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Peer reviewedBates, Nicholas J. W. – Economics, 1989
Outlines the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and its origins at the International Schools Association in Geneva (Switzerland). Compares IB economics with the British Advanced level economics, stating that there is a good deal of overlap between the two. Concludes that IB economics is more effective and gives examples of test questions.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Dominice, Pierre; Finger, Matthias – 1989
The case description of an adult education program in Switzerland contained in this document, is part of a set that reflects a cooperative effort by adult educators to increase international understanding of various educational programs for adults in their societal context. A face sheet provides this information: name, organization, and address of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Case Studies
Download full textMcCullagh, James G., Ed. – Journal of School Social Work, 2001
This publication of the Iowa School Social Workers' Association is dedicated to the enhancement of social work practice in schools. Within the social work profession, school social workers may find themselves on the cutting edge and forefront of issues affecting students. The articles in these journals attempt to provide comprehensive knowledge…
Descriptors: Bullying, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Cornali-Engel, Irene; Perret, Jean-Francois – 1993
Redefining the objectives of preschool education for French-speaking Switzerland is an undertaking involving coordination among the nation's cantons (districts) and requiring the greatest care. The challenge is to formulate aims--and more generally to propose a coherent image--for preschool education beyond the sensibilities and the traditions of…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
PDF pending restorationHawrysz, Ilse; Budzinski, Elisabeth – 1981
German second language instructional materials contain a short text in German on mountain climbing in the Alps, a vocabulary list with translation, a simple German climbing song, a recipe for goulash soup in English, and a short text in English on mountain climbing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, German
Peer reviewedHuberman, Michael – European Education, 1993
Reports on a study of teacher burnout among 160 Swiss secondary teachers. Finds that teacher-student relationships are the most frequently mentioned reason for burnout, followed by feelings of being trapped in school routine and personal difficulties. Discusses the impact of burnout episodes on a teacher's career. (CFR)
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBeck, Erwin; And Others – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1991
Presents results of an experiment enabling students to develop their own cognitive and metacognitive strategies to promote autonomous learning in mathematical problem solving, knowledge acquisition, and written composition. Explains that students dealt with models of teachers' and classmates' cognitive performances and monitored their own…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
Stockman, Ida J. – 1986
The paper describes an innovative treatment approach to severe learning disabilities in use in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The multisensory approach is based on the assumption that learning disabled children have perceptual cognitive deficits. Reality based problem-solvng events connected with tactile-kinesthetic input become the primary foci of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education
Gabioud, Catherine; And Others – 1987
In addition to a summary of conference proceedings, this document presents background information on the promotion of intercultural education in Europe. Part I introduces Switzerland as a society combining several cultures and nationalities, noting the large presence of foreigners--14.6% of the total population as of December 1985 and 20% of the…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism
