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Stakeholders' Perceptions of IELTS as an Entry Requirement for Higher Education in the UK
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Hyatt, David – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
This project explores stakeholders' perceptions of the role of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in the admissions processes of UK higher education (HE) institutions. The term "stakeholders" here refers to HE academic and administrative staff responsible for the acceptance of students whose first language is not…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Admission Criteria, Stakeholders
Computers as Pedagogical Tools in Brazil: A Pseudo-Panel Analysis
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Sprietsma, Maresa – Education Economics, 2012
The number of schools that have access to computers and the Internet has increased rapidly since the beginning of the 1990s. However, evidence of their effectiveness as pedagogical tools to acquire reading and math skills is still the object of debate. We use repeated cross-section data from Brazil to evaluate the effect of the availability of a…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Access to Computers, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Skills
OECD Educationtoday Crisis Survey 2010: The Impact of the Economic Recession and Fiscal Crisis on Education in OECD Countries. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 56
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Damme, Dirk V.; Karkkainen, Kiira – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Directorate for Education surveyed the impact of the economic recession on education for the first time in June 2009. Responses were received from seventeen OECD member countries, the Flemish Community of Belgian and two Canadian provinces. The results of the survey reflect the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Financial Support
Mixed Feelings: Principals React to Test-Based Accountability
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Jones, Brett D.; Egley, Robert J. – ERS Spectrum, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine how elementary school administrators in a large U.S. state perceived the overall effects of testing on education in general and, more specifically, on their instructional leadership responsibilities. We surveyed 325 Florida principals and assistant principals, many of whom viewed the testing program…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Test Results, Testing Programs, Testing
Exporting Hong Kong's Higher Education in Asian Markets: A SWOT Analysis
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Cheung, Alan Chi Keung; Yuen, Timothy Wai Wa; Yuen, Celeste Yuet Mui – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2008
With the rapid growth and expansion of the Asian economies in recent years, there has been a continued rise of students in Asia who are studying outside their home countries. This study attempts to highlight the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Hong Kong's higher education in relation to its potential of being a regional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Interviews
The Use of ICT in the Teaching and Learning of Physical Education in Compulsory Education: How Do We Prepare the Workforce of the Future?
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Tearle, Penni; Golder, Gill – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
This paper reports on research into the use of ICT within a one-year initial teacher education (ITE) course in the UK, specialising in physical education (PE). The study examined how the course, which operates in both university and school-based settings, endeavoured to support trainees' use of ICT in PE and then to identify areas where the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Compulsory Education, Physical Education Teachers, Research Reports