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Nick Turnbull; Shaun Wilson; Greg Agoston – European Educational Research Journal, 2024
The transformation of higher education provision by neoliberal values has been well documented. However, recent criticisms and even attacks upon higher education indicate a new politics extending beyond neoliberalism. This article draws on the sociology of conventions to unpick the distinctions at work in these new criticisms of universities. By…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Neoliberalism, Productivity
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Clarissa Jordão; Nayara Stefanie Mandarino Silva – Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 2023
Language without Borders was initiated by the Brazilian Federal Government and has undergone a series of modifications until its discontinuation as a government-sponsored program, when it was taken up by the academic community as a free enterprise. Currently, it is linked to Andifes (National Association of Directors of Federal Institutions of…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
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Riccomini, Fernanda Edileuza; Cirani, Claudia Brito Silva; de Carvalho, Carolina Corrêa; Storopoli, José Eduardo – International Journal of Educational Management, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to characterize the trends for educational innovation in higher education in Brazil, constructing a conceptual model of innovation trends in the sector. Design/methodology/approach: A preliminary profile online was done with 76 experts in university education, and 17 were contacted for in-depth perceptions.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries
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Deus, Rafael Mattos; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes; Ribeiro da Silva, Gustavo Henrique – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mission statements from 30 leading Brazilian universities, evaluating the statements based on a sustainable model that involves an environmental management system, public participation and social responsibility, and sustainable education and research. Design/methodology/approach: Content…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Institutional Mission, Universities, Foreign Countries
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Pedrosa, Renato H. L.; Amaral, Eliana; Knobel, Marcelo – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2013
Brazil has developed an encompassing system for quality assessment of higher education, the National System of Higher Education Evaluation (SINAES), which includes a test for assessing learning outcomes at the undergraduate level, the National Exam of Student Performance (ENADE). The present system has been running since 2004, and also serves as…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Medical Education
Audubert, Albert – Francais dans le Monde, 1970
Descriptors: Foreign Culture, French, French Literature, Higher Education
Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1991
College faculty who teach writing courses might find an examination of early religious literature helpful when trying to explain "writing for an audience" or "audience awareness" to their students. The Jesuit priest who preached to and wrote for the Indians in Brazil during the early colonial period, Jose de Anchieta, is a…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Christianity, Comparative Analysis, Drama
Rosseel, Eddy, Ed.; Young Silva, Catherine, Ed. – 1982
Papers in English, French, and Portuguese address topics of creativity and its relationship to: native language instruction by television; conditions of language production at the moment of the emergence of creativity; comparison teaching; foreign language teachers; modern language instruction; psychological, pedagogical, and cultural…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Audiovisual Aids, Child Language, Classroom Techniques