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Atherton, H. L.; Steels, S. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Knowledge and understanding of how eugenics has historically affected the lives of people with intellectual disabilities is vital if professionals are to mount an effective defence against its contemporary influences. An online survey of European providers of health, social care and pedagogical education and training courses was undertaken to find…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Online Surveys, History
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Eccles, Tim – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1995
Describes the development of quantity surveying as a third level discipline and the role of professional bodies in determining its cultural orientation. The article examines the conflict between professional standards and market forces and concludes that the contract on offer to surveying students commits them to a monocultural world view. (33…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Course Objectives, Cultural Pluralism
Ripper, Chris, Ed.; Russell, Russ, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to examine West German vocational education and training for the hotel and catering industry. During the study, the investigators examined the training with respect to regulations, the content of training, and the structure of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Comparative Analysis
Potts, Patricia – 1982
The sixth of 16 booklets designed for use in an Open University course on special education for handicapped students in the United Kingdom, this document features information on the professional groups involved with special education (psychological, paramedical and therapeutic, educational, social, medical, nursing, and legal). Specific roles of…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Course Content, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Levinson, Malcolm, Ed.; And Others – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to examine West German education and training for the hairdressing industry. During their study, the British educators examined the training with respect to entry into further education, industry, and school; vocational preparation;…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Apprenticeships, Career Development, Comparative Analysis