Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Author
| Ariadurai, S. Anbahan | 1 |
| Guichard, Stephanie | 1 |
| Larre, Benedicte | 1 |
| Manohanthan, Rajalingam | 1 |
| Onsongo, W. M. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Portugal | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAriadurai, S. Anbahan; Manohanthan, Rajalingam – Online Submission, 2008
Faculty of Engineering Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka has been offering engineering programmes at a distance for the last two decades or so. However, completion rates in Faculty of Engineering Technology are lower compared to the other faculties of the University. This paper investigates the reasons for low completion rates in the…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Eligibility, Distance Education, Engineering Technology
Peer reviewed
Direct linkOnsongo, W. M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
On average the B.Sc. (Eng.) degree programmes in South Africa universities graduate about 50-60 per cent of the students admitted. Generally, the highest dropout occurs in the first year of registration. This article reviews admission and graduation statistics at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and assesses the impact of recent academic…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Engineering Education, College Freshmen, College Admission
Guichard, Stephanie; Larre, Benedicte – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2006
The lack of human capital in Portugal has become a key obstacle to higher growth. This paper discusses the performance of education and training services in Portugal and shows that improvements are needed to narrow the significant human capital gap with other OECD countries. Despite progress in the past decades, Portuguese children spend…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Labor Force Development
