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Pearson, 2020
This survey was conducted on behalf of Pearson from June 8-14, 2020 by The Harris Poll, a global market research firm based in New York City with over 50 years of history in polling. This 20-minute online survey was completed by 7,038 people aged between 16-70 years old across the globe. All data in this report show general online population data…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Cross Cultural Studies, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Carroll, Matthew; Constantinou, Filio – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented disruption to education around the world. There is much to learn from this period, to better understand what happened, to provide support to those affected, and to inform future responses to disruption. This research aimed to contribute to this field by recording teachers' experiences of teaching in the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Teaching Experience, Elementary School Teachers
Schmidt, William H.; Houang, Richard T.; Sullivan, William F.; Cogan, Leland S. – OECD Publishing, 2022
The OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 (E2030) project's overall goal is that of looking to the future in terms of how school curricula should evolve given the technological advances and other changes that societies are now facing. Towards that end, the E2030 project centres on the idea that education needs to equip students with the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Futures (of Society), Mathematics Curriculum, Educational Trends
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Ng, Ying Chu; Li, Sung Ko – Education Economics, 2000
Using data from 84 key Chinese higher education institutions, examines the effectiveness of a mid-1980s educational reform. Computes the efficiency of individual institutions' research performance, using data envelopment analysis. Research performance across regions has improved, but the institutions themselves remained inefficient between 1993 to…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Productivity
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Min, Wei-Fang; Tsang, Mun Chiu – Economics of Education Review, 1990
Examines the economic rationale for vocationalizing secondary education in China by comparing vocational education graduates' and general education graduates' performance in the workplace. Using Beijing Auto Industry Company data, the study found that vocational-technical education graduates engaged in factory work relevant to their previous…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Workforce Economics Trends, 2001
Technology provides a new and effective tool for accelerating economic growth, and developing countries are embracing technology and education as the means toward attaining economic parity with the United States and other developed nations. Evidence suggests that this strategy is paying off. Developing countries are building a technology…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations