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UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2020
IIEP-UNESCO Dakar and the IFEF have carried out a joint study on contextualizing and adapting the competency-based approach (CBA) in seven African countries: South Africa, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Rwanda, and Senegal. This study has identified good practices and their use for making the CBA more effective in TVET systems, as well as the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
Watt, Michael – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare key elements of the actions that states in the USA and Australia took to implement the Common Core State Standards or Phase One of the Australian Curriculum, and what processes and products they used to facilitate implementation of these innovations. A rubric adapted from a diagnostic tool,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, State Standards, Academic Standards
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Hixson, Nate – West Virginia Department of Education, 2015
As the final stage of West Virginia's rollout of the Next Generation Content Standards and Objectives (NxGen CSOs), the regional education service agencies (RESAs) conducted six train-the-trainer events in the spring of 2013 to prepare educators--mostly teachers--to provide professional development back in their home schools and districts. These…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Qualy, Lauren Connor – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The goal of the current study was to conduct a formative evaluation of a female adolescent empowerment program. Participants were recruited through a mail survey. A total of 32 school counselors (response rate 40%) participated. The following questions were investigated: (1) What do the school counselors perceive as the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Females, Formative Evaluation, Mail Surveys
Killion, Joellen; Harrison, Cindy – National Staff Development Council, 2007
An Innovation Configuration (IC) map identifies and describes the major components of a new practice such as NSDC's standards and details how it would look in practice. NSDC's ICs are detailed by contexts and professional roles. This CD-ROM focuses on the role of school-based staff developers.
Descriptors: Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Trainers
Coulon, Arnaud – European Training Foundation, 2009
Teacher and trainer training is one of the most important determinants of the success of reforms in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in recent years in the Mediterranean region. This is based upon the assumption that the role of teachers and trainers in the reform of TVET is a dual one; that of stakeholder and…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Comparative Analysis
Gold, Stephanie – Technology & Learning, 2005
The concept of data-driven professional development is both straight-forward and sensible. Implementing this approach is another story, which is why many administrators are turning to sophisticated tools to help manage data collection and analysis. These tools allow educators to assess and correlate student outcomes, instructional methods, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, State Standards, Computer Software