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Moriau, Linde; Tondeur, Jo; Bertone, Julie; Huysmans, Minne; Temmerman, Martina; Meurs, Pieter – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Community engaged research and learning strategies are considered meaningful methods for universities to demonstrate their critical importance to today's societies. At the same time, it is stressed that not all approaches are equally beneficial, highlighting the need for well-considered design and delivery. This paper aims to outline a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies, School Community Relationship, Universities
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Schramme, Annick; King, Ian W. – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2019
Fashion has a varied and explosive history. Our responsibility as educators preparing students and therefore careers for this context places us in a very difficult and complex position. Do we prepare students to be successful or do we prepare them to 'invest' in their industry? In this paper, we construct our story of developing an ethical,…
Descriptors: Clothing, Masters Degrees, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries
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Valcke, Jennifer; Alfaro, Elena Romero – Research-publishing.net, 2016
Due to the increasing internationalisation of higher education, universities must ensure the professional development of their teaching staff in English-Medium Instruction (EMI). Nevertheless, very few universities have the means to invest in teacher training and offer their teachers the opportunity to develop the competences that will ensure best…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Education
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De Smet, Cindy; Schellens, Tammy; De Wever, Bram; Brandt-Pomares, Pascale; Valcke, Martin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Learning paths have the potential to play an important role in the way educators serve their learners. Empirical research about learning paths is scarce, particularly in a secondary education setting. The present quasi-experimental study took place in the context of a biology course involving 360 secondary school students. A 2 × 2 factorial…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Program Design, Program Implementation, Secondary Education
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Peeters, Marie-Christine; Londers, Elsje; Van der Hoeven, Wouter – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
Following the decision at the KU Leuven to implement the educational concept of guided independent learning and to encourage students to participate in scientific research, the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering decided to introduce a bachelor thesis. Competencies, such as communication, scientific research and teamwork, need to be present in the…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum, Teamwork, Biological Sciences
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Linder, Sandra; McGaha, Julie – Educational Forum, 2013
This essay offers suggestions for faculty who are designing study abroad (SA) experiences by outlining a three-week Maymester study abroad to Reggio Emilia, Italy, and a semester-long study abroad to Brussels, Belgium. The authors reflect on commonalities in planning, recruiting, preparing students, and conducting each trip, as well as some of the…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Program Design
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Westerheijden, Don F.; Hulpiau, Veerle; Waeytens, Kim – Tertiary Education and Management, 2007
Attention shifted in recent years from design and implementation to use and usefulness of quality assurance. Scientific studies focus increasingly on quality assurance's impact on curricula and individual teachers. Which factors influence follow-up activities and what is their relation to improvement of education? One factor that we single out is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Program Effectiveness, Social Environment
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Manpower Div. – 1965
AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF TWO SAMPLES DRAWN FROM ONE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN EACH OF FOUR COUNTRIES AIMED TO DETERMINE THE TRAINING AND JOB HISTORIES OF SKILLED WORKERS IN THE METAL TRADES AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY DIFFERENT TRAINING SYSTEMS. THE COUNTRIES WERE SELECTED TO REPRESENT (1) PREDOMINANTLY SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING (BELGIUM), (2) HIGHLY REGULATED…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
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Bourgeois, Etienne; Lienard, Georges – Higher Education Management, 1992
Difficulties in the development of adult education programs in research-oriented, elite universities are discussed, focusing on the differences in traditional values and objectives of adult and university education. Organizational conditions at the University of Louvain (Belgium) that have proven conducive to a successful adult education program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Role
Schuyten, G., Ed.; Valcke, M., Ed. – 1990
This book is the result of a cooperative project of several European countries--Belgium, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Each country involved provides a chapter outlining a national project or a specific organization presents its own approach and initiatives to teacher education, with particular…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning), Education Courses
Cetinsoy, Melih – 1983
Four years of activities (1978-82) of Hajitkoum (Migrant Cultural Action Group), a predominantly Moroccan multicultural group of young immigrants based in a suburb of Brussels, are described. The group has the ultimate goal of providing the immigrant community with cadres, drawn from its young generations, who will be able to take on political and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arabic, Case Studies, Code Switching (Language)
de Greve, Marcel, Ed.; Rosseel, Eddy, Ed. – 1977
Papers on language difficulties encountered by migrant workers' children include: "Anomie in Bicultural Education" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "An Investigation into Bilingual Education for Children from Favoured Socio-Economic Backgrounds" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "Orientations of Foreign Children Relating to Placement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Diachronic Linguistics