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Belzer, Alisa – Adult Learning, 2017
The Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) results, released in 2013, have spurred researchers to engage in rich analyses. In addition to making it possible to compare skill levels among the 23 participating nations, the PIAAC data have enabled researchers to analyze relationships among cognitive literacy, numeracy, and…
Descriptors: Reflection, Numeracy, International Assessment, Adult Learning
Ozcan, Mustafa; Vuranok, Turan Tolga; Ball, Claudia – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: This study explores the applicability and transferability of tools developed for the realization of comparability and transparency of qualifications across Europe. It relates to the implementation of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in the automotive…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Vocational Education, Case Studies, Electronics
Smoláková, Nikoleta; Švajdaa, Juraj; Koróny, Samuel; Cincera, Jan – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study compares the inquiry competence of the 8th-grade students participating in the science and environmental education program GLOBE in the Czech Republic with a sample of students of the same age not participating in the program from the Slovak and Czech Republics. Inquiry competence is analyzed as a set of variables representing students'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Minimum Competency Testing, Environmental Education, Science Education
Velde, Christine – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
The Chinese economy is now a major driver of growth in the world economy. As a consequence, significant reforms were introduced which impacted on its educational systems. China is facing unprecedented pressure to produce skilled individuals to meet the demands of this rapid growth. China is in the unique position of operating in a dual system,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Free Enterprise System, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Bohlinger, Sandra – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2008
The development and implementation of the EQF, as a meta-framework for the promotion of transparency, quality assurance, mobility and mutual recognition of qualifications, has given rise to some difficulties. These are due partly to different definitions of competences, skills and knowledge. Taking the German-speaking countries as an example, the…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Student Certification, German, Regional Characteristics
Shapiro, Joan P. – Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 1979
This article attempts to provide British educators, who face a similar trend, with a synthesis of some major developments in the Accountability in Education movement in the United States. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends

Ysseldyke, Jim – British Journal of Special Education, 1996
This article comparing the educational systems of various countries contends that, while most countries have clearly articulated educational goals and educators know how to achieve the goals, there is little information on the extent to which students with disabilities are achieving such goals because most accountability assessment efforts do not…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Education, Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Graf, Andrea – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2004
Training designs are critical to the success of intercultural training programmes. A common typology for classifying intercultural training designs distinguishes among the following dimensions: experiential discovery versus didactic expository and culture-specific versus culture-general training. The purpose of this paper is to assess different…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs, Cluster Grouping
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
According to newly released Third International Mathematics and Science Study data, American children may score low on international comparisons because teachers are trying to teach them too many topics. Surprisingly, Florida's minimum competency testing program has not increased low-achievers' dropout rate. A recent "American…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship