The concept of Kokusaika and Japanese educational reform by Goodman, R

“…This paper intends to examine the use of the Japanese term '<em>kokusaika</em>' (often translated as internationalisation) and its related expressions from the mid 1980s and in particular focus on how it has been applied in the arena of educational, particularly higher educational, reform.…”

The Concept of Kokusaika and Japanese Educational Reform by Goodman, R

Higher Education Reform in East Asia: A Comparative Perspective by Goodman, R

Medical education leaders' perceptions of postgraduate medical education reform. by Ovseiko, P, Jenkinson, C, Buchan, A

Magazine culture, girlhood communities, and educational reform in Late Victorian Britain by Gleadle, K

“…This article argues for the importance of restoring girls’ aspirations and self-education to narratives of Victorian educational reform. Studies typically focus upon the efforts of professionals, politicians and campaigners in plotting the pioneering changes to girls’ education in the second half of the nineteenth century. …”

What Lessons Can be Learnt from the UK Higher Education Reform Process? by Goodman, R

Improving schools and raising standards: The impact of standards based educational reforms in England by Sammons, P

Improving schools and raising standards The impact of standards based educational reforms in England by Sammons, P

Religious freedom in English schools: neoliberal legality and the reconfiguration of choice by Fancourt, N

“…The neoliberal turn is considered, in the 1988 Education Reform Act and subsequent legislation, showing how while the provision remains, religion is effectively one marker of school choice and strategic school selection, rather than purely a fundamental personal freedom. …”

Transforming concepts in patient safety: a progress report by Gandhi, T, Kaplan, G, Leape, L, Berwick, D, Edgman-Levitan, S, Edmondson, A, Meyer, G, Michaels, D, Morath, J, Vincent, C, Wachter, R

“…In 2009, the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian Leape Institute (LLI) published a paper identifying five areas of healthcare that require system-level attention and action to advance patient safety.The authors argued that to truly transform the safety of healthcare, there was a need to address medical education reform; care integration; restoring joy and meaning in work and ensuring the safety of the healthcare workforce; consumer engagement in healthcare and transparency across the continuum of care. …”

‘Right nutrition, right values’: the construction of food, youth and morality in the UK government 2010-2014 by Elliott, V, Hore, B

“…Michael Gove, the then Secretary of State for Education spoke of the ‘clear moral purpose’ (June 2011) of the education reform agenda, one key policy of which was the provision of free school meals for all infant school pupils from September 2014. …”

Longer schooling but not better off? A quasi-experimental study of the effect of compulsory schooling on biomarkers in France by Courtin, E, Nafilyan, V, Avendano, M, Meneton, P, Berkman, LF, Goldberg, M, Zins, M, Dowd, JB

“…We examine the effect of a major education reform introduced in 1959 that raised the minimum school leaving age from 14 to 16 years in France, offering a unique natural experiment. …”

The nature of STEM disciplines in the science education standards documents from the USA, Korea and Taiwan: Focusing on disciplinary aims, values and practices by Park, W, Wu, J-Y, Erduran, S

“…The study reported in this paper aimed to understand how recent science education reform documents from the USA, Korea and Taiwan compare with regard to their representation of the nature of STEM disciplines. …”

Gender and the contemporary educational canon in the UK by Elliott, V

“…The reasons behind this, even after a time of major educational reform, are explored and the constraints of the market are suggested as reasons why greater risks were not taken. …”

The politics of PISA: The media, policy and public responses in Norway and England by Hopfenbeck, T, Görgen, K

“…The media responses are further interpreted in light of previous research in both countries, with a particular focus upon Norway, where previous Ministers of Education have been interviewed about assessment policy and education reforms.…”

Making teaching a 21st century profession: Tony Blair's big prize by Furlong, J

“…From his very earliest days in office, Tony Blair believed that if he was to achieve his broader educational reforms then the teaching profession itself needed modernisingit had to become a '21st century profession'. …”

The decline and persistence of the old boy: Private schools and elite recruitment 1897 to 2016 by Reeves, A, Friedman, S, Rahal, C, Flemmen, M

“…However, the most dramatic declines followed key educational reforms that increased access to the credentials needed to access elite trajectories, while also standardizing and differentiating them. …”

Becoming fit to be a mother: class, learning, and redemption in Supersize vs Superskinny by Eli, K, Lavis, A

“…The UK Channel Four reality television programmes Supersize vs Superskinny and Supersize vs Superskinny: Kids present their viewers with a stark, and supposedly educative, reforming of food practices. Pairing participants defined as underweight with others defined as morbidly obese, the programmes are premised on a so-called ‘diet swap’, in which participants consume their foils’ (either meagre or excessive) meals in order to face the supposed follies of their ways. …”

Seeds of authoritarian opposition: Far-right education politics in post-war Europe by Giudici, A

“…Drawing on archival research and content analysis of programmatic material produced by diverse and influential far-right organisations in France, (West) Germany, and Italy, I show that the post-war European far right disposes of the two essential features of a social movement: an action-oriented frame that reduces educational reforms to a common contentious theme, and a dense organisational network. …”

Translatio imperii: The Old English Orosius and the rise of Wessex by Leneghan, F

“…This article argues that the Old English Orosius, a work traditionally viewed as a product of the educational reforms of King Alfred of Wessex (r. 871–899), can be constructively read in relation to developments in Anglo-Saxon political thought in the early tenth as well as in the late ninth centuries. …”