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Reushle, Shirley, Ed.; Antonio, Amy, Ed.; Keppell, Mike, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in education provide learners with greater opportunities for growth and advancement. "Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Student Centered Learning, Open Education
Page, Damien – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
This article presents findings from a study of 14 heads of construction in further education colleges in England as they manage the transition of new construction lecturers from a culture of hypermasculinity to one of emotional labour and caring. It focuses firstly on the dilemmas faced by heads of construction at the recruitment stage before…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Teacher Recruitment, Middle Management, Foreign Countries
Waller, Nicky – Primary Science, 2010
Children's perceptions of industry often remain unclear, incorrect, or shrouded in misconception. A high proportion of children continue to describe industry using "negative" adjectives including dark, noisy, dirty, and smoky. In this article, the author describes a project that tackles these misconceptions by working with young…
Descriptors: Industry, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Childhood Attitudes
Selfe, Cynthia; Hawisher, Gail – College Composition and Communication, 2012
The authors--drawing on their varied experiences as authors and publishers of a journal and several book series--provide a historical review and consideration of peer review in publishing. They find that scholarly peer review, from the question of signed reviews to the practices of digital publications, is in the midst of change, but that at the…
Descriptors: History, Book Reviews, Peer Evaluation, Publishing Industry
Lunt, Julie; Lawrence, Liz – Education in Science, 2010
Making connections between subjects to enhance learning and demonstrate relevance and application is not new, especially in primary education. Teaching through topics or themes has swung in and out of fashion and the use of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills across the curriculum is embedded in many schemes of work. However, the proposed New…
Descriptors: Science Education, Primary Education, Children, Adolescents
Drake, Pat; Noyes, Andrew; Wake, Geoff – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
This article explores the relationship between school mathematics qualifications and the transition into employment. As part of a large-scale, three-year independent evaluation of pilot qualifications in 14-19 school
mathematics, all 39 Sector Skills Councils and Employment Skills Boards in the UK were invited to provide evidence regarding their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills
Hall, Lynne; Irons, Alastair; MacIntyre, John; Sellers, Charles; Smith, Peter – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
This paper presents a collaborative initiative within the North East of England which aims to grow and sustain a software industry, based on the strengths of regional players, including in particular the local university. The project Sunderland Software City has the ambitious aim of developing the people, the infrastructure and the business and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperation, Computer Software, Industry
Smith, Andrew; Burke, Gerald; Long, Michael; Dumbrell, Tom – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2008
While it is recognised that employers invest a substantial amount of money and time in training, the exact nature and amount of this investment is poorly measured and understood. This project set out to supplement the available data, which have many limitations, with more detailed data for selected industries. However, it became quickly apparent…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Investment, Measurement, Employment
O'Donnell, Amy – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to report findings from a North East (of England) study co-financed by the European Social Fund and the Learning and Skills Council to explore the issues around the provision of vocational training for women in Northumberland, focusing on the construction, engineering and manufacturing sectors. The aim of the research was…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Focus Groups, Adult Vocational Education, Engineering
Fitchett, Paul G.; Russell, William Benedict – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2012
The New Social Studies movement was an effort by social scientists to reform US social studies/history curriculum at all levels during the 1960s and early 1970s. In the end, more than 50 different projects attempting to revitalise social studies were developed. Many of the projects focused on inquiry-based teaching practices and curriculum.…
Descriptors: Social Scientists, Social Studies, Units of Study, Anthropology
Ashton, Daniel – Journal of Education and Work, 2009
Addressing connections between higher education and "industry" framed by UK government creative industries strategies, this article draws on research with games design students to explore their transition from being a student to being "industry-ready". The article introduces broader currents within higher education around…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Industry, Foreign Countries, Individual Development
Germain, Marie-Line; Ruiz, Carlos Enrique – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer a comparison of how human expertise is perceived by human resource development (HRD) scholars across several Western European countries and in the USA. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, exploratory approach using electronic mail was used for this study. In total, 36 leading HRD scholars from…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Ethnography, Interviews, Cultural Differences
Brockmann, Michaela; Clarke, Linda; Winch, Christopher – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2009
Purpose: Though the notion of competence is common terminology in European VET policy at national and supra-national level, understandings vary widely, both across countries and within. The particular conceptions of competence adopted in the EQF are themselves problematic and the framework allows for a variety of interpretations. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Competence

Marshall, Margaret R. – Journal of Documentation, 1972
British industrial firm libraries are traced from their beginnings till 1939, by which date they had spread to many branches of industry and had been recognized as an important part of the industrial and library worlds, thus establishing standard patterns of work. The origins and significance of Aslib are discussed. (27 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Corporate Libraries, Foreign Countries, History

Cable, Carole – Library Quarterly, 1974
The Doves Press, founded in 1900 in Hammersmith, England, produced some of the most notable examples of fine typography of the twentieth century. A dispute over ownership of the types developed, and the types were destroyed. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Printing, Publishing Industry