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Dupuy, Kendra; Bezu, Sosina; Knudsen, Are; Halvorsen, Sandra; Kwauk, Christina; Braga, Amanda; Kim, Helyn – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2018
How can young women in developing countries best be prepared for success in their lives and livelihoods? Life preparation requires learning different types of knowledge and skills in formal, non-formal, and informal learning contexts. Since the advent of the Education for All initiative in 1990, the international community has recognized that in…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Informal Education, Adolescents, Females
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Evers, Arne – International Journal of Testing, 2012
In this article, the characteristics of five test review models are described. The five models are the US review system at the Buros Center for Testing, the German Test Review System of the Committee on Tests, the Brazilian System for the Evaluation of Psychological Tests, the European EFPA Review Model, and the Dutch COTAN Evaluation System for…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Test Reviews, Trend Analysis, International Education
Froese-Germain, Bernie – Canadian Teachers' Federation (NJ1), 2011
This paper presents some of the major issues raised in Education International's preliminary analysis of the overall PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) 2009 study. Some of these issues are: (1) PISA has serious limitations. The study does not cover the full curriculum, focusing on a narrow set of subject areas, neglecting such…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation
Deiseach, Donal – 1977
A survey determined the extent to which Family Life Education (FLE) has been introduced into Canadian schools. FLE refers to a school program or activity aimed directly at enhancing students' understanding of personal development and family living. Results are presented in three sections: adoption of FLE by school districts, district perspectives…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life Education
Pantzar, Eero – Adult Education in Finland, 1985
This issue examines the following topics: comparative adult education (its scientific status and development), adult education research activity in system analysis, the inner structure of the system of adult education, adult education research and recently completed planning work, and the contents of adult education research in West Germany,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Churchill, Stacy; Omari, Issa – International Understanding at School, 1980
Describes methods and conclusions of an in-depth evaluation of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project for International Understanding. The report includes suggestions for improving course content, teaching methods, and instructional materials. Improvements in program quality, international coordination, information dissemination, and expansion into…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach
Smith, Douglas C. – 1994
This monograph describes elementary teacher education in South Korea and aspects of Korean society that have contributed to the uniqueness of this educative process. Within the context of comparative education, the essay introduces the cultural, social, and institutional attributes of Korea; discusses specifics of the educative process as a…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context