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Hargreaves, Andy; Shirley, Dennis – Education Canada, 2012
In 2010, when the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development's (OECD) released its 2009 PISA results, the big story was that eight of the top ten performing systems were Asian. Almost everyone overlooked the strong performance of Canada: sixth overall and the highest English-speaking and French-speaking nation in the world. The four…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Public Education
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Braathe, Hans Jorgen – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Late and limited organisational differentiation is a characteristic which has, until now, distinguished the structure of education -- including teacher education - in the Nordic countries from that of the rest of Europe. However, this tradition is now challenged by utilitarian ideologies, supported by international comparison tests such as PISA…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Ideology, Discourse Analysis
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Spires, Hiller A.; Wiebe, Eric; Young, Carl A.; Hollebrands, Karen; Lee, John K. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2012
As the nation's economy continues its irrevocable shift from manufacturing toward idea-driven, creative industries, our schools--and the teaching and learning enterprise at the heart of our schools--need to undergo a transformation as well. The result of such a transformation needs to be a type of educational experience and expertise that will not…
Descriptors: Laptop Computers, Internet, Handheld Devices, Web 2.0 Technologies