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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2024
Building on years of joint work within the Copenhagen Process, European countries have now committed to common priorities laid down in the 2020 Council Recommendation on Vocational Education and Training (VET) for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience and the Osnabrück Declaration of the same year. The Recommendation marked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Kaçaniku, Fjolla – Policy Futures in Education, 2022
Improving quality in initial teacher education in the framework of European initiatives entails a rather complex process as compared to that of higher education as a general study field. What adds to this complexity is the fact that teacher education continues to be treated as a national concern in all of Europe. This study provides evidence on…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Policy
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Ana Papiashvili – European Education, 2024
This article examines Georgia's integration into the Bologna Process, focusing on academic social responsibility (ASR). Utilizing qualitative methods, including document analysis and 30 in-depth interviews, the study assesses the evolution of higher education, alignment with Bologna standards, and external quality assurance. Findings reveal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, National Standards
Bocconi, Stefania; Lightfoot, Michael – European Training Foundation, 2021
The purpose of this Joint Research Centre and European Training Foundation (JRC-ETF) joint report is to propose a methodology for the scaling up of SELFIE on the basis of several case studies from EU Member States and South Eastern European countries. Designed to support schools in using digital technologies for teaching and learning effectively,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Dougherty, Kevin J.; Natow, Rebecca S. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Neoliberal theories--whether the new public management, principal-agent theory, or performance management--have provided the rationale for sweeping reforms in the governance and operation of higher education. This paper expands our understanding of neoliberal theory and practice by examining a leading neoliberal reform: performance-based funding…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Performance Based Assessment, Higher Education, Neoliberalism
Darmanin, Martina – European Students' Union, 2020
These recommendations have been put together for the guidance and reference of European Students' Union (ESU's) membership of national student unions and student representatives mandated by point 2.3.b. of ESU's Plan of Work 2019-2020: "ESU should develop recommendations on what students can do to promote democratic citizenship education and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Student Unions, Foreign Countries
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Pilcher, Nick; Fernie, Scott; Smith, Karen – Journal of Education and Work, 2017
National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) are a global phenomenon. This is evidenced by their scale, coverage and intrinsic link with education policy across Europe and beyond. Research into their impact has encompassed a number of perspectives; theoretical, practical and evaluative. Yet, despite the existence of critical literature related to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualifications, National Standards, Program Implementation
Crosier, David; Ferencz, Irina; Hauschildt, Kristina; Kocanova, Daniela; Racké, Cornelia; Riiheläinen, Jari; Szabo, Melinda; Waechter, Bernd; Wulk, Sophie – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2020
This edition of the Bologna Process Implementation Report charts important progress made over two decades when it comes to mobility, quality assurance and recognition, but also points to the work needed in the future. The report shows how European higher education systems advanced with concerted national reforms. This in itself is a remarkable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Academic Degrees
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Ketting, Evert; Brockschmidt, Laura; Ivanova, Olena – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
The purposes of this paper are: to assess how comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is implemented in schools in the World Health Organisation's European Region; and to investigate the evidence supporting its effectiveness. Data were collected in 2016-2017, using a validated questionnaire sent to representatives of governmental and…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
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Tracchi, Matteo – Journal of Social Science Education, 2019
Purpose: The article gives a brief introduction to the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) and illustrates the review process of its implementation. Focusing on the second review cycle of 2016, it stresses that the Council of Europe fell short of a thorough analysis of the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Citizenship Education, Nongovernmental Organizations, Financial Support
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2018
Cedefop is one of the oldest European Union (EU's) decentralised agencies. Founded in 1975 and based in Greece since 1995, Cedefop supports development of European VET policies and contributes to their implementation. The Agency is helping the European Commission, EU Member States and the social partners to develop and implement the right European…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Vocational Education, Lifelong Learning, Labor Market
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Kindelan, Paz; Ayuga-Téllez, Esperanza; Martin, Deborah; Valiente, Mercedes – European Education, 2019
The Bologna Process affects the academic community, particularly faculty members who have to implement the process. This study is an initiative by a group of lecturers to evaluate the perception of faculty members in the implementation of the Bologna Process. The aim was to assess the evolution of their opinion on the process since a 2011 survey,…
Descriptors: International Education, International Cooperation, College Faculty, Educational Change
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Torotcoi, Simona – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2020
The adoption of a system based on cycles has been one of the core action lines in the Bologna Process. It represents the base for promoting student mobility, employability, and international competitiveness. The implementation of the degree-cycle system -- conditioned by the achievement of other policy objectives (i.e. ECTS) -- started hot debates…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, Higher Education, International Cooperation
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Bevins, Stuart, Ed.; Lehane, Louise, Ed.; Booth, Josephine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The core practice of professional scientists is inquiry, often referred to as research. If educators are to prepare students for a role in the professional scientific and technological community, exposing them to inquiry-based learning is essential. Despite this, inquiry-based teaching and learning (IBTL) remains relatively rare, possibly due to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2018
Helping to make vocational education and training (VET) fit for future challenges while meeting those of today: this principle best encapsulates Cedefop's work and achievements in 2018. Policy discourse throughout the year reflected the growing recognition that devising employment, social and education and training policies in different silos is…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Stakeholders
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