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Direct linkGuile, David, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Download full textPopescu, Dan; Patrasca, Mihaela; Chivu, Iulia – Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, 2006
Recent economic and technological developments have led to a growing international demand for highly skilled human resources. The increased competition for human capital has determined numerous OECD countries to take special measures for attracting and retaining human capital in such fields as: information technology, biotechnology,…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Brain Drain
Day, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The International Handbook of Teacher and School Development brings together a collection of research and evidence-based authoritative writings which focus on international teacher and school development. Drawing on research from 18 countries across 7 continents, the 40 chapters are grouped into 10 themes which represent key aspects of teacher and…
Descriptors: Teachers, Expectation, Teaching (Occupation), Accountability
Peer reviewedTemplin, Vicki L. – Population Research and Policy Review, 1987
Reports on a study designed to define the demographic and career characteristics and the values of lawmakers in the United States and Canada. Discusses how this information was used to predict policy decisions. (TW)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Demography, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSavard, Rejean – RQ, 1986
Public librarians in Quebec were surveyed to compare their orientation toward a field-specific model of professionalism with their orientation toward a traditional model based on traits derived from other professions. Results indicate that they had a stronger orientation toward the field-specific model to measure the level of professionalism in…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Paterson, Margo; Higgs, Joy – Qualitative Report, 2005
This paper is targeted primarily at doctoral students and others considering hermeneutics as a research strategy. Research using hermeneutics was carried out with occupational therapy educators and clinicians in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the UK. A total of 53 participants engaged in focus groups and individual interviews over a one-year.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Hermeneutics
Lawton, S. B.; And Others – 1986
This study addresses four questions: (1) What types of performance appraisal policy for educational staff have been adopted by Ontario school boards? (2) To what extent have these policies been implemented in practice? (3) What types of appraisal policies are most effective? and (4) What processes have school boards used to develop and implement…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Lawton, S. B.; And Others – 1986
This report, the fourth and final volume of a series, examines in a summary fashion the results from a massive study of performance appraisal policies and procedures currently used in Ontario school boards. The study, a two-year undertaking, focused on appraisal practices for certified educational personnel in Ontario: teachers, principals,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
