and reconstruction. The "Guidebook for Planning Education in Emergencies and Reconstruction" presents examples of the problems faced in emergencies, and suggests policy options and strategies that have been found useful in such situations. It is organized in six sections--two introductory sections and four thematic sections: (1) Basics; (2) General Overview; (3) Access and Inclusion; (4) Teachers and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Peace, Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Access to Education
These guidelines have been prepared to assist individuals and "teams" to produce EFA (Education for All) plans that are gender responsive. The guidelines aim to raise awareness about issues that need to be considered to produce plans leading to the achievement of gender equality in education. Further information and guidance regarding gender issues in education can be found in books and Web sites referred to at the back of these guidelines. For general planning issues, refer to the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, Guidelines,...
This document consists of the 12 monthly issues of this research newsletter for 2002. The purpose of the newsletter is to inform those who formulate, fund, and administer public policy and programs about research on the condition of and influences that affect postsecondary education opportunity for all Americans. Main topics for the issues are: (1) "The Rise and Fall of State Investment Effort in Higher Education, 1962 to 2002" (issue number 115); (2) "Earned Degrees Conferred by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Higher Education, State Programs,...
This paper reviews conditions that have lead to increased college and university course offerings using distance education. Concerns are identified in some recent studies, and comparative course completion data (distance education vs. face-to-face instruction) at two community colleges are presented. Measurement issues are discussed, including a proposal for measurement of key variables involved in studying method of delivery by institutional researchers. This paper asks some difficult...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Higher Education,...
This bibliography on the history of black colleges and universities includes approximately 500 references which were compiled and edited from three bibliographic databases--ERIC, PSYCH, SIRS--and Dissertation Abstracts and a manual library search. Entries are listed alphabetically by author. Publications were originally published from 1887 through 1992. (DB)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Black Colleges, Blacks, Educational History, Educationally...
This study explored the ways in which state and system financing policies can advance the use of distance learning technologies and the goals outlined in other reports by the Distance Learning Policy Laboratory more effectively. The subcommittee on finance that examined the issue approached the task by establishing a framework that considered: tuition, fees, and charges; funding methods; costs and resource management; and education as commerce. Four case studies were conducted to study...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Case Studies, Distance Education, Financial Policy, Governance,...
In the context of Goal 4, of the Illinois Commitment, increasing access to education and student diversity, the Committee of Access and Diversity of the Illinois Board of Higher Education conducted hearings, organized focus groups, and consulted with state and national experts to study access and diversity issues. At 5 hearings 90 individuals presented nearly 13 hours of testimony, and another 9 people submitted only written testimony. Three focus groups then explored student needs. Findings...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, College Bound Students, Diversity (Student), Educational...
In a multicultural society such as Australia, it can be difficult to acquire a strong mathematics education because of language, locale, or other differences including access to technology. The widespread use of devices such as calculators and computers has changed the nature of work. It has become more important for students to have the confidence to use their mathematical knowledge and be able to apply mathematics throughout their lives. It is in the national interest that schools promote...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics...
The numerous conclusions and recommendations presented stem from a 1987-1988 study that addressed four questions about postsecondary education in nonmetropolitan Australia: (1) To what extent does the system monitor and respond to demographic and labor market changes?; (2) What progress has been made toward achieving cooperation and coordination between postsecondary sectors and institutions?; (3) What barriers exist to providing opportunities for persons in nonmetropolitan areas to gain...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adult Education, Demography, Educational Policy, Foreign...
The 2001-2002 school year state budget in California contained a provision requesting the state's Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct a study of the higher education needs of Superior California, the northern most inland region of the state. This report provides the context for the study of the region's higher education needs and provides information on the Superior California region. It identifies current barriers that exist in providing postsecondary education opportunities in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Budgets, Educational Finance, Geographic Regions, Higher...
In summer 2002, a telephone survey was conducted to learn about Northern Illinois University (NIU) alumni who had been admitted through the CHANCE program at some point in its 34-year history. The completed survey included responses from more than 500 alumni representing students admitted from 1968 through 2001. The alumni were overwhelmingly positive in their answers. Nearly all said that the program offered an opportunity to go to college that they did not feel they had before. Respondents...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Alumni, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Telephone...
Housing plays a central role in the lives of families; it is the largest single cost for most families, and its location determines a parent's access to employment and a child's access to education. Lack of affordable housing is a principal cause of homelessness. A housing agency and school district that collaborate to offer affordable housing choices along with family services may reduce the frequency of family moves. This, in turn, allows children the opportunity to enjoy school...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Housing, School Districts, Homeless People, Public Agencies,...
