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Under a new "postnational perspective," claims about the rights & privileges of national citizenship have shifted to a larger focus on those based solely on personhood, & the basis of state legitimacy is becoming respect for international human rights norms rather than reliance on the national popular will. It is argued here that, in the US, this perspective has not quite achieved the stronghold that it has in other Western societies. In the US case, it is demonstrated that although rights & privileges have historically been extended to resident nonnationals, the recognition of such rights & privileges has not been based on norms that transcend the nation-state, but on the very idea of the state & in the Constitution; such rights are also largely territorialized as opposed to the deterritorialized nature of postnational conceptualizations of identity. In addition, US political discourse & jurisprudence accord a very small role to international human rights norms; some illustrative legal cases are cited. It is suggested that the US should be characterized as becoming more international rather than postnational; implications for policy related to immigrant groups & for individual notions of identity & citizenship are discussed. K Hyatt Stewart

The objectives of this dissertation include describing and analyzing the patterns of inequality in ALE participation at both the micro and macro levels. Special attention is paid to social origins of individual adults and their association with two groups of macro-level factors, social inequality (income, education, and skill inequality) and institutional settings (SEP, ALMPs, stratification, and TUD), across twelve selective OECD countries. In addition, this dissertation develops a deeper understanding of policy dimensions of inequality in ALE participation. A focus is placed on the historical development of ALE policies and the policy environment in Korea, Finland, and the U.S. that may serve as a component of the political, social and economic factors affecting ALE participation. To achieve these objectives, both quantitative (binary logistic regression and multilevel analysis) and qualitative methods (multiple case study) are employed.This investigation finds that the advantage of social origins in ALE participation is present across countries, to varying degrees. The advantage of social origins in NFALE and JRNFALE participation is associated with income and education inequality. It is associated with education inequality in FALE participation. For institutional settings, public spending on ALMPs and TUD are negatively associated with the advantage of social origins in NFALE and JRNFALE participation only. The multiple case study indicates that convergence in ALE policy and policy environment is identified in the three countries: predominance of market-driven ALE and job-related ALE, the decentralization of the ALE system, and decreasing public support. Lastly, an effort was made to relate the findings from the quantitative analyses to the analysis of the historical development of the ALE policy environment to provide reasonable background to explain inequality in ALE participation along with the three elements of neoliberal ideology, HRD-driven ALE policy, individual responsibility and the withdrawal of the State. In a market-driven policy environment where individual adults should take responsibility for their education and training with decreasing public support for education, adults with low social origins are less likely to participate in ALE. Ultimately, as ALE is a multi-dimensional issue concerning its roles and objectives, a comprehensive approach is required to address inequality in ALE participation.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- 1 Permission to Forget -- 2 The Wrong Statistics -- 3 The Pendulum -- 4 Pressure versus Removing Barriers -- 5 Change after Change with No Improvement -- 6 The False Belief That Experience Is the Best Teacher -- 7 No Clear Aim -- 8 Poor Psychology -- 9 Too Much Refereeing, Not Enough Coaching -- 10 Teaching Is the Constant -- Learning Is the Variable -- 11 Afterword -- Appendix A What Is Root Cause Analysis? -- Appendix B The Search for the Root Causes -- Appendix C Key Science Concepts-Examples -- Appendix D English Background Knowledge -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index

The rapid expansion of enrolment in universities that is unmatched with expansion of facilities and infrastructure has continued to raise concerns about the quality of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their programmes. In addition, the rising graduate unemployment has attracted the resurgent debate on the quality of graduates churned out by universities. These concerns have prompted the development of external quality assurance (EQA) mechanisms in higher education across the globe where governments are involved in the quality control of the institutions' programmes through periodic external assessments which include accreditation, quality audit, and evaluation. Notably, quality assurance (QA) was initially externally driven. However, it has recently become a requirement for HEIs to set up internal quality assurance (IQA) systems for monitoring and managing quality. In this paper, IQA is viewed as a system of a set of integrated policies and practices at HEIs which manage, implement, and adapt quality assurance processes, instruments, and measures to fulfil external standards and criteria as well as internal standards and objectives. This paper reviews literature on the tools used by universities to enhance IQA with a view to making recommendations on innovative tools that could enhance best practices and standards of delivering relevant quality education at this highest level of learning. Article visualizations:

