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Hordósy, Rita – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2017
This paper analyses how three European countries produce and use data within a specific educational policy field, that of school leaving and graduation. It compares how stakeholders in England, Finland and the Netherlands know what happens to the leavers from schools and universities. Through gathering evidence about the methodological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Information Systems, Data
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Hermans, Frans; Klerkx, Laurens; Roep, Dirk – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: We investigate how the structural conditions of eight different European agricultural innovation systems can facilitate or hinder collaboration and social learning in multidisciplinary innovation networks. Methodology: We have adapted the Innovation System Failure Matrix to investigate the main barriers and enablers eight countries…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Rural Extension, Extension Education
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Caraher, Martin; Lloyd, Susan; Lawton, Julie; Singh, Gulab; Horsley, Kayt; Mussa, Fozia – Health Education Journal, 2010
Objectives: To map food access in the city of Preston in the north-west of England in order to determine access, availability and affordability of healthy food options. Design and methodology: The research design employed a number of distinct methods including: surveys of shops; interviews with local people and shopkeepers; a cost and availability…
Descriptors: Research Design, Working Class, Health Promotion, Income
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Grek, Sotiria; Ozga, Jenny – British Educational Research Journal, 2010
This paper draws on interview data from national policy makers in England, Scotland and the European Commission to illustrate differences in the referencing of "Europe" in education policy-making in England and Scotland in order to highlight the emergent complexity of post-devolution policy-making in education through a focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Interviews, Comparative Education
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Dyke, Martin; Foskett, Nick; Maringe, Felix – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2008
The research reported here was funded by the UK Department for Education and Skills to consider the influence of the school on the decision by young people to participate in learning on completion of compulsory schooling. A national sample of 24 schools across England participated in this study. Research methods included focus group interviews…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
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Geography Teacher, 2007
"The Geography Teacher" provides hands-on reference and educative material for K-12 Geography teachers. The journal also pioneers innovative ideas for contemporary teaching methods, including lesson plans. This issue contains the following: (1) Ask Dr. de Blij (Dr. Harm de Blij); (2) Refugees in America (TGT); (3) Guinness and the Irish…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Refugees