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Van Meel, R. M.; Jansen, B. P. G. M. – 1992
The institutes that provide higher vocational education (HVE) constitute one of the three major branches of higher education in the Netherlands. Three actors play a decisive role in HVE: the government, the Council for Higher Vocational Education, and the institutes. The main factors exerting an influence on HVE include the following: the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Curriculum, Economics Education
Tolman, Joel – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
Given the difficulties and uncertainties of education reform, asking "what works" may be making simple and commonplace what is nearly always a messy and unfinished business. But the work of the International Youth Foundation's partners in 49 countries does reveal a common message of successful reform efforts: put young people at the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Youth, Participation, Foreign Countries
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Corda, Alessandra; Jager, Sake – ReCALL, 2004
This paper presents the overall considerations and pedagogical approach which were at the basis of the development of an innovative web-based CALL application, Ellips (Electronic Language Learning Interactive Practising System). It describes the program's most salient features, illustrating in particular the technical challenges involved in the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Internet
Plomp, Tjeerd, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This is the final report of the Committee on MultiMedia in Teacher Training (COMMITT), which offers a strategic framework to support efforts of teacher training institutes in the Netherlands to develop their own plans for enhancing the teaching and learning process as well as its outcomes through the application of Information and Communication…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Technology
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Singer, Elly; Nederend, Merel; Penninx, Lotte; Tajik, Mehrnaz; Boom, Jan – Early Child Development and Care
This paper discusses the results of a study of the relationships between teacher behaviour and the level of play engagement in two- and three-year-old children in Dutch childcare centres. We found that the continuous proximity of the teacher had the greatest impact on the level of play engagement, while the teacher's walking around and only brief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care Centers, Preschool Teachers, Play
Bull, G. M.; And Others – 1994
The Program on Institutional Management in Higher Education of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development studied information technology (IT) in higher education. Specifically, the study aimed to investigate the state of the art of IT in European higher education, examine the potential of IT and the impact of IT developments on…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Administration, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Finke, Wolfgang F. – 2000
This book examines lifelong learning in the Information Age and the role of higher education (HE) in providing the educational services needed by lifelong learners. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's eight chapters: (1) changes in HE (repercussions of globalization in the educational sector; competition in higher learning;…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Competence
Krabbendam, Hans, Ed.; de Vries, Marc, Ed. – 1990
The aim of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) project "Science, Mathematics, and Technology" is to formulate recommendations for educational policy. Preparations for the project were made in each of the various member countries. Reported here are the results of the Netherlands meeting. The conference and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Marker, Gerald; Ehman, Lee – Educational Technology, 1989
Discusses how to prepare teachers to use educational technology and how to affect their attitudes toward change. Technology in public schools in Indiana is examined, and the international Long Distance Learning Network Project (LDLN), which was designed to determine the effectiveness of long-distance learning in elementary and secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Diederen, Julia; Gruppen, Harry; Hartog, Rob; Voragen, Alphons G. J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
One of the modules in the course Food Chemistry at Wageningen University (Wageningen, The Netherlands) focuses on quantitative problem-solving skills related to chemical reactions. The intended learning outcomes of this module are firstly, to be able to translate practical food chemistry related problems into mathematical equations and to solve…
Descriptors: Material Development, Instructional Materials, Problem Solving, Food
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Van Drie, Jannet; Van Boxtel, Carla; Erkens, Gijsbert; Kanselaar, Gellof – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
In this article the authors focus on how features of a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment can elicit and support domain-specific reasoning and more specifically historical reasoning. The CSCL environment enables students to collaborate on a historical inquiry task and in writing an argumentative essay. In order to support…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning
Jafari, Ali, Ed.; Kaufman, Catherine, Ed. – Idea Group Publishing, 2006
The "Handbook of Research on ePortfolios" is the single source for comprehensive coverage of the major themes of ePortfolios, addressing all of the major issues, from concept to technology to implementation. It is the first reference publication to provide a complete investigation on a variety of ePortfolio uses through case studies and…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Case Studies, Educational Technology
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Duby, A., Ed. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1990
Seven articles on the evaluation of high technology educational media are presented. Topics covered include hardware and software evaluation, acquired immune deficiency syndrome education, computer-based educational evaluation in the Netherlands, evaluation of educational television in Israel, broadcasting research, interactive video, and effects…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Broadcast Industry, Computer Graphics
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Kooijman, Jaap; Davies, Jude; Berg-Cross, Linda; Copier, Laura; Asby, Aisha – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2004
The current project linked students in three universities in a guided discussion of the movie, "Three Kings." The goals were to assess the viability of having students from three different courses, in three different universities, in three different countries find common ground to have intellectual discussions via the Internet and to…
Descriptors: Race, International Education, Student Attitudes, Racial Relations
van der Klauw, C. F., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Information is presented concerning the European Association for Research and Development in Higher Education (EARDHE) and educational research and development occurring at the universities in the Netherlands. Additionally, perspectives on how university teachers in Hamburg, Germany, can improve their teaching methods are considered. The goals and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Faculty, College Instruction, Educational Assessment
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