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Merilyn Meristo; Tuuli Oder; Karola Velberg – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
The Soviet period is described as a highly centralised top-down system where schools and teachers had little to say about managerial topics. Instead, change was initiated by the resolutions and decisions of the Ministry of Education. This article aims to shed light on the establishment of Foreign-Language Subject Councils in Soviet Estonia in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
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Gizem Yagli; Gözde Akyüz – Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning, 2024
This study aims to assess the mathematics literacy levels of 15-year-old students participating in the PISA-2022 test, considering the impacts of the frequency of digital device usage, and the influence of printed and digital learning resources in the educational context across Estonia, Finland, China (Hong Kong), Croatia, and Turkey during…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Brown, Kara D., Comp.; Iva, Sulev, Comp.; Koreinik, Kadri, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2019
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise description of the European minority language, Võro in Estonia, in education. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects such as the number of schools,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
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Kivela, Jari; Haldre, Kai; Part, Kai; Ketting, Evert; Baltussen, Rob – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
Policy-makers making decisions on the implementation of school-based sexuality education (SE) programmes face two important questions: (1) what are the costs of implementing and scaling up SE programmes, and (2) what are the impacts? This paper responds to these questions by retrospectively assessing costs, impact and cost-effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Sex Education
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Savickien, Ineta; Kaledaite, Violeta – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
Language questions are increasingly on the agenda in Europe. This paper addresses some problematic aspects of language teaching and learning that have come to the fore in the Baltic states after the European Union enlargement of 2004. First, the paper aims at providing relevant information about language policies in the former USSR and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Sarapuu, Tago; Adojaan, Kristjan – 1999
The aim of this research was to study applicability of a teaching method of using supplementary printed student worksheets together with two educational Web sites--"Estonian Vertebrates" and "Estonian Plants." The teaching method was fully approved by the expert group of 27 pilot teachers. A case study focused on development of…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Technology
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Rannikmäe, Miia – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2005
A sad fact of teaching is that once the classroom door is closed, teachers are on their own under "normal" conditions. They are in charge of the teaching direction, the choice of materials, the pace of learning, the atmosphere created and the learning emphasis. Developing these skills requires expertise and experience and is aided by…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Ownership, Teacher Collaboration, Peer Influence