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COVID-19 and Its Effects: On the Risk of Social Inequality through Digitalization and the Loss of Trust in Three European Education Systems
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Bormann, Inka; Brøgger, Katja; Pol, Milan; Lazarová, Bohumíra – European Educational Research Journal, 2021
This paper develops informed assumptions on the potential loss of trust as an unintended side-effect of the measures in education to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Well-founded concerns according to which the pandemic-induced closure of educational facilities and the shift to digitalized distance education are contributing to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Trust (Psychology)
A New Look at Apprenticeship: Linking School to 21st Century Skills
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Cai, Jinghong – Center for Public Education, 2018
A skills gap challenges educators and policymakers alike. To help meet the economic and educational needs for the modern workplace, Congress recently reauthorized the Perkins Act. The bill, "Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act," emphasizes an important mission of education in the 21st century, that is,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, 21st Century Skills, Adults, Educational Policy
Adults, Computers and Problem Solving: "What's the Problem?" OECD Skills Studies
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Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
Development and Validation of a Computer Expertise Questionnaire for Older Adults
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Arning, K.; Ziefle, M. – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2008
Prior computer expertise represents one of the most important predictors of performance when interacting with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and acquiring computer skills. Due to demographic changes, the older adult will become increasingly important as a potential user. However, there is a lack of instruments for the assessment…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Questionnaires, Older Adults, Computers
The Digital Literacy of Seniors
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Schaffer, Burkhard – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
This article describes national and international comparative quantitative and qualitative empirical results for media use and media behaviour of elderly people against the background of demographic change and development in the sphere of information technology. Besides gender, professional position and educational qualification, age and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, International Education, Mass Media
The Use of Computer Tools in Implementation Projects in Schools
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Grasel, Cornelia – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
In recent years, some endeavours have been made to overcome the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge. In many countries projects have been conducted that aim to disseminate research-based knowledge in the practical field of education. This article presents an approach to the implementation of research results. This approach is referred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice, Teacher Behavior