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McGann, Marek; Ryan, Marie; McMahon, Jennifer; Hall, Tony – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
This paper introduces the Teachers' Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the "research-practice gap". The system includes collaborative, educational, and technical components. The technical aspect is the social networking and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Educational Research, Research and Development
Frohlich, Ellen – Group of Eight (NJ1), 2012
As described in "Go8 Backgrounder 24: Answering the Global Challenge--Experiences from European Excellence Initiatives," Germany began a debate about how to strengthen its position as an excellent location for science and research in 2004. This debate focussed in particular on the competitiveness of the country's universities and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Government, Educational Finance, Financial Support
Grabert, Martin – Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011
There is now a great deal of experience across different countries as they act in their own ways to improve the productivity and excellence of their higher education institutions. Each nation wants to create an international reputation for excellence that will attract students, academic staff and business. This involves change at the national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Change, Educational Innovation
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Hung, Chia-Liang; Chou, Jerome Chih-Lung; Roan, Hung-Wei – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the performance of the National Science and Technology Program (NSTP) by targeting the Taiwan National Telecommunication Program (NTP) initiated in 1998. The Taiwan telecommunications industry has prospered, currently occupying key positions in global markets even though NTP seldom contributes positively…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, National Programs, Human Capital, Telecommunications
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Chang, Maiga; Wang, Chin-Yeh; Chen, Gwo-Dong – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
Taiwan government has initiated a five-year program since 2002: the National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning. The national program started from 2003 and was completed at the end of year 2007, involving thirteen government agencies. This paper describes the results that the national program has accomplished at its first phase, 2003 to…
Descriptors: National Programs, Foreign Countries, Public Agencies, Research and Development