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Non-Formal Education in International Comparison: Patterns of Participation and Investment in Selected European Countries
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Kaufmann, Katrin – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2015
This investigation focuses on participation and related investment patterns in job related non-formal education (NFE) in selected European countries. Broadening previous research formats of NFE are distinguished by investment including financial and time investments by employers, employees and public authorities. By this, company-sponsored and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Nonformal Education, Comparative Education
Non-Formal Education in International Comparison: Patterns of Participation and Investment in Selected European Countries
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Kaufmann, Katrin – Online Submission, 2015
This investigation focuses on participation and related investment patterns in job related non-formal education (NFE) in selected European countries. Broadening previous research formats of NFE are distinguished by investment including financial and time investments by employers, employees and public authorities. By this, company-sponsored and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Informal Education, Comparative Education
Students as Stakeholders in Quality Assurance in Eight European Countries
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Leisyte, Liudvika; Westerheijden, Don F. – Quality of Higher Education, 2013
How are stakeholders represented in higher education institutions' decision-making bodies that influence the quality of education, and are their viewpoints taken into account? This paper addresses this question taking into account the empirical evidence from eight countries in Europe. Findings indicate that formal barriers are largely absent, that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Students, Stakeholders
(De)Constructing Power in Higher Education Governance Structures: An Analysis of Representation and Roles in Governing Bodies
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Bótas, Paulo Charles Pimentel; Huisman, Jeroen – European Journal of Higher Education, 2012
This article explores how power relations are constructed in the governance of higher education institutions. It examines and deconstructs, from a Foucauldian perspective, power relations and mechanisms in the relationship between the state and higher education institutions, and between academic and management staff. This research article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Power Structure, Benchmarking