Child-friendly Schools: An Assessment of Secondary Schools

Clusterschemes in Dutch Secondary Schools Clusterschemes in Dutch Secondary Schools

The first step in constructing timetables in secondary schools in Netherlands consists of constructing the clusterschemes for the higher classes. A clusterscheme contains clusterlines with optional subjects that will be taught in parallel; the problem is to divide these optional subjects in clusterlines, such that the number of hours needed is as low as possible. We describe an efficient branch...

Comprehensive Secondary Schools

Acknowledgement This preliminary research is possible thanks to a grant from the Dean of Education Office at The University of Western Ontario. The grant program is set up to give faculty members the opportunity to formulate larger research grant proposals as well as investigate issues related to policy and planning in formal education. In this instance I want to pursue a historical and present...

CONNECT ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS WITH ICTs

Study protocol—an exploratory trial on health promoting schools at Dutch secondary schools

BACKGROUND Recent studies show adolescent health-related behaviours to co-occur synergistically. This paper describes the study design for an exploratory trial on the effects of a comprehensive, whole-school health promoting school intervention. This intervention tackles seven different behavioural domains simultaneously via a combination of education, creating a healthy environment and introdu...

Sustainability and Free Education Policy: An Examination of Public Secondary Schools in Ogun State, Nigeria.

The study examined whether education should be free or not among the public secondary school teachers in Ogun State in Nigeria. The study examined the status of the secondary schools in terms of funding available to public secondary schools in Ogun State. The study applied Structural Functionalist theory and adopted qualitative method of data collection. Five (5) Key Informant Interviews (KII) ...