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Teaching Comparative Education: Trends and Issues Informing Practice
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Kubow, Patricia K., Ed.; Blosser, Allison H., Ed. – Symposium Books, 2016
With chapter contributions from seminal scholars in the field of comparative and international education (CIE), this book examines the ways in which comparative education is being taught, or advocated for, in teacher education within higher education institutions worldwide. A particular concern raised by the authors--in locations as diverse as…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Barriers
Outcome-Based Strategies for Adult Learning. Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design (AETID) Book Series
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Jones, Janice E., Ed.; Baran, Mette L., Ed.; Cosgrove, Preston B., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The definition of education and learning has been changing in recent years, as the field experienced, and is still experiencing, many changes. One of those changes is a rise in adult learners in higher education. In order to cope with this particular change and set their classrooms up for success, it is vital for educators to be aware of and…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Adult Learning, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students
Handbook for the Design of Instruction in Pharmacy Education.
Cyrs, Thomas E., Jr., Ed. – 1977
New instructional procedures for the competency-based curriculum for pharmacy education are examined by educators. The evolution of the competency-based program at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota is described, and information is presented concerning the classroom instructional model, the development of performance…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Experience, Competency Based Education, Copyrights
Teaching for Proficiency, the Organizing Principle. The ACTFL Foreign Language Education Series.
Higgs, Theodore V., Ed. – 1984
A collection of reports and case studies of second language instruction for proficiency includes: "Language Teaching and the Quest for the Holy Grail" (Theodore V. Higgs); "The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines: A Historical Perspective" (Judith E. Liskin-Gasparro); "The Proficiency-Oriented Classroom" (Alice C. Omaggio);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Competency Based Education
Summaries of Reports in Curriculum Development. Compiled by Graduate Students in VTE 680 Curriculum Development, Spring Semester, 1979.
State Univ. of New York, Utica. – 1979
The sixteen chapters in this publication represent summaries and combinations of weekly reports done by students in the graduate course, Curriculum Development in Vocational Education. These reports on selected topics pertaining to curriculum development in vocational education are presented in the following format: discussion of the topic with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees, Career Education
The Challenge of Competence. Professionalism through Vocational Education and Training.
Hodkinson, Phil, Ed.; Issitt, Mary, Ed. – 1995
This book contains the following papers about the role of vocational education and training in developing a competent work force in Great Britain (United Kingdom): "The Challenge of Competence for the Caring Professions: An Overview" (Phil Hodkinson, Mary Issitt); "The European Challenge to British Vocational Education and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Behaviorism
Contemporary Issues of Occupational Education in Finland.
Lasonen, Johanna, Ed.; Stenstrom, Marja-Leena, Ed. – 1995
This book contains 28 papers about the current status of occupational education in Finland, with special emphasis on context factors, structural and pedagogical reform, and quality management. The following papers are included: "Introduction of Educational Structure in Finland" (Johanna Lasonen, Marja-Leena Stenstrom); "Vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Education, Training and the Future of Work II: Developments in Vocational Education and Training.
Flude, Mike, Ed.; Sieminski, Sandy, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers on developments in vocational education and training in Great Britain and the future of work. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Geoff Esland, Mike Flude, Sandy Sieminski); "The Roles of the State and the Social Partners in Vocational Education and Training Systems" (Andy Green);…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Competence, Competency Based Education