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Graf, Lukas; Powell, Justin J. W.; Fortwengel, Johann; Bernhard, Nadine – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2017
Dual study programs are hybrid forms of work-based higher education that have expanded very rapidly in Germany--a country traditionally considered a key model in both higher education (HE) and vocational education and training (VET). The continued expansion of these hybrid programs increasingly raises questions if, how, and why they may be…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Foreign Students
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Thiel, Corrie; Bellmann, Johannes – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
Based on a research project comprising data from an interview study and a survey with teachers and school principals in four German federal states ("Bundesländer"), this paper questions the claim that the side effects of accountability in education are bound to high-stakes contexts, and also provides evidence of side effects occurring in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys, Principals
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Norqvist, Lars; Leffler, Eva – International Review of Education, 2017
This article offers insights into the practices of a non-formal education programme for youth provided by the European Union (EU). It takes a qualitative approach and is based on a case study of the European Voluntary Service (EVS). Data were collected during individual and focus group interviews with learners (the EVS volunteers), decision takers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Informal Education, Educational Practices, Youth
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Pilz, Matthias – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2016
The transfer of vocational education and training (VET) systems is currently the subject of lively international debate, but there has so far been very little documentation of the process or analysis of how such transfers are achieved in practical terms. This paper therefore considers the potential for transferring Germany's "dual"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Corporate Education, Training Methods, Vocational Education
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Hagenauer, Gerda; Gläser-Zikuda, Michaela; Volet, Simone E. – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
Research on teachers' emotion display and the quality of the teacher-student relationship in higher education is increasingly significant in the context of rapidly developing internationalization in higher education, with scholars (and students) moving across countries for research and teaching. However, there is little theoretically grounded…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, International Education
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Tzanakou, Charikleia – European Educational Research Journal, 2017
The number of dual career couples in academia is growing due to the increasing proportion of women with a doctoral degree and the greater propensity of women to choose another academic as their partner. At the same time, international mobility is required for career advancement in academia, creating challenges for dual career couples where both…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Career Development, Higher Education, Women Faculty
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Royo-Vela, Marcelo; Hünermund, Ute – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2016
A context of increased competition between higher education institutions (HEIs) for attracting potential national and international students has led universities to implement marketing communication strategies. Those strategies which are used to some extent include, among others, interactive inbound marketing. The purpose of the present…
Descriptors: Marketing, Semi Structured Interviews, Graduate Students, Decision Making
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Qin, Lin – European Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Taking the establishment of structured doctoral programmes in Germany as an example, this paper focuses on how knowledge production in certain academic fields reshapes their doctoral education in a widely changing policy context. Based on case studies of eight graduate schools in three research fields, namely economics, life sciences, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Programs, Case Studies
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Barth, Matthias – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to comparatively analyse activities to integrate sustainability in teaching, research and operational practice in different higher education institutions, which differ both in the degree of how far implementation goes and in regards to the most active stakeholders. Against that background, the paper explores,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Grounded Theory, Comparative Analysis
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Gruber, Alice; Tonkyn, Alan – Language Learning Journal, 2017
It is widely assumed that the British are poorer modern foreign language (MFL) learners than their fellow Europeans. Motivation has often been seen as the main cause of this perceived disparity in language learning success. However, there have also been suggestions that curricular and pedagogical factors may play a part. This article reports a…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Wu, Shu Chen – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2014
This study examines the practical and conceptual dimensions of children's play in German and Hong Kong Chinese kindergartens. German ("n"?=?24) and Chinese ("n"?=?24) children (3-6 years) were randomly selected and videotaped during their free play for 5?min continuously on five consecutive days. Play behavior was analyzed by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Video Technology, Play
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Knuth, Ulrike; Knierim, Andrea – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: The aim of this article is to provide evidence on the consequences of the privatization process in Brandenburg with a focus on the agricultural advisors' situation. Before the background of future European Union (EU) expectations on Farm Advisory Systems (FAS), their capacities and competences to respond to such challenges are discussed.…
Descriptors: Information Transfer, Statistical Analysis, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Weiss, Matthias; Dreesmann, Daniel C. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2014
Biological evolution still lacks representation in school, especially below high school level. In order to find new implications that could help achieve significant improvement in teaching evolution, twelve expert interviews with both renowned researchers and experienced science teachers were conducted. Results of the comparison between the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evolution, Science Instruction, Scientists
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Kwiek, Marek – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
This paper focuses on a generational change taking place in the Polish academic profession: a change in behaviors and attitudes between two groups of academics. One was socialized to academia under the communist regime (1945-1989) and the other entered the profession in the post-1989 transition period. Academics of all age groups are beginning to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Productivity, Teacher Attitudes, Social Systems
Medina, Adriana L.; Hathaway, Jennifer I.; Pilonieta, Paola – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2015
Teacher attitudes toward English language learners (ELLs) can affect what these students will learn. It has been noted that teachers with personal multicultural experiences are likelier to have a more positive attitude towards teaching ELLs (Youngs and Youngs, 2001). Thus, preparing future teachers is vital. This cannot be solely accomplished…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Study Abroad, Preservice Teachers, Student Experience
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