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How Playful Learning Can Help Leapfrog Progress in Education
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Winthrop, Rebecca; Ziegler, Lauren; Handa, Rhea; Fakoya, Foluyinka – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2019
Humans are born with the natural ability to gain skills through play. Children learn about social norms, roles and responsibilities, and language through curiosity-driven, playful interactions and activities. Learning through play harnesses the power of children's imagination and inspires active engagement with the material. The Center for…
Descriptors: Play, Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Student Centered Learning
Leadership Practices in German and UK Organisations
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McCarthy, Grace – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2005
Purpose: The aim of this research was to determine whether leadership practices vary between German and UK organisations. Design/methodology/approach: The author used self-assessment documents submitted by German and UK organisations to the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), to identify leadership practices in both countries. A…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Leadership
EFA Includes Education and Literacy for All Adults Everywhere
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Hildebrand, Henner; Hinzen, Heribert – Convergence, 2004
The Institute for International Co-operation of the German Adult Education Association, otherwise known as the IIZ/DVV, is based in Bonn. Germany and has more than 40 years of service in various projects in different countries. The Institute is known for the publication of the journal "Adult Education and Development," the most widely…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Literacy Education, Institutional Role
Cross-National Studies of the Quality of Education: Planning Their Design and Managing Their Impact (Paris, France, June 17-18, 2004)
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Ross, Kenneth N., Ed.; Genevois, Ilona Jurgens, Ed. – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2006
There has been a worldwide growth of interest among governments and international agencies in cross-national studies of the quality of education. However, such studies require careful planning, and have far-reaching implications for all concerned. Ministries of education should only become involved if they are prepared to actively engage in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Planning
The Effectiveness of National Training Boards. Training Discussion Papers No. 110.
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Wilson, David N. – 1993
This combination report/guide summarizes practical "how-to" information on the development and operation of national training boards that was gathered in a series of case studies of the effectiveness of national training boards in Canada, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and in studies of training boards in Australia, Brazil,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Case Studies
Preparing Youth for the 21st Century: The Transition from Education to the Labour Market. Conference Proceedings (Washington, D.C., February 23-24, 1999).
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1999
This document contains 15 papers from a conference on preparing youth for the 21st century that was organized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The following papers are included: "Giving Young People a Good Start: The Experience of OECD Countries" (Norman Bowers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Articulation (Education), At Risk Persons