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This article presents some of the results of the doctoral thesis developed by the author. The article analyzes the impact that the process of institutionalization of intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador had in those initiatives of education controlled by indigenous communities. The research was supported on the contributions of Critical Pedagogy and Latin American Anthropology: from the first one, it took the concept of education as a cultural and politic practice; from the second one, it took the analytical perspective of the cultural control theory. Related to the methodology, the research made a study case of an emblematic experience of indigenous education in the country: the Sistema de Escuelas Indígenas de Cotopaxi (SEIC), and data was collected through oral history and review for primary sources. The hypothesis that the article seeks to argue is that the process of institutionalization of the intercultural bilingual education finished undermining the community nature of the SEIC and standardizi ng its educational proposal. ; El artículo recupera parte de los resultados de la investigación desarrollada por el autor en el marco de su tesis de doctorado. El artículo analiza el impacto que el proceso de institucionalización de la educación intercultural bilingüe en el Ecuador tuvo en las iniciativas de educación indígena de carácter comunitario. El trabajo de investigación se fundamentó en los aportes de la Pedagogía Crítica y de la Antropología Latinoamericana: de la primera tomó el concepto de educación como práctica cultural y política, mientras que de la segunda recuperó la perspectiva analítica de la teoría de control cultural. En términos metodológicos, la investigación optó por realizar un estudio caso de una experiencia de educación indígena emblemática del país: el Sistema de Escuelas Indígenas de Cotopaxi (SEIC), y para la recolección de información se trabajó a partir de la historia oral y el análisis documental. La hipótesis que se busca argumentar en el texto que sigue es que el proceso de institucionalización de la educación indígena terminó minando el carácter comunitario del SEIC y estandarizando su propuesta formativa.

tj ; 3Cet article analyse le processus de convergence éducative en France et en Italie, au niveau régional, sur le long XIX e siècle, lorsque les deux systèmes éducatifs répondaient d'une organisation décentralisée. Une nouvelle base de donnée harmonisée sur l'éducation primaire est présentée. Elle inclut des estimations des ratios bruts de scolarisation primaire, des dépenses municipales par enfant en âge scolaire et des aides publiques des départements français et des provinces italiennes. L'analyse montre qu'une convergence éducative, au niveau régional, est apparue bien avant le passage à une organisation centralisée des systèmes éducatifs dans les deux pays. Toutefois, le rythme de la convergence régionale s'est accéléré durant cette transition, et l'ampleur des investissements et aides de l'État a constitué un facteur d'importance pour la convergence régionale. Bien que de plus amples développement soient requis – incluant notamment des facteurs rattachés à la demande d'éducation – les résultats suggèrent, qu'au-delà de la simple réponse du marché et des caractéristiques de la demande éducative, les institutions et la politique publique ont constitué plutôt des « mains visibles », qui jouèrent un rôle important pour le développement de l'éducation dans les régions d'Europe du sud-ouest.

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This paper is going to argue that while early childhood teachers seem to have positive perceptions about intercultural education, the in-question students seem to be compelled to adopt different cultural habits. Data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed in 9 areas of Thessaloniki, completed by 161 teachers. The results showed that most teachers feel that they have enough knowledge about the curriculum regarding intercultural education, perform activities regarding interculturalism and diversity; they believe that students from different cultures feel welcomed and equally treated and participate in all class activities. Teachers suggest that students from different cultures build good relationships with all their peers and there is positive communication between students from different cultures as well as between their parents and teachers. However, the suggestion of most of the sample that students are compelled to adopt Greek cultural habits constrains this positive picture. It is possible that teachers feel that they are achieving positive results regarding intercultural education. It may be possible to recommend that the approaches that teachers report as part of their current practice should continue or that teachers' own recommendations should be explored further to determine what sort of approach to intercultural education is being adopted.

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that hinder effective implementation of special needs education policies and management in Port Harcourt. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the correlation between inadequate funding and implementation special needs education policies and management. It was hypothesized that there is no significant relationship between inadequate funding and implementation of special needs education policies and management. Data were collected via structured questionnaire issued to 120 special education stakeholders which represents 94.1 percent of the population. The data were analyzed, and hypothesis tested using appropriate statistical tests including Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis in Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS software. The result revealed that inadequate funding had a mean of 13.73 and SD of 4.56 while implementation of special needs education policies and management had a mean of 12.32 and SD of 5.11. We further found that at p value of 0.002 and r = 0.49 inadequate funding was significantly related with implementation of special needs education policies and management. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected with an affirmation that inadequate funding of education was a barrier to implementation of special needs education policies and management. The more there is lack of fund provision, the greater barrier it poses to the implementation of special needs education policies and management. The result concluded that adequate funding is very vital to implementing special needs education policies and management. The study recommended that Government, NGOs and individuals with philanthropic mindset should redirect their attention to providing the required funding that ensures cost effective special needs education for children with disabilities. Francesca Uche Ezekiel Uko | Modupeola Abike Olawoyin "Factors that Hinder Effective Implementation of Special Needs Education Policies and Management in Rivers State" Published ...