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Download full textInternational Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2022
The Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS), conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), studied how teaching and learning were affected by the disruptions caused by COVID-19 and aimed to paint a picture of national responses to the global pandemic. REDS was based on the premise that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Direct linkJaeger, Kirsten; Gram, Malene – Intercultural Education, 2020
Students' emotions during stays abroad have mainly been treated as "culture shock", where difficulties are interpreted as universal "stages" towards "adaptation". This paper explores how students from different cultural and educational traditions experience studying abroad differently. The study presents a qualitative…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Study Abroad, Culture Conflict, Cultural Differences
Meinck, Sabine, Ed.; Fraillon, Julian, Ed.; Strietholt, Rolf, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted education provision at an unprecedented scale, with education systems around the world being impacted by extended school closures and abrupt changes to normal school operations. The Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS) investigated how teaching and learning were affected by the health crisis, and how…
Descriptors: Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, COVID-19, Pandemics
Baum, Donald R. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
I estimate achievement effects of education public-private partnerships (PPPs) in 17 countries on the 2009 PISA assessment. Enrollment in PPP schools is tied to student wealth and prior academic ability. PPP students outperform their public peers on half of all outcomes. After accounting for selection, the PPP performance advantage remains on…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Partnerships in Education, Public Schools, Private Schools
Virtanen, T. E.; Moreira, P.; Ulvseth, H.; Andersson, H.; Tetler, S.; Kuorelahti, M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2018
The promotion of students' engagement with school is an internationally acknowledged challenge in education. There is a need to examine the structure of the concept of student engagement and to discover the best practices for fostering it across societies. That is why the cross-cultural invariance testing of students' engagement measures is highly…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Cross Cultural Studies, Academic Achievement, Grade 7
Alkan, Muhammet Fatih; Kartal, Sefik – Online Submission, 2018
In this study, systems of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in different countries were compared. The focus country was Turkey, which has low achievement in English. Other countries compared were Denmark, Hungary, and Portugal, which had considerably higher achievements in teaching English. The selection of these countries was based on…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Lukaš, Mirko; Samardžic, Darko – Online Submission, 2014
The aim of this paper is to provide an objective overview of the impact of teacher salaries on the educational achievements of students. It is often debated about teacher salaries and improvement or jeopardizing their standard, but educational consequences that may ensue as a result of these intentions are rarely addressed. Teacher's role in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Academic Achievement, Teacher Salaries, Foreign Countries
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2014
Improvements in workforce skills are essential for European countries to attain higher economic growth and to compete effectively on product markets. Literature indicates a positive relationship between levels of education and productivity growth. This report builds on and expands this body of research in two ways: (1) It investigates the…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Job Skills, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment
Erickson, Gudrun; Åberg-Bengtsson, Lisbeth; Gustafsson, Jan-Eric – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
The present study explored data from a survey of students' performance in English at the end of compulsory school in 6 European countries. The aim was to gain deeper knowledge of the internal structure of the test and to discuss similarities and differences between the different settings regarding patterns in language proficiency. The analyses,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
The future of Greece's well-being will depend on improving educational performance to boost productivity and improve social outcomes. In the current economic context, with the need to get best value for spending, Greece must and can address inefficiencies in its education system. The challenges are significant. For example, Greece lags behind many…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedBrostrom, Stig – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1998
The everyday experiences of one Danish (15 children) and one U.S. (17 children) kindergarten class were studied. In the U.S. kindergarten, teaching of the basics predominated, while play was the main activity in the Danish kindergarten. How these approaches contributed to motivation for learning in the United States and social competence in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies
Peer reviewedLowe, John – OECD Observer, 1986
Discusses findings based on studies of lower secondary school aged children in Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Compares and contrasts the curriculum, school organization, teacher roles, and student achievement problems in these countries. Offers perspectives on what is needed for comprehensive lower secondary schooling.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Evaluation, Developed Nations
