The Netherlands has by far the largest number of students enrolled in privately managed schools among all OECD countries. PISA 2009 data show that only one-third of students attend publicly managed schools, whil
(1999). Public understanding of science as a separate subject in second- ary schools in the Netherlands. Interantional Journal of Science Education 21(7), 711-719.De Vos, W., & Reiding, J. (1999). Public understanding of science as a separate subject in secondary schools in the ...
The high school program combines longer school day hours with increased resources. The state government converted regular public schools (4.5 school-day hours) into full-day high schools (8 school-day hours).1 The extended hours were prominent in core curriculum components (language, mathematics, ...
It centred upon an important question: what needs to happen for school autonomy to be mobilised to create more equitable public schools and systems of education? The format of the conference was designed to foster comprehensive and critical discussion. As preparation, it involved participants sharing...
Schools of Public Health has also recommended that public health biology, along with a genomics subcomponent, be of- fered within Master's of Public Health curricula.13 Although public health educators are expected to fulfill these genomics-related duties, they do not feel prepared to face the ...
A policy support scale, consisting of five items, as, for example, “During the days of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, I have been in favour of closing all schools and universities”. We used an 11-point “slider scale with three labels: 0 = “strongly disagree”, 50 =...
Selection into private schools is the principal cause of bias when estimating the effect of private schooling on academic achievement. By exploiting the generous public subsidizing of private high schools in the province of Québec, the second most populous province in Canada, we identify the causal...
Examines the state-supported TALI or Reinforcing Jewish Studies, a school system that emerged as an option to the state-secular schools in Israel. Background on Israeli educational system; Aspects of TALI; Effects of parental choice on the social and cultural composition of student populations; Com...
1: Confirming The Majority's Hegemonic View Concerning Diversity In Secondary Public Schools and Future Implications For Minority Stu... Using Critical Race Theory, I examine the implications of the Court's holding in Parents Involved in regard to race relations within secondary public schools and ...
Crowdfunding, as a form of public donation catalysed using social media, has been used for ASBMs to create green infrastructure schemes such as the Low Line (New York, USA) and Luchtsingel Bridge (Rotterdam, The Netherlands). These forms of philanthropic and community investment have paved the ...