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Bruen, Jennifer; Sheridan, Vera – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2016
This paper considers the impact of geopolitical factors, and in particular the collapse of Communism and EU accession, on language education policy and practice in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). CEE is understood here as referring to the former soviet-controlled, eastern bloc counties of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary,…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Social Systems, Social Change
Carlsen, A.; Holmberg, C.; Neghina, C.; Owusu-Boampong, A. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2016
Distance education in higher education is a fast-growing and widespread phenomenon. As many adults are unable to participate in on-campus education, distance education offers flexible learning paths that greatly enhance accessibility to higher education. Exploring distance education's potential to increase the participation of adult learners in…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Adult Students, Access to Education, Higher Education
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Behr, Dorothée – Field Methods, 2015
Open-ended probing questions in cross-cultural surveys help uncover equivalence problems in cross-cultural survey research. For languages that a project team does not understand, probe answers need to be translated into a common project language. This article presents a case study on translating open-ended, that is, narrative answers. It describes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Translation, Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies
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Hild, Gabriella – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
The case study aims to provide insights into how a Hungarian EFL teacher used tests, assessed her young learners and gave feedback to them in the classroom. This qualitative, exploratory study was a follow-up to a large-scale project. In this single-case study, data were collected from an EFL teacher and five of her seventh graders on what tasks…
Descriptors: Case Studies, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Teszenyi, Eleonora; Hevey, Denise – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Hungary has experienced significant political, economic, demographic and social changes since the end of Soviet domination in the 1990s. The gradual move towards liberal democracy has been accompanied by growing emphasis on individualism, choice and diversity. Universal kindergarten provision for five- to six-year-olds is a long established…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, School Choice, Access to Education