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Culver, Steven M.; Puri, Ishwar K.; Spinelli, Giancarlo; DePauw, Karen P. K.; Dooley, John E. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2012
Dual-degree programs are intended to prepare graduates to work in a global job market by providing more extensive international experiences, thus enhancing their employability. These programs typically take longer to complete and cost more, yet there is little documentation regarding their effectiveness. This study was designed to examine…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, International Programs, Engineering Education, Graduate Study
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Remmele, Bernd; Holthaus, Matthias – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2013
The starting point of the paper is the co-construction of gender and technology, that is, the theory that the usage of and the attitude to certain kinds of technology are a way to "do" one's gender. A survey is presented that supports the assumption that with the routinization of e-learning in higher education e-learning loses its…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Gender Differences, Science and Society
Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
The ranking of higher education institutions is a growing phenomenon around the globe, with ranking systems in place in more than 40 countries and the emergence of international ranking systems that compare institutions across national lines. With this proliferation of rankings come questions about the goals, uses, and outcomes of these systems.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Case Studies
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Hollander, Astrid – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2005
An Inter-agency Panel of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) experts, drawn from seven United Nations and other international agencies, was one of the highlights in the programme of UNESCO's International Experts Meeting "Learning for Work, Citizenship and Sustainability" (Bonn, Germany, 25-28 October 2004). The Panel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Vocational Education, Focus Groups
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Harslof, Ivan – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as "integrative", facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as "defensive", discouraging young…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Youth