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Brown, Mark; Mhichil, Mairéad Nic Giolla; Beirne, Elaine; Mac Lochlainn, Conchúr – Journal of Learning for Development, 2021
This article offers a global overview of the burgeoning field of micro-credentials and their relationship to lifelong learning, employability and new models of digital education. Although there is no globally accepted definition of micro-credentials, the term indicates smaller units of study, which are usually shorter than traditional forms of…
Descriptors: Credentials, Lifelong Learning, Employment Potential, Models
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Ibara, Emmanuel C. – Africa Education Review, 2014
The article examines the professional development of secondary school principals in Nigeria. Drawing from vast review of literature on professional development and appointment of school principals in other countries, the article canvasses the position that secondary schools in Nigeria should be administered by skilled personnel who have the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries
Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: International Education, Adult Education, Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Students
Marsden, Wm., Ed. – 1984
Thirteen essays discussing how teachers are trained to teach geography in various countries are presented. The papers are: "Teacher Education in Geography: The Comparative View" (W. E. Marsden); "The Training of Geography Teachers in the People's Republic of Bulgaria" (Paulina Vekilska and Dimitar Kantchev); "Note Sur la…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Educational History
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 1999
Presents interview with Weikart, founder and president of High/Scope Foundation, on a multi-national study of the nature, quality, and effects of children's experiences prior to formal schooling. Discusses findings related to international similarities in children and parents, engagement levels, the impact of training on teachers, parent roles,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care