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2. Unraveling a Secret : Vietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA Test

Author

Parandekar, Suhas D. and Sedmik, Elisabeth K.

Subjects
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, MATH TEST, SCHOOL CHILDREN, EDUCATION LEVELS, SCHOOL LIFE, CLASSROOM, MATHEMATICS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, SCHOOL HOURS, WORKING STUDENTS, EXAMINATION, TEST SCORES, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, VALUES, DISSERTATION, SUBJECTS, TEACHER RATIOS, EIGHTH-GRADE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, VILLAGE SCHOOL, CURRICULUM, COLLEGE, TEACHER ABSENTEEISM, PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES, READING, EDUCATIONAL REFORM, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TEACHERS, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, TRUANCY, INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, STUDENTS, BASIC EDUCATION, TEACHER MANAGEMENT, UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION, CURRICULAR ACTIVITY, STUDENT ATTITUDES, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION, SCHOOLS, PARENTAL EDUCATION, TEXTBOOK, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, LOWER SECONDARY, TEACHER, PLAY SCHOOL, SECONDARY EDUCATION, MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS, REPETITION RATES, STUDENTS PER TEACHER, TEACHER PERFORMANCE, AVERAGE CLASS SIZE, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS, EARLY CHILDHOOD, SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, SCHOOL AUTONOMY, PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, DISCIPLINES, STUDENT ASSESSMENT, LITERATURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ABSENTEEISM, STUDENT REPORTS, FEES, RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, ACADEMIC STANDARDS, INCENTIVES FOR TEACHERS, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION, HIGH SCHOOL, SCIENCE SCORES, SPORTS, ADMISSION POLICIES, INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENT DATA, REFERENCE BOOKS, ELEMENTS, HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL COMMITTEES, OPEN ACCESS, SCHOOL EDUCATION, PAPERS, STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, PARENT PARTICIPATION, CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS, PROBLEM SOLVING, STUDENT, PARENTAL SUPPORT, TEACHER RATIO, GRADUATION RATES, AVERAGE ENROLLMENT, HIGH SCHOOLS, FORMAL EDUCATION, UPPER SECONDARY, SKILLS, TEACHER-STUDENT RATIO, TEACHER APPRAISAL, READERS, EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, HUMAN RESOURCES, PRIVATE SCHOOL, INSTRUCTION, TEACHING, STUDENT FEES, LEARNING, ACHIEVEMENT, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MATHEMATICS TEACHERS, KNOWLEDGE, PARENTS’ EDUCATION, ATTITUDES, SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, BOOKS AT HOME, LABOR MARKETS, SCHOOL PROJECT, CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, UNIVERSIT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL CLIMATE, SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENTS, SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT, CLASS SIZE, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, SCHOOL, STUDENT-TEACHER RATIOS, SCHOOLING, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
Abstract

This paper seeks to find an empirical explanation of Vietnam's outstanding performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012. Only a few developing countries participate in the assessment. Those who do, with the unique exception of Vietnam, are typically clustered at the lower end of the range of the Programme for International student Assessment scores. The paper compares Vietnam's performance with that of a set of seven developing countries from the 2012 assessment's data set, using a cut-off per capita GDP (in 2010 purchasing power parity dollars) of $10,000. The seven developing countries' average performance lags Vietnam's by more than 100 points. The "Vietnam effect" is difficult to unscramble, but the paper is able to explain about half of the gap between Vietnam and the seven countries. The analysis reveals that Vietnamese students may be approaching their studies with higher diligence and discipline, their parents may have higher expectations, and the parents may be following up with teachers regarding those expectations. The teachers themselves may be working in a more disciplined environment, with tabs being kept on their own performance as teachers. Vietnam may also be benefiting from investments in pre-school education and in school infrastructure that are disproportionately higher when compared with Vietnam's per capita income level.

Published
2016

3. Images of the body: the Greek physical education curriculum since the Second World War.

Author

Foteinos, Dimitris

Subjects
PHYSICAL education -- History, CURRICULUM, EDUCATIONAL change, IDEOLOGY, SECONDARY education, HISTORY of education policy, EDUCATION, 20TH century Greek history, HISTORY
Abstract

Between the years 1950 and 1974 there was a conservative view regarding physical education (PE) and the perception of the body in Greek PE curricula. PE was seen as an ideological means of legitimising political dominance. Before the Athens Olympic games of 2004, educational authorities were assigned the duty of promoting the Olympic spirit in education, and a new PE and sports curriculum was developed. The main question of this paper is why PE was not perceived as an autonomous subject, but had to be related to the State’s major political and ideological agendas, in the context of both dictatorship and democracy. A Foucauldian perspective is adopted concerning perceptions of the body as an agent of power, and Bernstein’s framework will be used to analyse PE curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012
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4. Apropriação e resistência: ressignificações das políticas educacionais na prática docente.

Author

Tavares Santos, Jean Mac Cole

Subjects
SECONDARY education, EDUCATIONAL change, CURRICULUM change, CURRICULUM, PUBLIC sector
Abstract

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Published
2011
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5. Las sucesivas reformas de la formación profesional en España o la paradoja entre integración y segregación escolar.

Author

Merino, Rafael

Subjects
VOCATIONAL education research, CURRICULUM, ACADEMIC achievement, SECONDARY education, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL change, SCHOOL integration
Abstract

Copyright of Education Policy Analysis Archives / Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas / Arquivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas is the property of Educational Policy Analysis Archives & Education Review and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Published
2013

6. UNA HISTORIA INCÓMODA. LA ENSEÑANZA ESCOLAR DE LA HISTORIA DEL TIEMPO PRESENTE.

Author

De Amézola, Gonzalo

Subjects
*SECONDARY education, *CURRICULUM, *HIGH school teaching, *HIGH schools, *ELEVENTH grade (Education), *HISTORY
Abstract

This paper aims to present the need to introduce recent History in the secondary school curriculum, discuss the difficulties implied in such decision, challenge the objections raised by the "Historical Corporation" and advocate for its importance in the development of individuals as citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2002