Актуальность поставленной проблемы обусловлена обострением ситуации в области воспитания подрастающего поколения гогласно традициям народной педагогики. Проведен обзорный анализ научных исследований по темам диссертаций по этнопедагогике в Республике Саха (Якутия) за последние 30-40 лет, что позволило совершить их структурирование по трем субстанционарным сущностям Кут человека: труды по физическому и трудовому воспитанию, подвижным играм детей, направленные на укрепление Буор кут подрастающих поколений; труды нравственно-эстетического, социального плана, нацеленные на развитие Салгын кут воспитуемых; труды по духовно-интеллектуальному раскрытию детей, предусматривающие их творческую самореализацию Ийэ кут. Выделены основные направления практико-ориентированных изысканий в республике (передовой педагогический опыт, имеющиеся школы, традиции и инновации и т. п.). Выводы по результатам проведенного обзора соотнесены с этнопедагогическими идеями академика Г. Н. Волкова, внесшего неоценимый вклад в этнопедагогизацию якутской науки и образования. Этнопедагогические исследования и их практическое внедрение необходимо соизмерять с принципом «ребенок в культуре и культура в ребенке», это выводит на первый план междисциплинарные исследования. Г. Н. Волков к концу своей научной жизни определенно склонялся к такому пути, выделяя специфические культурологические понятия.
The relevance of the investigated problem is due to the aggravation of the situation in the field of education of the younger generation in the tradition of ethnopedagogics. The author made a review analysis of scientific research works on ethnopedagogy in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) for the recent 30-40 years, which made it possible to structure them according three substances of Kut person: the works on physical and labor education, outdoor games aimed at strengthening the Buor Kut of the younger generations; the works on the moral, aesthetic, and social aspects aimed at the development of Salgyn Kut; the works on the disclosure of the spiritual and intellectual talent of children aimed at the creative self-realization of Iye Kut. The main areas of practice-oriented works (best practices, existing schools, traditions and innovations) in the Republic are identified. The conclusions of the review are correlated with the ethno-pedagogical ideas of academician G. N. Volkov, who made an invaluable contribution to the ethnopedagogization of Yakut science and education. Ethnopedagogical research works and their practical implementation should be measured with the principle which states "the child in culture and culture in the child". This brings interdisciplinary research to the fore. By the end of his scientific life,G. N. Volkov was inclined to this path. He clearly distinguished specific cultural concepts.

Nationally, there are significant differences in degree attainment among Black, Latino, and White adults, but degree attainment for these groups and the attainment gaps between them vary considerably across states. In this report, the authors explore the national trends and state-by-state differences in degree attainment for Latino adults, ages 25 to 64 in 44 states. ; The Education Trust

The concept of `societal security' has been formulated to account for the phenomenon of societal identity as a source of instability. This article discusses the concept as articulated by Buzan et al. and applies it to the post-Soviet experience of the Baltic States. It examines the process of Sovietization and the way in which migration and horizontal and vertical competition created tensions and stresses between societies in the Baltic States which then carried over into and shaped the first decade of restored independence. The reasons for and nature of the state-building policies in the three states, particularly the formulation of citizenship policies and the emergence of classic societal security dilemmas, are analysed. Within an empirically based section, the authors then explore the way in which the prospect of European Union membership has impacted on the societal security sectors in Estonia and Latvia. It argues that the normative power of the EU has prompted Estonia and Latvia to resolve their societal security dilemmas in a manner acceptable to the EU, but that the `magnetic attraction' of EU membership increasingly has the power to repel within an emerging post-sovereign security order.

Objective. The goal of this study is to examine how the political mobilization of business interests influences aggregate public policy outputs in the states. We examine the relationship between business mobilization & general state policy liberalism, as well as policy that we term state "business policy climate." Methods. We construct a measure of the "business policy climate" from a number of tax & regulatory indicators in the states & examine whether business influences it & policy liberalism using ordinary least squares regression. Results. The analysis shows that business mobilization does not influence general policy liberalism but is a significant influence on a state's business policy climate. Specifically, the dominance of a state's campaign finance system by business interests makes policy more favorable toward business. Conclusions. The extent of business mobilization in a state is an important influence on public policy outputs but is constrained by the activities of other political actors such as unions. 3 Tables, 19 References. Adapted from the source document.

The government's role as a facilitator offers Competency-Based Training (CBT) programs to overcome these problems. This program is held to answer the needs of the community to develop themselves to master certain competencies to be absorbed in the industry. This study aims to evaluate the achievement of the implementation of training programs at UPT BLK Surabaya and to provide recommendations for the next training program. This research is evaluation research using the CIPPO (context, input, process, product, and outcome) model. The research instrument is a questionnaire validated through expert judgment, and given to two groups of respondents: the training participants and instructors. The research respondents were 199 consisting of 180 training participants, 19 instructors. The research findings are as follows. (1) The context aspect, which is the suitability of the program with the objectives of the institution, the needs of the community and industry, was stated good by the participants and very good by instructors and supported by the completeness of legal basic documents and the characteristics of the training program. (2) The input aspect, which is infrastructure, selection process, instructors competence, curriculum, and funds were stated well by the participants and very good by instructors. (3) The process aspects, which are planning, implementation, and supervision, are in accordance with the SOP applied by the government. The implementation of the training program was stated well by the participants and very good the instructors. (4) The product aspect, which is the competence of the participants, was stated very well by participants and instructors. (5) In the aspect of outcome, the percentage of the absorption rate of graduates in the business sector and industrial sector is 37%. The recommendation to the aspect of infrastructure is to increase the number and cleanliness of bathrooms.