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Broberg, Maximilian – British Journal of Religious Education, 2020
Recent studies show that religious education (RE) and various media outlets serve as increasingly important arenas for religious socialisation among Swedish youths. At the same time, it has been shown that media material, for example in the form of various news media, often make their way into RE classrooms to be used as materials alongside the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Religious Education, News Media, Instructional Materials
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Guldenoglu, Bilge Nur Dogan – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
The aim of this study is to comparatively examine the views of the preschool and primary school teachers about the criteria that qualified children books should have. The research group is comprised of 297 teachers (130 preschool teachers and 167 primary school teachers--of the first graders). The views of the teachers concerning the criteria that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Material Selection, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Ruutiainen, Ville; Alasuutari, Maarit; Karila, Kirsti – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2021
In accordance with the Nordic welfare model, the Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) system has traditionally been based on public provision and the idea of universalism. However, over the last twenty years the ECEC system has undergone market-oriented reforms. As a result, the share of private for-profit ECEC provision has grown…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
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Zisk, Daniel S.; Owyar-Hosseini, Marion M.; DuBose, Philip B. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2015
Companies face many challenges as they staff managerial positions in overseas operations, including decisions on whether to staff using expatriates, host-country nationals, or third-country nationals. We developed an exercise--designed to help students understand the differences between these three groups of employees--that requires students to…
Descriptors: Corporations, Personnel Selection, Problem Based Learning, International Trade
Costello, Bill – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
According to the 2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress, males who have made it through 12 years of school have significantly poorer reading skills than their female peers. In every age group, boys have been scoring lower than girls annually for more than three decades on U.S. Department of Education reading tests. The longer boys are in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Age Differences, Reading Tests, National Competency Tests
FORD, DAVID; OTTO, WAYNE – 1967
THIS GUIDE PRESENTS A VARIETY OF MATERIALS, METHODS, AND IDEAS FOR TEACHING FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE ADULTS (WITH LESS THAN GRADE 4 READING ABILITY). EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON HELPING ADULTS TO READ INDEPENDENTLY AND TO ATTAIN A LEVEL OF SKILL SUFFICIENT FOR EVERYDAY READING TASKS. THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS DEAL WITH THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM OF…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adults, Age Differences