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Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
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Arantes do Amaral, João Alberto; Hess, Aurélio – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
In this article, we discuss the ripple effects of the WEBSIM FISHBANKS Simulation Laboratory held at Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) in 2014, held as a result of a partnership between the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the UNIFESP, and the Brazilian Chapter of the System Dynamics Society of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Laboratories
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Stadler, Adriano; Munaretti de Camargo, Rosi Teresinha; Maioli, Marcos Rogerio – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2017
The distance education (DE) modality evolves as new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are developed and based on the methodologies that are being used in the media dissemination of information, educational institutions and organizations take ownership of these innovations to promote their teaching processes. One of the methods that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Training Methods, Government Employees
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Eliasquevici, Marianne Kogut; da Rocha Seruffo, Marcos César; Resque, Sônia Nazaré Fernandes – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
This article presents a study on the variables promoting student retention in distance undergraduate courses at Federal University of Pará, aiming to help school managers minimize student attrition and maximize retention until graduation. The theoretical background is based on Rovai's Composite Model and the methodological approach is conditional…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Case Studies, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students
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Sakamoto, Mitsuyo; Matsubara Morales, Leiko – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This paper explores ethnolinguistic vitality among Japanese-Brazilians ("Nikkeis"). First, an 18-item questionnaire was administered to 33 individuals who attended a seminar on bilingual studies held in São Paulo. Then, two bilingual "Nikkei" teachers who participated in the questionnaire and who grew up to be bilinguals…
Descriptors: Japanese, Questionnaires, Bilingualism, Parent Participation
Foster, Monika – Journal of Research in International Education, 2014
Cross-border education provides evidence about international student destination choice including the push and pull model of international student choice. The research upon which this article is based, into Brazilian students' decisions to study at universities in the United Kingdom, reveals some particular barriers such as cost, negative past…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
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Chakraborti-Ghosh, Sumita; Orellana, Karee M.; Jones, Joseph – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in philosophies and perceptions of inclusive education between teachers in Brazil and teachers in the United States. As part of a study abroad program, a team of university faculty and graduate students from Tennessee traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in order to investigate their…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Inclusion, Cross Cultural Studies, Comparative Analysis