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Direct linkElisa Brewis – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2025
This paper discusses understandings of higher education and the public good in the context of Finland. A lexical-based comparison of public goods terminology reveals that the Finnish translation of public good--"julkishyödyke"--is used in comparatively recent (post-1970s) scholarship, mainly limited to the fields of economics, forestry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Community Development, Role of Education
Gary Fraser – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2025
Professionalism in the context of public sector professions is a changing concept, which is subject to different interpretations. The sociologist Julia Evetts has developed two models, occupational and organisational professionalism, which are useful conceptual tools which help us to understand from a wider theoretical perspective the changing…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Educational History, Governance, Professional Associations
Kumara San Ward; Martin Purcell; Marie Beresford Dey; Beverley Searle; Rosamonde Birch; Tanya MacDonald – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Research commissioned by the Scottish Government in 2022 investigated Learning for Sustainability (LfS) as it is experienced through the "Scottish Curriculum for Excellence" (CfE) by young people (14+ years), practitioners in secondary schools (teachers), and in community learning and development (CLD) settings. The research sought to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Sustainability, National Curriculum
Susan Webb; Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2025
This systematic review aims to examine empirical literature about advancing the social role of college-based higher education (CBHE). A thematic analysis of empirical evidence from the 58 included articles offers insights into the social role of CBHE, and the characteristics of CBHE colleges, students, and lecturers. The review indicated a growing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Readiness, Employment Potential, Career Readiness
