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Accessing the International Baccalaureate: Class, Growth and Marketisation in Australian Schools, 2008-2019
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Nicky Dulfer; Merryn Dawborn-Gundlach – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a market leader in international education however, research suggests that it predominantly serves elite populations (Bunnell, T., M. Donnelly, H. Lauder, and S. Whewall. 2020. "International Mindedness as a Platform for Class Solidarity." "Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advanced Placement Programs, Advantaged, Marketing
The Design of Upper Secondary Education across OECD Countries: Managing Choice, Coherence and Specialisation. OECD Education Working Papers. No. 288
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Stronati, Camilla – OECD Publishing, 2023
How is upper secondary education organised across OECD countries? This level of education, which most frequently serves students aged between 15 to 18, is generally the first time when learners have significant capacity to shape the content of their learning, for example by opting for general or vocational education, choosing their subjects and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Vocational Education
Where Science Met Policy: Governing by Indicators and the OECD's INES Programme
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Grek, Sotiria; Ydesen, Christian – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
Drawing on archival sources, interviews, and research literature, this article offers new insights into the making, structure and long-term effects of the International Educational Indicators (INES) programme of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The article argues that INES was crucial in setting the OECD on the…
Descriptors: International Organizations, Global Approach, Educational Policy, Scientific Research
High School-University Disconnect: A Complex Issue in Malaysia
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Jane Lai Yee Terpstra-Tong; Adlina Ahmad – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the major transition issues experienced by first-year students in Malaysia. In so doing, the authors compare the findings to those drawn from western contexts. Design/methodology/approach: This study applied a focus group method, conducting seven focus groups with a total of 35 business students.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College School Cooperation, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
Designing a Model of Vocational Training Programs for Disables through ODL
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Majid, Shaista; Razzak, Adeela – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study was conducted to designing a model of vocational training programs for disables. For this purpose desk review was carried out and the vocational training models/programs of Israel, U.K., Vietnam, Japan and Thailand were analyzed to form a conceptual framework of the model. Keeping in view the local conditions/requirements a model of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Models, Vocational Education
Measurement Framework for National Key Performance Measures
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Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
In 1999 Ministers responsible for school education agreed to the new set of "National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century," with the aim of providing high quality schooling in Australia which would secure for students the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and values for a productive and rewarding life. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Program Development