NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 31 results Save | Export
Melissa Feiger – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Through the use of the Program for International Student Assessment's (PISA) Global Competence results, the Economic Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index ratings, and centralization-decentralization spectrum rubrics, this dissertation shows the association between level of democracy and education system, and the association of these variables…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Educational Practices, Educational Development
McCallum, Elin – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2019
As a result of its direct link to the labour market, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays an important role in equipping the modern workforce with in-demand skills. This discussion paper aims to inspire the introduction of entrepreneurial learning in TVET towards a fully mainstreamed approach, whereby entrepreneurial…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Abdoola, Shabnam; Swanepoel, De Wet; Van Der Linde, Jeannie – Journal of Early Intervention, 2023
The Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS), PEDS: Developmental Milestones (PEDS: DM) and PEDS tools (i.e., the PEDS and PEDS:DM combined for use) are parent-reported screening tools frequently used to identify young children requiring early intervention. An ideal screening tool for all contexts would be brief, inexpensive with…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Identification, Child Development, Early Intervention
Sivasubramaniam, Malini, Ed.; Hayhoe, Ruth, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2018
Despite the increased trend towards secularisation in state schooling, issues of religion and spirituality have remained important. Increased pluralism within societies through expanding migration patterns is changing the religious and cultural contours of many countries in Europe and North America, and is creating a need for a deeper…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development, Religious Cultural Groups
Sivasubramaniam, Malina, Ed.; Hayhoe, Ruth, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2018
Despite the increased trend towards secularization in state schooling, issues of religion and spirituality have remained important. Increased pluralism within societies through expanding migration patterns is changing the religious and cultural contours of many countries in Europe and North America, and is creating a need for a deeper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Religious Education, Religion
Haworth, Penny, Ed.; Craig, Cheryl, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2016
This volume identifies, illustrates, compares, contrasts and provides informed reflective commentary on the diverse career trajectories of English language teachers, teacher educators and researchers. Increased migration and globalisation pressures have led to dramatic changes in English language teaching over the last few decades. The resulting…
Descriptors: Career Development, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Mack Shelley Ed.; Mevlut Unal Ed.; Sabri Turgut Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Television, Race, Anxiety, Athletics
Winthrop, Rebecca; Ziegler, Lauren; Handa, Rhea; Fakoya, Foluyinka – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2019
Humans are born with the natural ability to gain skills through play. Children learn about social norms, roles and responsibilities, and language through curiosity-driven, playful interactions and activities. Learning through play harnesses the power of children's imagination and inspires active engagement with the material. The Center for…
Descriptors: Play, Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Student Centered Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Clark, Jeremy Michael; Quast, Louis N.; Jang, Soebin; Wohkittel, Joseph; Center, Bruce; Edwards, Katherine; Bovornusvakool, Witsinee – European Journal of Training and Development, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore patterns of importance ratings of managerial competencies in 22 countries in different regions around the globe, to guide specificity in assessing and developing managers in multiple geographies. Additionally, this study examined the utility of clustering countries based on shared culture, as…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Competence, Management Development, Administrator Evaluation
Yang, Jin, Ed.; Valdes-Cotera, Raul, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2011
In recognition of the status of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as a platform for exchange of ideas and experience in lifelong learning, UNESCO, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO joined forces to co-organise the Shanghai International…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Manufacturing Industry, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pring-Valdez, Anacleta – Online Submission, 2012
Curriculum is a crucial component of any educational process. Curriculum development and instructional management serve as effective tools for meeting the present and future needs of the local and national communities. In trying to strengthen the quality assurance system in Philippine higher education, institutions of higher learning were mandated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Allied Health Occupations Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Khampirat, Buratin; McRae, Norah – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
Cooperative and Work-integrated Education (CWIE) programs have been widely accepted as educational programs that can effectively connect what students are learning to the world of work through placements. Because a global quality standards framework could be a very valuable resource and guide to establishing, developing, and accrediting quality…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Work Experience Programs, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pinto, Giuliana; Accorti Gamannossi, Beatrice; Cameron, Catherine Ann – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
The cultural components of drawing allow one to consider it a symbolic form of cultural communication. The behavioural and cognitive mechanisms involved in the cultural transmission of symbolic communications are situated in an environment embedded in cultural-historical features that should be taken into account, as they give rise to variations…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Cultural Differences, Freehand Drawing, Young Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gerstein, Jackie – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
Twitter, the micro blogging tool, has seen unprecedented growth in the past year and is expected to continue into the future. Twitter's power, engagement, and popularity lie in its endless networking opportunities. Its potential as a venue for professional growth and development needs to be explored, discussed, and ultimately used as such. A brief…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3