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OECD Publishing, 2021
In 2020, 1.5 billion students in 188 countries/economies were locked out of their schools. Students everywhere have been faced with schools that are open one day and closed the next, causing massive disruption to their learning. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic still raging, the disruption to education has extended into 2021 and many…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Schech, Susanne; Kelton, Maryanne; Carati, Colin; Kingsmill, Verity – Higher Education Research and Development, 2017
Higher education institutions increasingly recognise the need to develop both disciplinary knowledge and soft skills to foster the employability of their graduates. For students in International Studies programmes, the workplace opportunities to develop soft skills relevant to their intended professions are scarce, costly and unavailable to many.…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Global Education, Simulation, Basic Skills
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Sharkova, Nataliya – Education Inquiry, 2014
This exploratory paper focuses on applying information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational settings, particularly in higher education. Based on qualitative data studying four courses in detail, the article starts by discussing educators' expectations associated with technological advances. It proceeds to discuss the concept of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Integration, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
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Nilsen, Mona – Studies in Continuing Education, 2010
This paper focuses on how people working in the Swedish food production industry engage in in-service training by means of computer-mediated communication. The empirical material consists of archived chat log files from a course concerning quality assurance and food safety hazards control in the preparation and handling of foodstuff. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Food Service, Food Standards, Quality Control