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Prospects for Policy Advances in Science and Technology in the Gulf Arab States: "The Role for International Partnerships"
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Hajjar, David P.; Moran, George W.; Siddiqi, Afreen; Richardson, Joshua E.; Anadon, Laura D.; Narayanamurti, Venkatesh – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) policies in the Gulf Arab States are as diverse as the individual economies and political processes that characterize its member states. During the past decade, a number of expert review groups have argued that science and technology policy needs to be reformed and revitalized in the Gulf…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
The Future of STEM Curriculum and Instructional Design: A Research and Development Agenda for Learning Designers. Report of a Workshop Series
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Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum, 2012
In 2009-10 a series of Workshops was organized to focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning design for young students and adolescents. The objective was to provide visionary leadership to the education community by: (a) identifying and analyzing the needs and opportunities for future STEM curriculum development and…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, STEM Education, Research and Development, Curriculum Development
Access to Education with Online Learning and Open Educational Resources: Can They Close the Gap?
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Geith, Christine; Vignare, Karen – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2008
One of the key concepts in the right to education is access: access to the means to fully develop as human beings as well as access to the means to gain skills, knowledge and credentials. This is an important perspective through which to examine the solutions to access enabled by Open Educational Resources (OER) and online learning. The authors…
Descriptors: Global Education, Online Courses, Access to Education, Educational Resources
Post-Secondary Transfers. ACCC Submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
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Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2010
This report provides the recommendations made by the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology based from its examination on the accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada. Aligned with the needs of employers, and operating on the leading edge of advanced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Research and Development, Private Sector
Telecommunications Technology and Education: What Have We Learned from Research and Experience?
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Cradler, John; Bridgforth, Elizabeth – 1995
Authorized by the California Department of Education, this report provides an analysis of research-based guidelines for the educational applications of technology and information resources and the communication and learning opportunities made possible by telecommunications. The report specifically addresses current state-of-the art technologies…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Resources
The Impact of R&D on VET Decision Making: A Range of Case Studies.
Smith, Chris Selby, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 17 case studies and other papers on the impact of research and development on decision making in Australia's vocational education and training (VET), technical and further education (TAFE), and adult and community education (ACE) sectors. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Chris Selby Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Education