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1. Uniform Effects?: Schools Cite Benefits of Student Uniforms, but Researchers See Little Evidence of Effectiveness (EJ759407)
Author(s):
Viadero, Debra
Source:
Education Week, v24 n18 p27-29 Jan 2005
Pub Date:
2005-01-12
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Peer-Reviewed:
No
Descriptors: Educational Change; School Uniforms; Public Schools; Educational Improvement; Dress Codes; Student Behavior
Abstract: This article reports on the effectiveness of school uniform policies. At Stephen Decatur Middle School, it is the school's policy that all students wear the standard school attire consisting of khaki pants with polo shirts in white, burgundy, or navy blue. Some of the shirts also sport an embroidered Decatur eagle, an optional embellishment. Principal Rudolph Saunders' instincts tell him that students behave better when they're dressed alike, that they fight less and focus on their schoolwork more. Plus, the uniform puts all students on a more equal social footing, regardless of whether they come from comfortable middle-class households or one of the group foster-care homes that lie in Decatur's attendance zone. Yet national studies on the effectiveness of school uniform policies tell a story distinctly different from educators' experiences at Decatur. Research shows that uniform policies do not curb violence or behavioral problems in schools. They do not cultivate student self-esteem and motivation. They do not balance the social-status differences that often separate students and they do not improve academic achievement. (In fact, uniforms may even be associated with a small detrimental effect on achievement in reading, research shows.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Forecasting Training Needs in the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Sector: A Comparative Analysis of Results from Regional Studies in Three European Countries. (ED464229)
Giffard, Andre; Guegnard, Christine; Strietska-Ilina, Olga
Training & Employment, n42 Jan-Mar 2001
2001-00-00
Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Research
N/A
Descriptors: Continuing Education; Course Content; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Economic Change; Food Service; Foreign Countries; Global Approach; Hospitality Occupations; Hotels; Job Skills; Job Training; Needs Assessment; Prediction; Staff Development; Technological Advancement; Tourism; Vocational Education
Abstract: A pilot study on the hotel, catering, and tourism sector was conducted in the Burgundy region of France, Northwest region of the Czech Republic, and Podravje region of Slovenia. Three main kinds of factors of change were brought out. The first, evoked in Slovenia and the Czech Republic, concerned the opening of borders. Typical trends were positive impact of globalization, access to new markets and potential customers, future access to structural policies of the European Union, and region's geographical position. The second factor related to customers becoming more demanding in terms of prices, quality, diversity, and sophistication of services. The third factor focused on new technologies modifying channels of communication, forms of advertising, and organization of services. The regions had similar expectations concerning additional professional skills. Most important were knowledge of foreign languages and digital technology, new techniques for food preparation and preservation, and business skills. Companies generally recognized the usefulness of continuing training. Training content was similar and involved skills in cookery, table service, hygiene, customer relations, marketing, and management. Major findings were submitted to or discussed with trade-union representatives and public and state authorities at national and regional level in the three countries. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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3. Skill Needs: Linking Labour Market Analysis and Vocational Training. Report. (ED432665)
1998-00-00
Collected Works - General
Descriptors: Adult Programs; Curriculum Development; Data Analysis; Decision Making; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Education Work Relationship; Educational Change; Educational Planning; Foreign Countries; Job Training; Labor Demands; Labor Market; Models; Needs Assessment; Outcomes of Education; Partnerships in Education; Postsecondary Education; Program Development; School Business Relationship; Secondary Education; Vocational Education
Abstract: This publication contains workshop papers which discuss the link between the labor market and vocational training. Part I provides an overview of the workshop--its objectives, issues, and conclusions. Part II consists of seven country papers. "Labour Market Information (LMI) and Vocational Training Decision-Making in Hungary" (Lazar) outlines types of LMI to help vocational education and training (VET) planning and problems concerning LMI and its use for VET decision-making. "Labour Market Needs in Adult Training Programmes in Hungary" (Fodor) discusses the labor market training system and developing company-specific training programs. "Regional Employment and Training Observatory in France" (Guegnard, Perrier-Cornet) focuses on the observatory in Burgundy, an inter-institutional network. "New Methods for Linking VET with the Labour Market in Poland: The Results of a Pilot Application" (Kabaj) focuses on two methods: monitoring of shortage and surplus occupations and tripartite training agreements. "The Future of Skills and Work: Trends and Forecasts in Germany" (Tessaring) concludes that structural change in industry and society is accompanied by a major increase in the qualification requirements of the workforce. "Challenges of Incorporating Labour Market Requirements in the Vocational Training System: Slovenia" (Kramberger) provides a summary of broader processes that influence reform attempts to improve the VET system. "Linking Labour Market Analysis and Vocational Training in the United Kingdom" (Edgell) covers the sort of analysis undertaken at the national level. Part III has four discussion papers. "The Identification of Relevant LMI for VET" (Meijers) elaborates on the need for LMI in an industrial society and describes a new qualification model. "Labour Market Forecasts on Behalf of the VET System" (de Grip) focuses on the kind of LMI required to improve the transparency of the labor market and reestablish coordination between the labor market and VET system in the former centrally planned economies of Central and Eastern Europe. "Qualitative Information for Curriculum Development" (Dybowski) discusses ways to ensure that curricula remain up-to-date. "Linking Labour Market Analysis to Vocational Training Decision-Making: Dynamics and Mechanisms" (Mozdzenska-Mrozek) presents emerging links between VET and the labor market, institutions collecting and shaping information on the labor market situation in Poland, and VET reform in Poland. Contributor notes are appended. (YLB) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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4. The Burgundy Effect in Off-Line Union Catalogs of Serials. (EJ431576)
De Groote, Stefan; And Others
Library and Information Science Research, v13 n1 p3-19 Jan-Mar 1991
1991-00-00
Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans; Library Materials; Models; Serials; Tables (Data); Union Catalogs
Abstract: Discusses interlibrary lending (ILL) systems and explains the localization effect--called "the burgundy effect"--which results in a partial union catalog of serials locating a higher percentage of ILL requests than an up-to-date catalog over a number of years. An econometric model, the Weibull distribution, is used to calculate localization indices. (20 references) (LRW) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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