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The European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training
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Auzinger, Monika; Luomi-Messerer, Karin – European Commission, 2021
This note seeks to look back at the development and implementation process of the European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET). It takes stock of its main achievements and how they are taken forward in the 2020 Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Credits, Foreign Countries, Transfer Programs
Market Mobilities/Immobilities: Mutation, Path-Dependency, and the Spread of Charter School Policies in the United States
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Cohen, Dan – Critical Studies in Education, 2017
Over the past 25 years charter school policies have spread through the United States at a rapid pace. However, despite this rapid growth these policies have spread unevenly across the country with important variations in how charter school systems function in each state. Drawing on case studies in Michigan and Oregon, this article argues that…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Policy, Marketing, Case Studies
Developmental and Implementation Challenges of E-Learning Management Systems in Higher Education
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Belichenko, Margaryta – Higher Education Studies, 2016
The competition that exists today in the labour market has significantly raised the value of knowledge, skills and experience of staff. This particular importance for the modern professional acquire fluency in its modern information technology and the ability to continuously improve the skills. The actual trend is also for university teachers.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
Achieving Bologna Goals: Where Does Europe Stand Ahead of 2010
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Rauhvargers, Andrejs – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2011
Ten years have passed since the signature of the Bologna declaration. Seventeen countries have joined the process; since then, several new action lines have been added and the original action lines have often gained a new and more sophisticated content. The 2009 Bologna Stocktaking exercise included the traditional quantitative indicators, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, International Cooperation, Quality Control
Scalable Video Streaming in Wireless Mesh Networks for Education
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Liu, Yan; Wang, Xinheng; Zhao, Liqiang – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2011
In this paper, a video streaming system for education based on a wireless mesh network is proposed. A wireless mesh network is a self-organizing, self-managing and reliable intelligent network, which allows educators to deploy a network quickly. Video streaming plays an important role in this system for multimedia data transmission. This new…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Video Technology, Synchronous Communication
Wireless Technology in the Library: The RIT Experience: Overview of the Project.
Pitkin, Pat – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Provides an overview of a project at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) that experimented with wireless technology, including laptop computers that circulate within the library building. Discusses project requirements, including ease of use, low maintenance, and low cost; motivation, including mobility; implementation; and benefits to the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Library Circulation