Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 1 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 7 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 22 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 88 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 22 |
| Practitioners | 20 |
| Teachers | 16 |
| Students | 15 |
| Administrators | 9 |
| Policymakers | 9 |
| Community | 2 |
| Counselors | 1 |
| Parents | 1 |
| Support Staff | 1 |
Location
| United States | 53 |
| Canada | 26 |
| Australia | 22 |
| Japan | 18 |
| Germany | 16 |
| Africa | 13 |
| China | 12 |
| United Kingdom | 12 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 12 |
| Finland | 10 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| United Nations Convention on… | 3 |
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 1 |
| Education Consolidation… | 1 |
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
| Personal Responsibility and… | 1 |
| Social Security | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full text2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 14, Workforce Diversity, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Cross-Organizational vs. Localized Participation: A Case Study on Workplace Diversity Dialogues Implementation" (Martin B. Kormanik, Daniel A. Krieger, Timothy E. Tilghman) compares…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Ingersoll, Richard M., Ed. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2007
Across the educational systems of the world, few issues have received more attention in recent years than the problem of ensuring that elementary and secondary-school classrooms are all staffed with adequately qualified teachers. The objective of this report is to present the results from a collaborative, comparative study, that examined the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Effectiveness
Direct linkSalili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The influence of culture on learning and motivation has been the topic of much research in recent years. Educational and psychological researchers are now aware that the findings of their studies may not apply to other cultures, and that in this age of globalization and multiculturalism it is very important to examine the applicability of…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Differences, Learning, Motivation
Mukerji, Siran, Ed.; Tripathi, Purnendu, Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
Technology holds the key for bridging the gap between access to quality education and the need for enhanced learning experiences. This book contains case studies on divergent themes of personalized learning environments, inclusive learning for social change, innovative learning and assessment techniques, technology and international partnership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exchange Programs, Educational Quality, Social Change
Nixon, Robert O. – 1996
The source document is intended to inform college and university faculty and administrators about the kinds of accelerated courses and programs currently offered in the United States and Canada. Data were drawn primarily from a survey of 424 schools, 217 of which were using accelerated courses and programs at the time. Contents of the document…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed. – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the most ambitious study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement to date. TIMSS developed and administered tests and questionnaires in three student populations to study achievement in participating countries and the factors associated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
2001
This symposium on transfer of learning consists of four presentations. "The Influence of the Implementation of a Transfer Management Intervention on Transfer of Training" (Patricia R. Saylor, Marijke T. Kehrhahn) reports a study that evaluated effectiveness of transfer management interventions provided by a change facilitator in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Workforce Development. Symposium 37. [Concurrent Symposium Session at AHRD Annual Conference, 2000.]
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 37, Workforce Development, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Unemployment and Low-Literacy among Welfare Recipients: Continuum of Literacy Program Models" (Larry G. Martin) presents a continuum of four types of literacy programs--academic, situated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Peer reviewedCross, Theodore; And Others – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1995
Provides 35 articles that address such topics as black enrollment in higher education, declining black Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, abolishing race-based admissions in California, and the quality of doctoral programs at black universities. Several articles address educational financial support, the black experience at Ivy League colleges and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Blacks, College Admission
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. – 1995
Since its inception in 1988, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) has monitored U.S. participation in those cross national comparative studies in education that are funded by its sponsors, the National Science Foundation and the National Center for Education Statistics. This set of international study descriptions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Ingoldsby, Bron B., Ed.; Smith, Suzanna, Ed. – 1995
Covering contemporary Third World as well as Western families, this teaching text addresses topics essential for developing a multicultural perspective on the family. It is an ideal text for comparative family courses and includes exercises (as well as exercise guidelines for instructors) developed to challenge students' existing viewpoints and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Guarneri; Carl, Ed.; Davis, James, Ed. – M.E. Sharpe Inc, 2008
This comprehensive resource is an invaluable aid for adding a global dimension to students' understanding of American history. It includes a wide range of materials from scholarly articles and reports to original syllabi and ready-to-use lesson plans to guide teachers in enlarging the frame of introductory American history courses to an…
Descriptors: World History, United States History, Courses, Race
Shavit, Yossi, Ed.; Blossfeld, Hans-Peter, Ed. – 1993
This book encompasses a systematic, comparative study of change in educational stratification in 13 industrialized countries, exploring which societal conditions help reduce existing inequalities in educational opportunity. The contributors show that in most industrialized countries inequalities in educational opportunity among students from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
Muffo, John A., Ed.; McLaughlin, Gerald W., Ed. – 1987
The state-of-the-art in 10 areas of institutional research is considered in this collection of 10 articles. Of concern are: student attrition and retention, academic program evaluation, financial issues and economic impacts of higher education, institutional self-study and regional accreditation, peer studies of institutions, statistical packages…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Budgeting, College Programs, Comparative Analysis
Wirtz, Willard – 1979
This monograph presents a summary and analysis of case study reports on three highly used tuition assistance programs. The programs are those of the Education Fund of District Council 37 of AFSCME; Polaroid Corporation's Tuition Assistance Plan; and the Education Opportunities Plan of Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The case studies describe the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship
