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Kadiri, Nadia – Childhood Education, 2021
ANEER, the National Initiative for Early Childhood Education in Rural Areas, is an innovative and impactful project bringing preschools to remote Moroccan villages. Launched by Zakoura Foundation in 2015, in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Education and UNICEF, the free ANEER program aims to create the most favorable conditions for a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Access to Education, Preschool Education
Jensen, Ben; Sonnemann, Julie; Roberts-Hull, Katie; Hunter, Amélie – National Center on Education and the Economy, 2016
This report illustrates how four high-performing systems--British Columbia (Canada), Hong Kong, Shanghai (China) and Singapore--developed their teacher professional learning. The report and accompanying materials are designed as a resource for teachers, school leaders and policymakers wanting to improve teacher professional learning in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Program Development
Education Scotland, 2014
In preparing this report, reviewers visited a sample of four colleges, detailed in Appendix 1. They also drew on the findings of published Education Scotland external reviews of colleges, and examined other relevant publications and reports. They consulted and held focus groups with key stakeholders, including the Scottish Qualifications Authority…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Stakeholders, Higher Education
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Hu, Xiaoyi; Yang, Xijie – Infants and Young Children, 2013
Early intervention services to young children with developmental delays in China have experienced significant growth since 1978, the beginning of the period of Reform and Opening. This article described the present situation of early intervention practices in mainland China, framed around the key components and guiding principles of Guralnick's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Intervention, Developmental Delays, Educational Methods
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Lee, Chi-Ming – Journal of Moral Education, 2009
This study focused on the planning, implementation and evaluation of a character-based school culture (CBSC) project in Taiwan. The project integrated the principles of justice, caring and developmental discipline and was influenced by several well-known American models of character education programmes. The CBSC project was conducted in a…
Descriptors: School Culture, Foreign Countries, Values Education, Moral Development
Salomon, Gavriel, Ed.; Cairns, Ed, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out. The discipline is a composite of contributions from a variety of disciplines ranging from social psychology to philosophy and from communication to political science. That is, peace…
Descriptors: Political Science, Peace, Intergroup Relations, Foreign Countries
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Thies, Leslye Sage – RE:view, 1995
The Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, in conjunction with Saint John Ambulance, developed a first aid training program for individuals with visual impairments in Victoria, Australia. This paper describes preparation of the program, participants, instructors, funding and costs, program objectives, and program evaluation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Methods, First Aid, Foreign Countries
Stopper, Mike; Hancock, Colin – Gifted Education International, 1995
The development of programming for the gifted in Lincolnshire (England) is traced. A collaborative approach to teaching the gifted is discussed, and current objectives of the Gifted and Able Pupils Support Service are listed. Organizational strategies to enhance services to the gifted are described. (CR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Methods
Tsai, Den-Mo – Gifted Education International, 1993
This paper reviews the historical development of special education for gifted students in Taiwan; provides an overview of three chronological stages in the development of programming; describes educational opportunities and problems; and proposes recommendations for program development. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Methods, Educational Practices
Tsai, Den-Mo; Shih, Yew-Sheng – 1997
This paper traces the three stages of development of gifted programming in Taiwan, services that are now available in gifted education, and continuing challenges in gifted education. Critical events that shaped gifted education during 1973-79, 1980-81, and 1982-89 are described, including gifted programming for elementary students, junior high…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Methods, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
Campbell, Duncan D. – 1977
This study is designed to provide adult educators with information relevant to adult education training. In the first of six chapters an overview of adult education in Canada is presented. The definition of adult education, its history in Canada, and models expressing adult education goals are reviewed. Chapter 2 examines descriptive and analytic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Course Content, Educational Methods
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Opp, Gunther; Thurmair, Martin – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
A system of statewide early intervention for children with developmental delays and/or disabilities was established in Bavaria (Germany) in the 1970s. This article discusses current issues, advantages and disadvantages of proximal (homebound) and centralized (center-based) services, the call for a changing model of early intervention, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
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Stevenson, Harold W.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1994
This article examines East Asian societies' response to students who are gifted academically or talented in the arts, music, or sports, focusing on educational practices in China, Taiwan, and Japan. The study concludes that establishment of gifted education programs is not determined by economic development level or school quality but by the…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Educational Methods
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Jiang, Binbin; DeVillar, Robert A. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2005
First-year research conducted by the authors of a 3-year, cross-cultural, professional development project involving English-as-a-Foreign Language (EFL) teachers at a private pre-K-12 school in central Mexico. Findings indicate that key elements of the integrative-systematic approach - developed to respond to the combined need for equity and…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction
Calgary Univ. (Alberta). Centre for Gifted Education. – 1992
This document presents the conference proceedings of the primary stakeholders in gifted education in Alberta (Canada): "Activities in Math for the Gifted Student" (Ballheim); "The Self Awareness Growth Experiences Approach" (Balogun); "Computer Simulations: An Integrating Tool" (Bilan); "The Portrayal of Gifted…
Descriptors: Counseling, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods, Educational Policy
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