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Evaluation Policy in Education: The Effects of International Standards and Performativity on Brazil's Postgraduate Programmes of Excellence
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Hostins, Regina Célia Linhares – Journal of Education Policy, 2015
The educational reforms that began in the 1990s have changed Brazilian universities' direction from welfare state institutions to market organisations. In postgraduate education, strategic alliances with international agencies, governments and corporations have become closer. At the same time, there has been a push for internationalisation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Standards, Performance
Educating Copacabana: A Critical Analysis of the "Second Half", an Olympic Education Program of Rio 2016
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Knijnik, Jorge; Tavares, Otavio – Educational Review, 2012
The Second Half Program (SHP) is an educational sports program running in Brazil. It began in 2003 and was one of the Olympic educational proposals described in the Rio 2016 Olympics bid. Using sport as a tool, the SHP aims to deliver moral education and to promote citizenship in order to counteract "social exclusion" and "social…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Criticism, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
An Examination of the Relationship between Outcomes Assessment and Accreditation in Community College-Based Health Information Technology Programs
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Kyriakos, Margaret Helen Gallo – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study compares the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) Board of Commissioner and Panel of Accreditation Reviewer understanding of what constitutes student learning outcomes and an effective program evaluation plan with that of campus-based health information technology (HIT) program…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Information Technology
Hiring the Best Qualified Technology Coordinator: A Pennsylvania Perspective
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Lesisko, Lee James.; Place, Roger A. – Online Submission, 2005
Finding a competent technology leader to manage educational technology for a school district can be a daunting task. The technology director plays a vital role in the leadership of instructional technology and related services. This individual is in a position to frame out the vision and direction for how technology can be used in teaching and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Planning, Educational Technology, Coordinators
Learning to Teach with Technology: Strategies for Inservice Professional Development
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Cole, Karen; Simkins, Michael; Penuel, William R. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2002
This article describes and reports evaluation results for five key elements of the Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project's inservice professional development program. The five elements are: (a) Technology Learning Coordinators (a mentoring system), (b) Minigrants (small local grants tied to a planning process for teachers), (c) Partnerships…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Strategies
Student Outcomes and Participant Opinions in Experience-Based Career Education Schools. External Evaluator's Final Report on the Experience-Based Career Education Programs, Volume VI.
Watkins, Richard W.; Corder, Reginald – 1977
Student outcomes and participant opinions in four experience-based career education (EBCE) programs were compiled and compared. Difficulties were encountered in finding or creating measures for the nine goals of the program: (1) career development; (2) self knowledge; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Evaluation Methods, High School Students
Student Outcomes and Participant Opinions in Experience-Based Career Education Schools. External Evaluator's Final Report on the Experience-Based Career Education Programs, Volume VI. Appendices.
Watkins, Richard W.; Corder, Reginald – 1977
The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods