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European Students' Union, 2019
This paper defines the European Students' Union (ESU) opinions on the topics related to internationalisation and learning mobility. This document is both an advancement and a cohesive overview of ESU's existing positions on internationalisation and mobility in higher education. This paper offers both definitions and elaborations on relevant policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Unions, Global Approach, Higher Education
Ball, Jessica; Smith, Mariam – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
Multilingual education (MLE) is increasingly recognized as a means to ensure equitable access to education for children with a nondominant first language and to retain endangered languages. UNESCO has championed MLE and identified 10 essential components in planning implementation of MLE implementation. This article examines these 10 components in…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language of Instruction, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries
Okura, Eve K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation presents the findings from interviews conducted with language nest workers, teachers, language nest coordinators, administrators of language revitalization programs, principals and directors of language immersion schools that work in close proximity with language nests, and linguists involved in language revitalization efforts.…
Descriptors: Interviews, Language Maintenance, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning
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Gamir, Saadia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Various newspaper articles report that British ministers, university representatives, exam chiefs and business bodies agree that foreign languages skills in primary, secondary and tertiary UK education are in crisis. Lower funding and policy changes have caused language skills deficiencies felt gravely in the business sectors. Funding and support…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance
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Gandara, Patricia; Rumberger, Russell W. – Education Finance and Policy, 2008
This article explores the components of an "adequate" education for linguistic minority students in California and attempts to distinguish these from the components of an adequate education for low-income students who are native English speakers. About 1.6 million students were classified as English learners (ELs) in California in 2006.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Language Minorities, English (Second Language), Educational Objectives
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Socias, Miguel; Chambers, Jay; Esra, Phil; Shambaugh, Larisa – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2007
Access to important educational resources in California's middle and high schools is not equal among schools that serve different student populations. Overall, the most disadvantaged populations of middle and high school students are likely to have the least access to the resources necessary for learning. California policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, High Schools, Teacher Qualifications, Educational Resources
GAARDER, A. BRUCE – 1966
THIS REPORT COVERS THE ACTIVITIES WHICH OCCURRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 1964, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TITLE III OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT. IT REPORTS THE MAJOR FEDERAL-STATE-LOCAL JOINT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AT THE STATE LEVEL AND THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Curriculum Development, Educational Equipment
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers