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Learning and Work Institute, 2017
The European Agenda for Adult Learning defines the focus for European cooperation in adult education policies for 2012-2020. The Agenda highlights the need to increase participation in adult learning of all kinds (formal, non-formal and informal) either to acquire new work skills, or for active citizenship, or for personal development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning
European Commission, 2014
The 2013 European Commission Communication on Opening up Education underlined the importance of solid evidence to assess developments and take full advantage of the impact of technology on education, and called for sustained effort and international cooperation to improve our knowledge-base in this area. The International Computer and Information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Literacy, Information Literacy, Educational Policy
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Guzdial, Mark; Ericson, Barbara; Mcklin, Tom; Engelman, Shelly – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
Georgia Computes! ("GaComputes") was a six-year (2006-2012) project to improve computing education across the state of Georgia in the United States, funded by the National Science Foundation. The goal of GaComputes was to broaden participation in computing and especially to engage more members of underrepresented groups which includes…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Educational Policy, Computer Science, Intervention
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Aesaert, Koen; Vanderlinde, Ruben; Tondeur, Jo; van Braak, Johan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
The purpose of this study is to analyze the content features of educational technology curricula for primary education developed by national governments. A qualitative cross-case document analysis of the national educational technology curriculum of Norway, Flanders and England was conducted. The analysis focuses on the underlying visions,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research, Comparative Analysis
Beach, Richard; Thein, Amanda Haertling; Webb, Allen – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
As the new English Language Arts Common Core State Standards take hold across the United States, the need grows for pre-service and in-service teachers to be ready to develop curriculum and instruction that addresses their requirements. This timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive text directly meets this need. It delineates a literacy practices and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Curriculum Development, Language Arts, State Standards
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Fidalgo-Neto, A. A.; Tornaghi, A. J. C.; Meirelles, R. M. S.; Bercot, F. F.; Xavier, L. L.; Castro, M. F. A.; Alves, L. A. – Computers & Education, 2009
Brazil is a developing country that has undergone important changes at the social, economic, scientific and educational levels. A main policy challenge at present is related to the unequal distribution of vital resources, including technology. In the educational context, many changes have been observed, such as a decrease in analphabetism and an…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy