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Educational policy

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Comparative Education
  2. Connecting the Learning Society
  3. Department for Education and Employment Performance Tables
  4. Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
  5. Early Years Development and Childcare
  6. Education Policy Analysis Archives
  7. Eurydice: Information Network on Education in Europe
  8. National Center for Education Statistics
  9. National Curriculum
  10. National Literacy Trust
  11. NOCN: National Open College Network
  12. OFSTED: Office for Standards in Education
  13. Research in Education
  14. Synergy: Synergy for the Scottish Parliament: Perspectives on Policy

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Comparative Education
This international journal of educational studies presents up-to-date information with analyses of significant problems and trends throughout the world. It especially considers the implications of comparative studies for the formation and implementation of policies.
     Author: Carfax
     Subjects: educational policy, international education
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: journal
Connecting the Learning Society
Summary version of the Government's consultation paper on the National Grid for Learning. A foreword by the Prime Minister is followed by a discussion about the design of the National Grid, features which will bring new opportunities to teachers and learners, and how it will be integrated within the existing system. A timetable for development, targets, and responses to the consultation are outlined. The full text version is available in PDF format.
     Author: MDA
     Subjects: educational policy, school teaching, schools
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: document
Department for Education and Employment Performance Tables
School and college performance tables from the Department for Education and Employment. Includes secondary tables, data on GCE A/AS Level passes, and absence tables for primary and secondary schools. Information is given from 1994 onwards.
     Author: Department for Education and Employment
     Subjects: educational policy, schools
     DeweyClass: 371
     Resource type: reference data
Department for Education and Skills (DfES)
Official information from the DfES, the UK Government department responsible for education and employment policy. Offers information for parents, schools, job seekers and employers, and resources for training and equal opportunities. Also includes all DfES press releases.
     Author: Department for Education and Skills
     Subjects: educational policy, employment
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: documents
Early Years Development and Childcare
UK government policy and guidance documents for early years development and childcare. Features the text of the 1998 Green Paper, 'Meeting the Childcare Challenge', a summary of responses to the paper, advice on employing nannies, and guidance on partnerships and cooperation between childcare sectors.
     Author: Department for Education and Employment
     Subjects: child development, educational policy
     DeweyClass: 372
     Resource type: documents
Education Policy Analysis Archives
Peer reviewed journal which publishes research, reviews and scholarly writings on all aspects of education policy. It seeks to illuminate educational practice at all levels: primary, secondary and tertiary and in many nations.
     Author: Arizona State University
     Subjects: educational policy
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: journal
Eurydice: Information Network on Education in Europe
Promotes the exchange and the production of reliable and comparable information on education systems and on national policies in the field of education in Europe. Includes Eurybase which provides detailed information about education policy and practice in EU countries.
     Author: Eurydice
     Subjects: educational policy, information management in education
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: documents
National Center for Education Statistics
The purpose of the Center is to collect and report statistics and information showing the condition and progress of education in the United States and other nations in order to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education.
     Author: US Department of Education
     Subjects: educational policy, educational research, united states economic data
     DeweyClass: 370.7
     Resource type: documents
National Curriculum
The complete revised national curriculum for 5 to 16 year olds for all the required subjects in England. Published in January 1995.
     Author: Department for Education and Employment
     Subjects: educational policy, schools
     DeweyClass: 375
     Resource type: reference document
National Literacy Trust
Information about the trust and other initiatives such as the Reading is Fundamental project. Includes selected articles from the journal Literacy Today, and a database of books, articles and statistics.
     Author: National Literacy Trust
     Subjects: educational methods, educational policy, literacy
     DeweyClass: 372
     Resource type: institution
NOCN: National Open College Network
UK Group which exists to promote and support Open College Networks in acting regionally to develop and widen access to high-quality and flexible education, training and learning, particularly for learners who have benefited least from formal provision. Includes the NOCN online newsletter, background information on the NOCN, and a listings of OCNs around the UK.
     Author: NOCN
     Subjects: educational policy, further education, lifelong learning
     DeweyClass: 374
     Resource type: documents
OFSTED: Office for Standards in Education
OFSTED is a non-ministerial government department, whose remit is to improve standards of achievement and quality of education through regular independent inspection, public reporting and informed independent advice. The full text of annual, school and nursery inspection reports are available online.
     Author: OFSTED
     Subjects: educational assessment, educational policy
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: institution
Research in Education
This newsletter contains listings of research projects and publications and news from educational research across Scotland. Topics for features include educational policy, educational review, and learning in later life.
     Author: Scottish Council for Research in Education
     Subjects: educational policy, educational research
     DeweyClass: 370.7
     Resource type: magazine
Synergy: Synergy for the Scottish Parliament: Perspectives on Policy
Briefing paper aiming to provide those involved in the Scottish Parliament with information and expertise on matters of educational policy.
     Author: McKeganey, Neil, Glasgow University and Stephen, Frank H., Strathclyde University
     Subjects: educational policy, scotland
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: document