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Direct linkOECD Publishing, 2020
First-time entrants to tertiary education are required to make interconnected decisions about their field of study, the fees they will pay and the application requirements they are prepared to face. Their choice of programme and institution will be influenced by the costs and entry criteria. The decisions they make about what to study and where…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Decision Making, Majors (Students), Tuition
Aune, Tore Kristian; Pedersen, Arve Vorland; Ingvaldsen, Rolf Petter; Dalen, Terje – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The relative age effect (RAE) refers to that children born early in their year of birth show higher performance compared to children born late in the same cohort. The present study evaluated whether RAE exists within non-competitive physical education (PE) attainments, change in RAE magnitude with age, and possible gender differences. The results…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Physical Education, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers
European Commission, 2017
This document, "Annex 1 to the Final Report to DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission" is intended as a companion piece to European Commission report "Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Final Report". It contains country fiches which are overviews of available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Educational Policy
Download full textWolfensberger, Marca; Hogenstijn, Maarten – Education Sciences, 2016
For decades, Scandinavian culture effectively prohibited the development of special provisions for talented students in higher education. However, in recent years, a cultural shift has gradually made more room for excellence and talent development in the national discourses. This paper analyzes the climate for talent development in Denmark,…
Descriptors: Talent, Talent Development, Higher Education, Honors Curriculum
European Commission, 2017
"Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Annex 2 To the Final Report to DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission. Case Study Summaries" is designed as a companion document to the final report "Preparing Teachers for Diversity: The Role of Initial Teacher Education. Final…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Diversity, Case Studies
Schwille, John, Ed.; Ingvarson, Lawrence, Ed.; Holdgreve-Resendez, Richard, Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
The IEA Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M) is the first large-scale international study of the preparation of primary and lower-secondary teachers. The study investigated the pedagogical and subject-specific knowledge that future primary and lower secondary school teachers acquire during their mathematics teacher…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Dullaert, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Norway has demonstrated the value of rigorously screening candidates for teacher education programs and has also shown the importance of exposing teacher candidates to a variety of work experiences before formal college training. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
Opheim, Vibeke; Helland, Havard – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2006
From the start of the 2001-2002 academic year, people who had not completed secondary school were able to enter higher education based on documented non-formal learning, realkompetanse. Based on interviews with key personnel at selected universities and university colleges, and on quantitative data from the applicant register, this article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Access to Education
Peer reviewedRust, Val D. – Comparative Education, 1985
Reviews structural reform measures taken by Norway to provide formal equality between vocational and general education. Outlines legal foundations, changes in school enrollment from 1977-78 to 1983-84, admission procedures, and ramifications of these reforms. (NEC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Preparation, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedKoenig-McIntyre, Constance – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Reviews factors concerning fitness screening in teacher education programs and examines screening requirements in selected institutions in the United States, Canada, and in three Scandinavian countries--Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The purpose is to provide cross-cultural perspectives on the issue. (SM)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
Ottosen, Kristian – 1977
The educational system of Norway, which is organized into primary, secondary and higher education, is reviewed. Types of schools and/or courses in secondary education are listed including present enrollment figures by main types of secondary education and transfer rates of secondary to tertiary education. The system of tertiary education is…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Preparation, Comparative Education
Neave, Guy – 1976
The development and influence of new structures in European higher education are reviewed as they relate to the equality of educational opportunity. Part One discusses the evaluation of higher education from 1945 to 1975 in three chapters covering general developments in higher education in the post-war period, the quantitative expansion of higher…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administration, Admission Criteria, Educational History
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1898
This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1896-97, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner of Education's Introduction and Part I covers the topics: (1) Education in Great Britain and Ireland; (2) Education in France; (3) Education in Denmark; (4) Education in Norway; (5) Education in Central…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Education, Civics, School Schedules