This paper serves as a companion document to "Ensuring Affordability in Alberta's Advanced Education System". In viewing both funding to providers and funding to support learners through a broad lens, it is clear that neither can be considered in isolation; they are the primary levers to promote access, affordability and quality. This document provides a context for consideration of key issues related to the provision of funding to public providers of advanced education opportunities....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Adult Learning, Access to Education, Educational...
This report presents the legislative and budget priorities developed and adopted by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The Commission believes that the intertwining principles of Access, Affordability, and Accountability are fundamental to the future of both California postsecondary education institutions and the students they serve. The Commission urges the Governor and the legislature to develop strategies to maintain the California Master Plan for Higher Education's promise...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Accountability, Budgeting, College Planning, Higher Education,...
This report, comprised of key indicators and projections related to postsecondary attainment, is designed to help institutional, system, and state leaders advance a conversation about the need to increase college access and success for all students. The profiles included show that while states vary considerably in their current and expected performance in producing a college-educated population, all states must strengthen their postsecondary pipelines to be internationally competitive, meet...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Preparation, Educational Attainment, Social Mobility, Access to Education,...
The Nairn report, The Reign of ETS, asserts that Educational Testing Service (ETS) has attempted to suppress information on the relationship of test scores to students' family income, that the relationship of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores to income is inordinately high, and that the tests preserve the social status quo by denying opportunity to students from poor and working class families. In fact, the principal evidence reported by Nairn comes from a series of reports developed by ETS...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Family Income,...
The directory lists alphabetically-by-town campus libraries in Massachusetts which provide special facilities for handicapped individuals. Each library is listed with the following information: place; name (including address, phone number, and name of library); person to contact; services (such as special privileges to reserve materials or staff assistance to retrieve materials that are out of reach or inaccessible); materials and equipment (for instance captioned films, braille writers, or...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, College Libraries, Directories, Handicapped Children, Library...
Media representations of massive open online courses (MOOCs) such as those offered by Coursera, edX and Udacity reflect tension and ambiguity in their bold promise of democratized education and global knowledge sharing. An approach to MOOCs that emphasizes the tacit epistemology of such representations suggests a richer account of the ambiguities of MOOCs, the unsettled linguistic and visual representations that reflect the strange lifeworld of global online courses and the pressing need for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Online Courses, Higher Education, Epistemology, Language Usage, Rhetoric, Access to...
Critics of the community college are justified in challenging unsubstantiated statements about the institution by college spokespersons or in public relations releases disguised as institutional analyses. During the 1960's, for example, increasing enrollments were often cited as evidence of public support for community colleges--without reference to the social and demographic factors that caused the enrollment boom. Similarly, claims that community colleges do a better job of teaching than...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Social...
Each year about 13,000 military personnel leave the service and select Washington state as their home, bringing with them a wealth of experience and a wide range of skills. Washington ranks among the top five most popular states for military personnel separating from the service. Washington's 34 community and technical colleges are a perfect fit for returning veterans who are transitioning to civilian life and private-sector jobs. Two-year colleges offer small class sizes, flexible hours,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Veterans Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Access to Education,...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009, provides an unprecedented opportunity for states to use this significant infusion of one-time federal funds to protect access and quality while improving cost effectiveness and increasing degree productivity. While ARRA contains strong directives to promote improvements in K-12 education, no similar direction is given regarding funds for higher education. States and institutions...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Cost Effectiveness, Academic Degrees,...
This report summarizes: (1) planned increases in in-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory educational and general (E&G) fees for the 2003-04 academic year (analyzing those increases as they relate to the tuition policy set forth by the 2003 General Assembly); (2) changes in tuition and fees in Virginia over the last 25 years; (3) cost sharing relationship between the state and in-state undergraduate students; and (4) trends in tuition increases nationally and peer comparisons. Findings...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Budgets, Expenditure per Student, Higher Education, State...
Contents include papers on access to higher education (Barbara B. Burn, Klaus von Dohnanyi, Lois Rice, William W. Turnbull, Burton R. Clark, Ernest L. Boyer, and John W. Nason); systems of higher education (Ernest L. Boyer, Alain Bienamye, Lyman A. Glenny, Torsten Husen, Hans Leussink, Edward F. Sheffield, Francis X. Sutton, and John W. Nason); youth, education, and employment (Clark Kerr, Henri Janne, Jan Szczepanski, Farhang Mehr, Stephen K. Bailey, and John W. Nason); and a report of a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Conference Reports, Females, Higher Education, Power Structure,...
This report compiles data submitted by state educational agencies in accordance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. States are required to provide an estimate of: total number of homeless children and youth by grade level, number of homeless children and youth enrolled in public school by grade level, number of homeless children and youth regularly attending school by grade level, and primary nighttime residence of homeless children and youth. The greatest numbers of homeless...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education,...
In 2000, the University System of Georgia (USG) verified that USG institutions enrolled a low percentage of African American males in comparison with the percentage of African American males in the state's population. In 2001, the USG developed a special funding initiative to conduct a study of barriers to the participation of African American males in the USG. This report is the end product of the effort, which had four key elements: (1) forming a task force divided into six study teams that...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Blacks, College Preparation, Educational Attainment, Enrollment,...
Education, as a human right, is the acknowledgement of the individual's rights rather than his or her role in the capitalist goals of the economic growth; the human right to education is the way through which one can conquer freedom and become a genuine individuated being, self-aware and yet deeply and truly connected to others. A rights-based approach to education requires respect for the human rights of all individuals involved in the learning process; it offers education as an entitlement,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Freedom, Economic Progress, Civil Rights, Access to Education, Empowerment, Futures...
This briefing book contains several documents prepared by the Montana University System for educators, policymakers, and other interested parties. The "Montana University System Fact Sheet" provides factual information about funding, costs, quality, and the productivity of the university system. The "Montana University System Message" describes the themes that are important for public understanding of the accomplishments and needs of the university system. An initiative,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Program...
The Committee on Education and the Workforce of the U.S. House of Representatives met to hear testimony on the state of U.S. higher education and what taxpayers, parents, and students are receiving for their money. The hearing was held in the context of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Opening statements by Representative John Boehner, Committee Chairman, and Representative Dale Kildee set the stage for the testimony of these witnesses: (1) Charles Miller, Chairman, University...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Accountability, Educational Quality, Hearings, Higher Education,...
Reviews the literature describing the development and outcomes of tuition-waiver programs for older adults in Canadian universities, reporting the results of the first Canadian national survey of tuition-waiver programs. Despite the widespread availability of tuition-waiver programs in Canada and the United States, such programs have failed to attract significant numbers of older learners and are likely to be widely rescinded or restricted in the near future. (SM)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students,...
This manual provides labor education advisors with basic information on adult learners, specifically members of a union, and barriers to lifelong learning. Definitions of adult learners and lifelong learning are first provided. A background section reports that the number of adults representing the rank and file union membership enrolled in lifelong learning courses and programs falls far behind the average for the general adult population. Barriers to education are listed, and characteristics...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Labor Education, Lifelong...
While courses, technology, and student services are typically designed for the narrow range of characteristics of the average student, the practice of universal design in education (UDE) considers people with a broad range of characteristics in the design of all educational products and environments. "UDE" goes beyond accessible design for people with disabilities to make all aspects of the educational experience more inclusive for students, parents, staff, instructors,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Style, Disabilities, Educational Experience, Access to Education,...
This report describes Missouri's Blueprint for Higher Education and the strategies that will achieve the system's goals of access, quality, and efficiency. One goal is to ensure financial access to an affordable system of higher education, with universal access to the 13th and 14th years of education. Strategies include: (1) identifying student populations that do not have adequate financial access and suggesting alternative assistance programs; (2) increasing Missouri's participation in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Accountability, Educational Planning, Educational Quality,...
According to data from the Job Corps' Student Pay, Allotment and Management Information System (SPAMIS), approximately 54% of all individuals enrolled in the Job Corps program in 1993 received training in the state where they lived. The extent to which Job Corps participants were served in centers located within their state of residence varied widely by state, however. More than 80% of Job Corps participants residing in Hawaii, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, and Utah received training...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Enrollment, Federal Programs,...
This article presents an interview with Jack Trammell, whose contributions in the field of education have encompassed a variety of areas with one common denominator: equal access to higher education for all. He serves as the director of Disability Support Services at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va, where he is also an assistant professor, teaching Disability Studies in the Sociology Department. Over the past decade, Trammell has become a leading experts in helping postsecondary educators...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Activism, Political Attitudes, Disabilities, Access to Education, Equal Education,...
This hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, which was held in Phoenix, Arizona, focused on ensuring equal educational opportunities for homeless children. After an opening statement by the Honorable Matt Solomon, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, there are nine statements from Lisa Graham Keegan,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Aid,...
Federal laws, policies, and court decisions pertaining to the civil rights of minority language groups are reviewed, with an emphasis on political, legal, economic, and educational access. Areas in which progress has been made and those in which access is still limited are identified. It is argued that a continuing federal role is necessary to help remove remaining barriers for minority language citizens. Recommendations are made for coordinating government involvement in the process of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Equal Protection, Federal...
Pre-K has been shown to strongly boost children's learning trajectories. This is as true, or even truer, for children of immigrants and English language learners (ELLs) as for children overall. Children of immigrants, who make up about a quarter of children in the United States, have significantly lower rates of pre-K enrollment, on average, than children with US-born parents. Issues such as a lack of awareness about programs, language barriers, logistical barriers to enrollment, and lack of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Immigrants, Access to Education, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Outreach...
This document offers collected information about Opportunity-to-Learn Standards, which are intended to provide a framework that makes it possible for all students to have equitable access to high-quality education. The first two sections outline why Opportunity-to-Learn Standards are necessary and what they should do. The Summary states that Opportunity-to-Learn Standards should provide: time for students to learn and reflect; time for teachers to plan, teach, and reflect; appropriate learning...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal...
The assumption is made that opportunity means a chance to participate, if one chooses, in the intellectual, economic and personal rewards available most readily through mastering the skills, such as literacy and numeracy, that are important in at least one of the viable cultures that make up the society. Historically, the members of some groups, notably the poor, have seldom had that chance because they have lacked effective instruction in the skills needed to advance within the culture. The...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, College Admission, Educational Mobility, Educational...
Until women are fully represented at the leadership level of public, professional, and economic life, they cannot enjoy full and equal rights. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will continue the task of assisting the educational path of girls as the first and most important step in this direction. Helping to give women and girls access to education, knowledge and skills, employment and decent living conditions is one component of UNESCO's action in...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Developing Nations, Economics, Equal Education, Females, Foreign...
This paper was prompted by our interest in two issues associated with Australia's vocational education and training system: recurring declarations for universal access to vocational education and training (albeit in different forms across different epochs) as the right of all Australians and the continual processes of change associated with the sector over the last two decades. As we approach a time of yet more change in vocational education and training, we call for a rethinking of these two...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Access to Education, Educational Change,...
A study examined the barriers encountered by returning adult students and the potential change of those barriers over time. The 43 students constituting the survey population were enrolled in the graduate programs of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students had to be at least 25 years old and have been out of school for at least 3 years to be considered a returning student. The students were interviewed twice,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Postsecondary Education,...
The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) has collected and provided information about education ? particularly higher education--in California since 1976. As a "one-stop-shop" for information about education beyond high school, the CPEC Information Collection and Dissemination Program is well known for its commitment to data quality, responsiveness to users, and the consistency and structure of the data. The increased demand for timely, accurate, and accessible data to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Information Dissemination, Access to Education, High Schools, Higher Education,...
This paper reflects the results of the consultative and research activities of a joint Charter Working Group drafting on a new charter for Ontario, Canada colleges. The purpose of the Capacity and Charter Project, initiated by the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology's General Assembly, is to develop a new charter framework to ensure that colleges can continue to be leaders in economic development and prepare qualified graduates. The charter framework includes the following...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Accountability, Community Colleges, Educational Change,...
This paper is the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR's) "Annual Report to Congress" for fiscal year 2006. In this report, OCR provides a summary of its substantive achievements in FY 2006. OCR's mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. This report details OCR's accomplishments in enforcing the civil rights laws under which OCR has been granted jurisdiction to address and remedy...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Government Role, Annual Reports, Civil Rights, Access to Education, Educational...
The Education for All: Making It Work series is a major international interagency program designed to collect, analyze, and promote successful basic education projects in the least developed and developing countries. This project report describes the innovative work being undertaken in adolescent girls' camps in Lok Jumbish (Rajasthan, India). Rajasthan, the second largest state in India, symbolizes India's hot, arid zone. More than 51 million people reside there in a complex society, still...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Adolescents, Community Involvement, Educational Innovation,...
This document articulates the guiding principles of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) for the creation, adoption, and implementation of higher education policy. The policy positions of the AASCU are founded on a commitment to supporting and advancing the best interests of students. Among the ideals on which the AASCU public policy agenda is based is the belief that higher education is a common good, the burden of which should be borne in an equitable manner by...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Agenda Setting, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Higher...
This document highlights the policy and advocacy positions that the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) will assume in upcoming legislative and regulatory processes. Member institutions will find these policies predictive of advocacy efforts on their behalf; policymakers will find positions predicated on the needs of students. Among the premises on which the agenda is based is that higher education is a common good that serves the interests of society and provides...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Access to Education, Agenda Setting, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Higher...
