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Byram, Michael, Ed.; Fleming, Mike, Ed.; Sheils, Joseph, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2023
The work of the Council of Europe in plurilingual and intercultural education is highly influential in Europe and beyond and has been so for many years. The "Common European Framework of Reference" and its "Companion Volume," and related instruments, provide ways in which to implement policies and a broader vision of providing…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Quality, Multilingualism, Bilingual Education
Mohee, Romeela – Commonwealth of Learning, 2019
A Guide to Integrating Employability in Higher Education Institutions is designed to support the implementation of the Commonwealth of Learning's Employability Model in higher education institutions. The guide helps higher education institutions to develop employability strategies and teams to carefully consider how diverse practices -- throughout…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, Job Skills, Educational Practices
Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2014
The Pacific region is comprised of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)-Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap; Guam; Hawai'i; the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and the Republic of Palau. This document begins by providing a map of the REL Pacific region overlaid on a map of…
Descriptors: Demography, Population Distribution, Official Languages, Language of Instruction
Guile, David, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2019
"The Wiley Handbook of Vocational Education and Training" offers an in-depth guide to the theories, practices, and policies of vocational education and training (VET). With contributions from a panel of leading international scholars, the Handbook contains 27 authoritative essays from a wide range of disciplines. The contributors present…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Theories, Educational Practices, Theory Practice Relationship
Noguchi, Fumiko; Guevara, Jose Roberto; Yorozu, Rika – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This handbook identifies principles and policy mechanisms to advance community-based learning for sustainable development based on the commitments endorsed by the participants of the "Kominkan-CLC International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development," which took place in Okayama City, Japan, in October 2014. To inform…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Sustainable Development, Community Education, Guides
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Rhodes, Igraine; Long, Michelle – Education Endowment Foundation, 2019
This Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) guidance report is designed to support senior leaders in primary and secondary schools to make better-informed decisions about their behaviour strategies. It includes a number of practical examples of programmes and approaches that should be helpful in schools and classrooms where behaviour is generally…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Best Practices
Learning and Skills Network (NJ3), 2009
One of the most important factors in successful entrepreneurship is for education to nurture the right mindset within students. To develop this mindset, the inclusion of entrepreneurship in a student's education is essential and therefore must be included on the curriculum. This short Learning and Skills Network (LSN) guide identifies areas of…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Educational Practices, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
Selman, Gordon; Dampier, Paul – 1991
This textbook for practitioners and students of adult education is a full-length examination of the nature and scope of adult education as it has evolved in Canada over the past 150 years, with particular emphasis on recent experience. The book is organized in 10 chapters. The first chapter deals with definitions. Chapter 2 presents a discussion…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
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Singh, Yogendra – International Social Science Journal, 1979
Problems related to the expansion of teaching social science in India are discussed. They include lack of theoretical models relevant to developing nonwestern nations, regional disparities of teaching and research standards, and conflicts between interdisciplinary teaching and the need to strengthen teaching within disciplines. Journal…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Practices
Percival, Anne – 1993
Based on the experiences of teachers of adult continuing education, this manual was developed to introduce adult educators to the field and the practice of adult education, especially in universities. The book is organized in seven chapters, each containing practical material along with observations of the adult educators. The introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Preston, Jill – 1991
This book is intended to assist educational and research organizations and others interested in education/vocational training and/or research and development (R&D) in taking full advantage of the challenges and opportunities of membership in the European Community (EC). Discussed in Part 1 are various aspects of the policy context of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies
Bond, Sheryl – Canadian Bureau for International Education, 2003
The third element in the Internationalization of the Curriculum series, "Engaging Educators" offers practical solutions to help faculty members internationalize their teaching practices. The purpose of these guidelines is to set out and share the full range of practices which were identified by faculty who participated in the Canadian…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Guidelines, Educational Practices