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Dennis Beach – Ethnography and Education, 2024
This article derives from ongoing higher education governance research in Sweden using a mix of ethnographic methodologies and data to explore and analyse patterns of gender and class inequality and injustice. The article has very specific data comprising two STEM doctoral appointment procedures together and uses a particular methodology called…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, STEM Education
Pipere, Anita; Kravale-Paulina, Marite; Olehnovica, Eridiana – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2022
The article presents small-scale qualitative research that reveals the views of teacher education (TE) experts from different geographical regions of Europe on teacher education admission criteria (TEA) today and in the future world. This exploration would open the international debate on the future need to reinvent the TE, TEA, and rethink the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Admission Criteria, Educational Change
Tapia, Eduardo – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Although previous studies have investigated the contribution of several components of the school choice paradigm to school segregation, one critical aspect has not received attention from segregation scholars: schools' priority rules, that is, the rules schools apply in case of oversubscription. We evaluate how three priority rules -- grade-based,…
Descriptors: School Choice, School Policy, School Segregation, Secondary School Students
Powell, Stina; Arora-Jonsson, Seema – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
Despite the academy's commitment to the idea of meritocratic and fair principles in recruitments, promotions, student admissions and progress, gender segregation and gender inequalities continue to trouble universities worldwide. Through case-studies of two education programs at a Swedish university, we investigate how processes of formal merit,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Females, Gender Discrimination
OECD Publishing, 2020
First-time entrants to tertiary education are required to make interconnected decisions about their field of study, the fees they will pay and the application requirements they are prepared to face. Their choice of programme and institution will be influenced by the costs and entry criteria. The decisions they make about what to study and where…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Decision Making, Majors (Students), Tuition
European Commission, 2017
This document, "Annex 1 to the Final Report to DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission" is intended as a companion piece to European Commission report "Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Final Report". It contains country fiches which are overviews of available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Educational Policy
Wolfensberger, Marca; Hogenstijn, Maarten – Education Sciences, 2016
For decades, Scandinavian culture effectively prohibited the development of special provisions for talented students in higher education. However, in recent years, a cultural shift has gradually made more room for excellence and talent development in the national discourses. This paper analyzes the climate for talent development in Denmark,…
Descriptors: Talent, Talent Development, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum
Põder, Kaire; Lauri, Triin – Journal of School Choice, 2014
This article presents the empirical analysis of the effects of a school choice policy in Estonia. The article shows that relying on markets and giving autonomy to the schools over student selection will produce admission tests, even at the elementary school level. This article's contribution is to show that a school choice policy experiment with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Educational Policy, Socioeconomic Status
Stenlund, Tova – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
Assessment of prior learning (APL) refers to the process of validating individuals' learning in a variety of contexts, representing a relatively new practice in many countries. In higher education, APL is used to receive access and credits based on skills and knowledge acquired mainly outside of formal academic settings. This paper focuses on…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, College Admission, Validity, Vocational Education Teachers
Cote, Isabelle; Sundstrom, Malena Rosen; Sannerstedt, Anders – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2013
Over the last decades, many liberal democracies have experienced a tension between the education system's expressed requirement to foster citizenship norms and the liberal (sub-)ideal of norm neutrality. This dilemma has been accentuated by, on the one hand, increased ethnical and cultural diversity and, on the other hand, liberalization of…
Descriptors: Mass Media Effects, Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Citizenship Education
Wolming, Simon; Wikstrom, Christina – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2010
The concept of validity, as described in the literature, has changed over time to become a broad and rather complex issue. The purpose of this paper is to investigate if practice has followed theory, or if there is a gap between validity in theory and validity in practice. It compares the theoretical development of the concept of validity with the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Validity, Evaluation Methods, Comparative Analysis
Hedlin, Maria – Education Inquiry, 2012
In 1962 the Swedish Parliament decided on a school reform. Meritocracy and equal opportunity were important goals. However, these ideals were not applied to elementary school teacher education, where a sex quota policy favoured male applicants. In the parliamentary debate, a woman member of the Right Wing Party raised objections to the policy. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Education, Gender Bias
Gokce, Asiye Toker; Celep, Cevat – Online Submission, 2011
Managing people requires ongoing living in a harmony and to educate citizens who would support this status. It is not easy to continue the existence of management which can perform different cultures. The different management style is different educational systems. The management style also directly affects the country's educational philosophy.…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education

Wedman, Ingemar – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1978
Three different methods for selecting students for admission to higher education institutions are discussed and compared. The predictive system of selection, based on qualitative judgments, makes use of conventional data and also subjective judgments. The other two methods, the proportional system of selection and the predictive system of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Competitive Selection, Educational Research
Cliffordson, Christina; Askling, Berit – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2006
The purpose of this study is to examine effects of the admission system to higher education on background diversity of students and study efficiency. By using data from a longitudinal project, the students admitted to medical education on different admission grounds are compared. The results indicate that admissions based on upper secondary grades…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Grades (Scholastic), Medical Education, Comparative Analysis