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Gunnarsson, Lars; And Others – School Research Newsletter, 1983
A longitudinal, process-oriented study was conducted to compare the content and effects of day care attendance with care in the home. Collection of baseline data involved 120 children of 12 through 18 months of age. Sixty of these children spent their weekdays in 1 of 12 day care centers, while the other 60 were cared for in homes by their mothers…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers
Adams, S. Angela – Insights into Open Education, 1990
Through an imaginary dialogue with her grandmother, a first-grade teacher reflects on the educational methods which her grandmother used and referred to in her journals and discusses the whole language methods used in schools today. A whole language classroom is described as a busy place where activity abounds and conversations buzz. Whole…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Macpherson, Reynold J. S., Ed. – 1998
This book reports on the outcomes of an international policy-research project concerned with how power is used in education to construct and discharge obligations among stakeholders. The collection of articles suggests how such processes might better serve educational ends. The research examines how the politics of education at the site and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Assessment
Download full textManning, Sabine, Ed. – 2002
This document contains summaries of the presentations and discussions that were part of a conference on human resource development (HRD) research and practice across Europe that focused on the theme of creativity and innovation in learning. The document begins with summaries of the following presentations: "Introduction" (Jim Stewart);…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Creativity
Meriot, Sylvie-Anne – Training & Employment, 2000
In both France and the United States, restaurants remain the hotel and catering sector's main employer. In France, 25% of hotel and catering personnel are self-employers versus fewer than 5% in the United States; however, the growth of hotel and restaurant chains in France may eventually limit opportunities for creating an independent activity.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Comparative Analysis, Dining Facilities
Couppie, Thomas; Mansuy, Michele – Training & Employment, 2000
The different situations confronting young labor market entrants in different European countries may be described in terms of the following models: (1) the conditions of labor market entry are basically tied to the nature of the qualification acquired in initial training, experience accumulated in the labor market plays a very secondary role, and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Change Strategies, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
