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Jenni Mölkänen; Päivi Honkatukia – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
Mentoring has been regarded as a promising way to reach at-risk youth and to strengthen the protective factors. This article focuses on emotions, reflections, and challenges that adult volunteers face in trying to establish and maintain a friend relationship with young adults in a multicomponent mentor setting in Finland. Based on our…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Volunteers, Volunteer Training, Mentors
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Ficarra, Julie M. – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2017
The overarching assumption within popular approaches to global learning is that it takes place either in classrooms at home or in the case of study abroad, in experiential learning environments overseas. Policies and programs are carefully crafted to respond to particular institutional goals and objectives towards internationalization. These…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Portfolios (Background Materials), Hidden Curriculum, Institutional Mission
OECD Publishing, 2018
After a period of relative neglect in many countries, apprenticeships and other forms of work-based learning are experiencing a revival. Their effectiveness in easing school-to-work transitions and serving the economy is increasingly recognised. However, engaging individuals, employers, social partners and education and training systems in such…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Vocational Education, Program Design, Context Effect
Sharman, Rex G. – Education Canada, 1989
Examines effects of academic year division on junior high school student satisfaction. Reports no relationship between semester organization and student satisfaction or achievement, although students report dissatisfaction with the length of certain classes. Advanced English students were more satisfied with semester courses than general English…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools, Program Design
Yap, Kim Onn – 1981
Data obtained for 89 Title I reading projects were analyzed by multiple regression and discriminant function techniques to assess the relationships between project students' achievement and project characteristics. The results suggested that project characteristics specified in the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System (TIERS) data forms are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
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Dougherty, Christopher – European Journal of Education, 1987
Elements of the West German apprenticeship system, in which most non-college-bound secondary school graduates enter a two-year-minimum, low-paying apprenticeship that may provide more training than is practically necessary, are discussed and some misconceptions are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Employment Opportunities
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Brody, Harvey A. – Journal of Dental Education, 1983
A comparison of curricula for the two kinds of postdoctoral dental education programs examines clinical curriculum, program design, hospital-based and non-hospital-based programs, patient population, needs for such specialization, program length, and suggested changes and additions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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Raskin, Miriam; And Others – Journal of Social Work Education, 1991
An international study investigated social work field instruction in 51 countries and the educational context in which it occurs. Results are reported, including (1) general findings concerning program affiliation and size, student age, program length, placement, field instructor affiliation and training, and payment patterns; and (2) summaries of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Strategies, Employment Patterns, Field Experience Programs
Hallinan, Maureen T. – 1986
The aim of this paper is to identify the mechanisms that relate participation in programs established by Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 to student achievement. It focuses on what happens to students in Chapter 1 programs and how their experiences affect their growth in academic achievement. The paper begins…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
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Weymes, Ed – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1996
A study compared content of Master's in Business Administration (MBA) curricula of 24 American institutions and 23 British institutions. Factors analyzed included program length and structure, class size, required core classes, academic course content, and program uniqueness. While British and American programs were similar, American programs…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Class Size, College Administration, Comparative Education
Grosse, Christine Uber; Lubell, Dawna – 1984
An evaluation and comparison of college and university intensive English programs in the United States focuses on program structure, organization, curriculum, faculty, program strengths, and areas for development. The evaluation instrument was a five-page questionnaire returned by directors of 41 of the 51 qualifying programs. It was determined…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum