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Direct linkMauren Corrêa dos Santos Benites; Ricardo Ribeiro Alves; João Garibaldi Almeida Viana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to identify how the sustainability of Brazilian Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology is implemented. Design/methodology/approach: The research is descriptive and quantitative, and questionnaires were used to collect data, which were applied to the campuses and deans of the 38 IFs. The sample selection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Sustainability, Public Agencies
Winter, Marcella – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background/Context: Considered one of the most influential educators in Brazil's history, Anísio Teixeira is one of the renowned Latin American students who came to Teachers College (TC). Teixeira was a prominent reformer and educator known for advocating free, public, and secular education accessible to all children. His work as an educator and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational History, Educational Policy
Kamhi-Stein, Lía D., Ed.; Maggioli, Gabriel Díaz, Ed.; de Oliveira, Luciana C., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2017
This book investigates new English language policies and initiatives which have been introduced and implemented across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Chapters are organized around three themes. Chapters in the first section critically examine newly-implemented English language policies, as well as factors that…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Download full textValdés-Cotera, Raúl, Ed.; Longworth, Norman, Ed.; Lunardon, Katharina, Ed.; Wang, Mo, Ed.; Jo, Sunok, Ed.; Crowe, Sinéad, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UNESCO established the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) to encourage the development of learning cities. By providing technical support, capacity development, and a platform where members can share ideas on policies and best practice, this international exchange network helps urban communities create thriving learning cities. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Lifelong Learning, Urban Programs, Communities of Practice
Chakraborti-Ghosh, Sumita; Orellana, Karee M.; Jones, Joseph – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in philosophies and perceptions of inclusive education between teachers in Brazil and teachers in the United States. As part of a study abroad program, a team of university faculty and graduate students from Tennessee traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to investigate their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Inclusion, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis
Puppin, Leni – English Teaching Forum, 2007
This article describes how The Language Center at the Espirito Santo Federal University changed from using traditional pencil-andpaper tests to performance testing, based on authentic tasks. The change was prompted because people thought that their testing did not reflect a communicative approach to language teaching. The Assessment Project lasted…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Test Format, Alternative Assessment, Educational Change
