The article deals with the comparative analysis of the issues of the economic sector specialists' professional training at higher education institutions of the Republic of Poland and Ukraine. The essence of the concept of "economic sector specialists' professional training" has been revealed. The component structure of the economic…

Internationalisation of higher education is a strategic theme in current research on higher education and policy debate. Both at national and institutional levels, in many countries, internationalisation is stated to be an educational goal. However, the dominant discourse on internationalisation of higher education in research and research-based…

This paper discusses the rationale underlying "PENTA", an EU funded Erasmus Mundus project. In doing so, it explores the challenges of internationalising and standardising European environmental assessment (EA) practice and education to a third country audience, looking at India as a case study. It is argued that the EU EA Directives are…

Vision and mission statements are the foundation for the types of undergraduate degrees departments confer as well as other types of academic programs such as pre-major, certificate, and distance education curricula. Critical to each department should be careful administration of course selections and offerings and management of academic majors,…

This article proposes five criteria for evaluating and comparing conflicting conceptions of knowledge base frameworks for teaching and teacher education. These criteria are defined and applied to frameworks advocated by scholars, professional organizations, state agencies and teacher education programs. (IAH)

Seven mathematics teacher education programs are described. Two focus on the elementary level (Arizona State University, University of Houston); one concentrates on middle schools (University of Georgia); two deal with the secondary level (Illinois State University; University of Minnesota); and two represent statewide inservice efforts…