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Larraz Rada, Virginia; Yáñez de Aldecoa, Cristina; Gisbert Cervera, Mercè; Espuny Vidal, Cinta – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2014
This experiment of innovative university education shows the interdisciplinary work carried out in the studies of the Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Andorra. The study was developed within two subjects: Communication Technology (TAC) and Cultural Heritage Education in Andorra. The main objective of this experiment is to…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Cultural Education
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Lukuyu, B.; Place, F.; Franzel, S.; Kiptot, E. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: This paper assesses the effectiveness of volunteer farmer trainers in promoting adoption of agricultural technologies in western Kenya. Specifically, the purpose was to assess the type of information they disseminated, farmer trainers' characteristics desirable to farmer trainees, and how trainees evaluate farmer trainers.…
Descriptors: Trainers, Agricultural Occupations, Volunteers, Agricultural Engineering
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Kokoc, Mehmet; Ozlu, Aysenur; Cimer, Atilla; Karal, Hasan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
This study examined teacher's views on the potential use of online in-service education and training (INSET) activities. The study used a qualitative approach. A total of 13 in-service teachers from primary school, vocational school, science and art center, high school in Trabzon (on the Black Sea coast of Turkey) participated in the study. To…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
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Aibieyi, Stanley – Educational Research Quarterly, 2012
The Nigeria's oil industry has been criticized for some time now for its inability to render adequate services to the general public. This criticism is predicated on the fact that the standards of productivity in their services are low and that their facilities (i.e. the refineries) are not working up to capacity. This is evident in their…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Fuels, Job Performance, Professional Training
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Nistor, Nicolae; Dehne, Anina; Drews, Frank Thomas – Studies in Continuing Education, 2010
In search of methods that improve the efficiency of teaching and training in organizations, several authors point out that mass customization (MC) is a principle that covers individual needs of knowledge and skills and, at the same time limits the development costs of customized training to those of mass training. MC is proven and established in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Continuing Education, Efficiency
Misko, Josie; Halliday-Wynes, Sian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
The key drivers of technical and further education (TAFE) institutes' systems for monitoring and evaluating effectiveness and efficiency are accountability for government funding, compliance with legislation and quality assurance requirements. The need to supplement government funding with commercial income requires institutes to understand the…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Quality Control, Vocational Education, State Aid