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Guadalupe Francia; Lovisa Ericson; Antonio Luzon – Cogent Education, 2024
This article contributes to the development of systematic knowledge relating to equity policies during a pandemic. Based on Didier Fassin's conception of biopolitics as a theoretical framework, the study makes use of critical discourse analysis to examine the school closure policies of two EU countries (Sweden and Spain) and one non-EU country…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Equal Education, Access to Education, School Closing
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Sanchez, R. Arteaga; Hueros, A. Duarte; Ordaz, M. Garcia – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that determine the acceptance of the WebCT learning system among students of the faculties of Business and Education Sciences at the University of Huelva, and to verify the direct and indirect effects of these factors. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 226 students at the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Technical Assistance, Electronic Learning, Data Analysis
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Jauregi, Kristi; Melchor-Couto, Sabela; Beltrán, Elina Vilar – Research-publishing.net, 2013
Telecollaboration for Intercultural Language Acquisition (TILA), is an EU-funded project within the Lifelong Learning Programme that will run between January 2013 and June 2015. TILA's overall objectives are: (1) to innovate, enrich and make foreign language teaching programmes more attractive and effective by encouraging the implementation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs, Language Acquisition, Lifelong Learning
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Stachowski, Laura L.; Bodle, Aaron; Morrin, Michael – International Education, 2008
The Cultural Immersion Projects at Indiana University offer teacher education majors the opportunity to be placed in culturally-diverse settings, where full-time student teaching, required community participation, ongoing reflection, and academic reporting combine to provide experiences that go well beyond the common foci of conventional student…
Descriptors: Navajo (Nation), Community Involvement, Service Learning, Student Experience
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Laurent, Catherine; Cerf, Marianne; Labarthe, Pierre – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
If farmers are to meet the new challenges facing agriculture (environment, rural development, etc.), appropriate knowledge has to be produced. But observations in six EU countries (France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK) show that unexpected problems arise when technical support for agriculture is linked to market regulation,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Agriculture
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1980
The role of English in Spain is discussed, with attention directed to (1) English within the educational system, (2) inspection of teachers and teaching methods, (3) commercial English, (4) adult education, (5) radio and television instruction in English, (6) English teachers, (7) English outside the educational system, and (8) British and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Radio, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
British Council, London (England). English Language and Literature Div. – 1985
A review of English language usage and instruction in Spain describes the role and status of English in society, and outlines the situation of English-as-a-second-language instruction within the educational system at all levels. The profile covers the following areas: the characteristics, qualifications, and pre- and in-service training of English…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Continuing Education
Carson, Arthur L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
Because of close relations between the Philippines and the United States in the earlier years of this century, developments in the Philippines since that country achieved its independence in 1946 are of particular interest to Americans. An important aspect of the island nation's efforts in its first 15 years of complete self-government is the…
Descriptors: Educational History, War, Politics of Education, Economic Factors