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Wiseman, Alexander W. – Review of Research in Education, 2010
In the past 150 years, educational systems have expanded and become integrally linked with economic, political, and social status in modern nation-states. As the stakes for education have risen, so has the call for more and improved use of scientific evidence as a basis for educational policymaking. Evidence from averaged scores on international…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Lange, Thomas; Maguire, Keith – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1998
Although unemployment is a serious problem in Europe, deregulating labor markets is not the solution. Deregulation could lead to decline in quality and competitiveness. The example of Japan shows the interaction of education, training, human resource management, and quality control. (SK)
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Manufacturing Industry
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Huang, Futao – Higher Education Policy, 2006
As an analysis of context and rationale, and of the changing strategies and practice since the early 1990s, this article identifies the major arrangements for assuring and enhancing educational quality and touches on their characteristics, with a focus on the Japanese national universities. The effects of, and issues raised by, current strategies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Quality Control, Educational Quality