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Direct linkLane, Rod; Bourke, Terri – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2017
A recent editorial in International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (IRGEE) highlighted an opportunity for the inclusion of geography as a subject in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) tests. At present, TIMSS tests only encompass mathematics and physical sciences. The IRGEE editors encouraged…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Geography Instruction, Educational Opportunities, Research Projects
Download full textWeissman, Evan; Cullinan, Dan; Cerna, Oscar; Safran, Stephanie; Richman, Phoebe – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
The Learning Communities Demonstration is a national research project that is testing the effectiveness of learning communities in six community colleges across the United States: Merced College in California; The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) in Baltimore, Maryland; Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida; Houston…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, College Credits
Beishuizen, Jos; Van Boxel, Patris; Banyard, Philip; Twiner, Alison; Vermeij, Helle; Underwood, Jean – European Journal of Education, 2006
This article describes a comparative study of the introduction of student portfolios in two departments of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Nottingham Trent University in the UK. Portfolios are designed to facilitate effective management of lifelong learning, to provide a record of achievements and to encourage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Portfolios (Background Materials), Higher Education
Kearns, Peter; Papadopoulos, George – 1993
This report reviews the research and development (R&D) structures and practices for vocational education, training, and employment in the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, and England. The organization and management of each country's R&D system as well as R&D agendas and priorities are analyzed. General observations and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1997
This booklet outlines the 1997 work program of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). The first section details CEDEFOP's mission, objectives, main tasks, and future as an organization working at the European Community (EC) level to encourage the promotion and development of vocational education and training…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Cooperation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Halasz, Ida M. – 1984
A three-year project was undertaken by the National Center for research in Vocational Education (Ohio State University, OH) to investigate time on task in vocational and technical classes. During the first year of the project, researchers used the direct observation method to collect time-on-task data pertaining to 10 teachers and 186 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Hicks, Lisa; Olins, Alexandra; Prince, Heath – 2000
Recent efforts to build economic and work force development systems in seven leading cities were reviewed to inform similar efforts undertaken in Baltimore, Maryland. Research examining efforts to establish work force development systems in the following cities were analyzed: Austin, Texas; Berkeley, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents
