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Direct linkWitteveen, Dirk – Sociology of Education, 2021
Existing research generally confirms a countercyclical education enrollment, whereby youths seek shelter in the educational system to avoid hardships in the labor market: the "discouraged worker" thesis. Alternatively, the "encouraged worker" thesis predicts that economic downturns steer individuals away from education because…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Reentry Students, Foreign Countries, Enrollment
Peer reviewedSchuetze, Hans G.; Slowey, Maria – Higher Education, 2002
Examined the institutional and policy issues inhibiting or supporting participation by non-traditional and lifelong learners in higher education in Austria, Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Identified six factors: institutional differentiation of the higher education…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Turner, Solveig M.; Karlsson, Britta – 1983
Information is presented to help medical technology schools abroad evaluate their credentials in comparison to U.S. requirements. After defining the subfields of medical technology, also called medical laboratory science, a summary is provided of the educational requirements, the professional titles, and the certification recognition of medical…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Certification
Clark, Burton R., Ed. – 1985
The relation between secondary and higher education is considered by 10 different authors in 10 country/area profiles: United States, England and Wales, France, West Germany, Sweden, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Latin America, and Africa. The systems of secondary and higher education are detailed for each country. The question of how the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Attendance
