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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
Ross, Kenneth N., Ed.; Genevois, Ilona Jurgens, Ed. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2006
There has been a worldwide growth of interest among governments and international agencies in cross-national studies of the quality of education. However, such studies require careful planning, and have far-reaching implications for all concerned. Ministries of education should only become involved if they are prepared to actively engage in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Planning
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Mitter, Wolfgang, Ed.; Schafer, Ulrich, Ed. – 1993
These conference papers report on interim outcomes of investigations conducted at the German Institute for International Educational Research. An opening address, "Education, Democracy and Development in a Period of Revolutionary Change" (Wolfgang Mitter), is followed by four sets of papers. The first set, "European Community,"…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Baker, Steven J., Ed. – 2002
These papers come from a 2001 conference that explored language policy issues at the global, U.S. national, and California regional levels. There are 15 papers in five sections. Section 1, "National Language Policy," includes (1) "Language and Globalization: Why National Policies Matter" (Chester D. Haskell) and (2) "Real…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Apartheid, Democracy, Diversity
Indabawa, Sabo A., Ed.; Oduaran, Akpovire, Ed.; Afrik, Tai, Ed.; Walters, Shirley, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 21 papers examining the state of adult and continuing education in Africa. The following papers are included: "Introduction: An Overview of the State of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa" (Akpovire Oduaran); "Setting the Tone of Adult and Continuing Education in Africa" (Michael A. Omolewa);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy