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Qayyum, Adnan, Ed.; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf, Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2018
This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Open Education, Distance Education
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Schumer, Gundel – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1991
Provides an outline of the general educational practice in German elementary school classrooms and its institutional frame factors. Gives the teachers' use of worksheets as an example. Presents results derived from a larger study seeking insights into the effectiveness of state regulations and restrictions concerning instructional media and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Media, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Stassen, Manfred – Social Education, 1993
Describes the German health insurance system which is mandatory for nearly all German citizens. Explains that, along with pension, accident, and unemployment insurance, health insurance is one of four pillars of the German national social security system. Asserts that controlling costs while maintaining high health care standards is a national…
Descriptors: Cultural Traits, Current Events, Foreign Countries, Government Role
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Social Education, 1993
Reports on an interview with a former East German English teacher. Describes her view that the ideologically determined curriculum, particularly in social studies education, was a major barrier to effective education. Discusses her contention that a loss of moral and ethical values among youth was a result of reunification and the demise of the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communism, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Milton, Sybil – Social Education, 1991
Documents the systematic extermination of Jews, Gypsies, Blacks, and the handicapped by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. Notes eugenic and racial measures such as forced sterilization of mulatto and handicapped children were used. Discusses Nazi policies of deportations and mass murder. Identifies need for research to explain the racial context of…
Descriptors: Blacks, Context Effect, Disability Discrimination, Discriminatory Legislation