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Giambona, G.; Birchall, D. W. – Educational Media International, 2011
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in creating a dynamic and successful European economy. Time-poor managers in these organisations generally have fewer opportunities for training and development than their counterparts in larger organisations. As a result, different requirements are placed on training. The aim of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Needs, Experiential Learning, Evidence
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van Mierlo, Barbara; Arkesteijn, Marlen; Leeuwis, Cees – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
Networks aiming for fundamental changes bring together a variety of actors who are part and parcel of a problematic context. These system innovation projects need to be accompanied by a monitoring and evaluation approach that supports and maintains reflexivity to be able to deal with uncertainties and conflicts while challenging current practices…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Tutlys, Vidmantas; Kaminskiene, Lina – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2008
This article examines social partnership in accrediting qualifications in Lithuania. It defines the factors influencing social partnership and surveys future development perspectives, referring to the creation and implementation of the national qualifications system in Lithuania. Social partnership in qualifications accreditation is regarded as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Partnerships in Education, Certification
Sawicki, Miroslaw – Eurydice, 2008
The Polish school education system makes a distinction between two types of assessment: (1) Intra-school or internal assessment; and (2) External assessment. The idea of introducing external examinations into the Polish school education system emerged in 1992. This was directly inspired by study visits to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests
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Smit, Gertrude N.; van der Molen, Henk T. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
A Dutch undergraduate course in professional counseling skills uses simulation to test students' ability to conduct an initial client interview, using standardized case histories. A study investigated the effectiveness of the method with 160 course participants, 77 non-participants, and 12 professional counselors and found it useful for…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counseling Psychology, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Training
Cornelisse, Martine; And Others – 1974
This report describes an experimental day care program in Amsterdam, begun in 1969 to investigate how a day care center could contribute towards the favorable development of children under four from unskilled and semiskilled families. Because it is only recently that day care for children under four has been used to any extent, this is the first…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs