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Hollomotz, Andrea; Greenhalgh, Joanne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The resources used in treatment for sex offenders with intellectual disabilities have had much research attention, but less has been written about how participants are expected to respond (programme mechanisms). Methods: A realist evaluation of seven programmes from the UK, Canada, USA, Switzerland and Germany was conducted. In…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Criminals, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries
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Uctu, Ramazan; Essop, Hassan; Jafta, Rachel – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
Policymakers in many countries have lit on tech-entrepreneurship as an essential element for economic development. To this end, South Africa's Technology Innovation Agency, with co-sponsorship from the Swiss-South African Joint Research Programme, has run a cross-country tech-entrepreneurial training programme for local tech-entrepreneurs since…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Innovation
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El-Hamamsy, Laila; Chessel-Lazzarotto, Frédérique; Bruno, Barbara; Roy, Didier; Cahlikova, Tereza; Chevalier, Morgane; Parriaux, Gabriel; Pellet, Jean-Philippe; Lanarès, Jacques; Zufferey, Jessica Dehler; Mondada, Francesco – Education and Information Technologies, 2021
Integrating computer science (CS) into school curricula has become a worldwide preoccupation. Therefore, we present a CS and Robotics integration model and its validation through a large-scale pilot study in the administrative region of the Canton Vaud in Switzerland. Approximately 350 primary school teachers followed a mandatory CS continuing…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Robotics, Pilot Projects, Faculty Development
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Müller, Susan; Berger, Georg; Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger, Eveline – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2020
Switzerland has one of the best ecosystems for entrepreneurship. However, there is a blind spot with regard to vocational colleges: A systematic integration of the topic is currently missing. The initiative "Entrepreneurial Thinking and Acting in Swiss Vocational Colleges -- Economic, Social and Ethical Dimensions" aims to address this…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Thinking Skills, Vocational Education, Ethics
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Tripney, Janice; Kenny, Caroline; Gough, David – European Education, 2014
Despite a political climate demanding evidence-informed decision making in education both within individual countries and at the international level, empirically grounded European research in this field is scarce. This paper reports on a European Commission-funded study that sought to identify and analyze different initiatives across Europe aimed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Bentley, Yongmei; Selassie, Habte; Shegunshi, Anjali – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
This paper reports on the design and evaluation of a UK University's global eLearning MBA programme. The aims of the research were to investigate the learning experiences of the students on the course and to evaluate the effectiveness of the support system so as to improve the programme. The primary research method was a longitudinal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Satisfaction
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Bormann, Inka; Michelsen, Gerd – European Educational Research Journal, 2010
This article introduces a tri-national research and development project which aims to develop indicators for the cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary educational task "education for sustainable development" (ESD). These indicators are meant to help monitor the implementation of ESD efforts in schools and institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Sustainable Development, Research Projects
ZACK, ARNOLD – 1964
THIS STUDY DISCUSSES THE POLITICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS IN DEVELOPING NATIONS, EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING NEEDS OF UNIONISTS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING METHODS (OVERSEAS TOURS, REGIONAL COURSES, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS), ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS, CURRICULUM PLANNING, EFFECTS OF SPONSOR OBJECTIVES, THE SELECTION OF STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
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Roulet, Eddy – Higher Education Management, 1994
Main features of the cyclical procedure used by the University of Geneva (Switzerland) to evaluate 75 teaching and research units (TRUs) over a 6-year cycle are that it covers teaching, research, and services simultaneously and combines self-evaluation, peer assessment, and use of a database on TRU resources and achievements. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Databases, Departments