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Janne Salminen; Mervi Friman; Kari Mikkonen; Arto Mutanen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to fill data gaps concerning solutions and practices used in sustainable food systems (SFS) in higher education (HE). The development of SFS is a vital global challenge in which HE may play a significant role. Design/methodology/approach: Literature search and content analysis of found papers were performed. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainability, Food, Journal Articles
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
Historically, the purpose of apprenticeships has been to provide structured high-value training, resulting in transferable skills and knowledge for young people seeking to enter work-based learning. Apprenticeship training was enabled by linking industry with local technical colleges and professional engineering institutions. The apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Vocational Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
This support document contains material that supports the research report, "Higher Apprenticeships in Australia: What Are We Talking About?". It provides more detail on two elements of the research: (1) An overview of publicly available information on international models of higher apprenticeships, both established and under development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Higher Education, Vocational Education
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Opoku, Maxwell Peprah; Cuskelly, Monica; Pedersen, Scott J.; Rayner, Christopher S. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2021
The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) captures important individual beliefs (attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behaviour control), which influence people's intentions towards performing a given behaviour. Due to the successful application of TPB to a number of areas of human activity, it has been adopted as a framework in a number of…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Intention, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2017
A national qualifications framework (NQF) is an instrument used to classify a country's qualifications at different levels. Each level is defined by a set of learning outcomes expected at that level. NQFs can be useful tools in education and training reforms and are vital reference points for lifelong learning and comparing qualifications across…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Outcomes of Education, National Programs, Regional Programs
Cirlan, Elena; Loukkola, Tia – European University Association, 2020
MICROBOL -- Micro-credentials linked to the Bologna Key Commitments -- is a two-year project co-funded by Erasmus+ KA3 Support to Policy reform, and more specifically "Support to the implementation of EHEA [European Higher Education Area] reforms". It is linked to the aims of the new Erasmus+ Programme and the EHEA to increase access to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Job Skills, Skill Development