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Direct linkAbadzi, Helen – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2007
Studies have shown that the amount of time students spend engaged in learning tasks is related to learning outcomes. However, schools often offer to the students only a fraction of the time that governments pay for, and schools in lower-income areas often offer less time than governments plan for students. Instructional time ought to be an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Time, Time Blocks, Time Factors (Learning)
Peer reviewedDuncan, Richard L. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1985
Reflection on experiences in Brazil and elsewhere provides insight into the advisory process in international technical cooperation projects and alternative roles for evaluation advisors. (Author)
Descriptors: Consultants, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMenezes de Figueiredo, Nice; Menou, Michel J. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1988
Describes a study in which the textbooks and specialized periodicals in information science used by 26 Brazilian library schools were grouped by 39 course topics and evaluated by various criteria. A methodology for identifying gaps in coverage by the available instructional materials and establishing priorities for production is presented. (8…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Course Objectives, Developing Nations, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedAmaral, Alberto; Polidori, Marlis – Higher Education Policy, 1999
Discusses evaluation of higher education in Brazil, including the Institutional Evaluation Program of the Brazilian Universities (PAIUB) and its replacement by a National Examination of Study Diplomas. Describes background, early initiatives regarding quality, and the new governmental approach to quality evaluation (including the new political…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational History
