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Andersen, Frans Orsted – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2010
The research project presented in this article was designed to provide a better understanding of the stable and significant differences in the PISA results between two otherwise very similar Nordic welfare states, Denmark and Finland. In the PISA studies, Finnish students repeatedly achieve the highest Nordic (and partly worldwide) scores in e.g.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Test Results, Differences
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Almind, Gert – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Investigated risk factors involving the health of the elderly among persons aged eighty years and older living at home in the community of Holbaek, Denmark (N=459). Results indicated that although it is possible to identify a series of predictors (hospitalization, nursing home admission, death) which are statistically significant they are of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Programs, High Risk Persons, Influences
Wagner, Mary G.; Wagner, Marsden G. – 1974
The national and local organization and administration of group day care programs in Denmark are outlined in this report. Financing, basic programs, standards, and staff training in each of the four main child care groups are discussed under the following categories: cretches, kindergartens, afterschool groups, and youth clubs. Although all four…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, After School Programs, Child Caregivers, Community Coordination