Ceiba

Ceiba
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 744
Release: 2000
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

Education at a Glance

Education at a Glance
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 415
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9789264156227

The OECD education indicators enable countries to see themselves in light of other countries performance. They reflect on both the human and financial resources invested in education and on the returns of these investments.

Graduate Work

Graduate Work
Author: Gerbrand Tholen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2017-10-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191061921

The expansion of Higher Education has been one of the most important changes to affect Western labour markets. More than a third of all British workers are now degree holders. The graduate labour market is often understood as that part of the labour market characterized by high skills and high knowledge intensity and that is perceived to be needed and used in an increasingly complex economy. Higher education is presumed to be the developer of these advanced skills. Yet with the graduatisation of the workforce, comes growing concerns about, as well as misunderstanding, of what jobs graduates occupy, how they utilise their skills, and what the role of education is within graduate work and the competition for jobs. The book examines some of the assumptions placed on graduate work, graduate jobs, graduate skills, and graduate careers. It provides valuable insights how we can understand the meaning of graduate work within a rapidly changing economic, technological, and organizational context. Based on in-depth qualitative case studies of software developers, financial analysts, laboratory scientists, and press officers, the book shows that the graduate labour market is more heterogeneous than often is understood. What counts as graduate work remains contested and under constant reinterpretation and re-negotiation. Access to work, job performance, and career advancement are not necessarily driven by university qualifications and skills associated with Higher Education. The book begins to explore how and to what extent, those workers with university degrees are defined by their educational experiences, status, and qualifications.

Student Writing

Student Writing
Author: Theresa M. Lillis
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1134586566

Student Writing presents an accessible and thought-provoking study of academic writing practices. Informed by 'composition' research from the US and 'academic literacies studies' from the UK, the book challenges current official discourse on writing as a 'skill'. Lillis argues for an approach which sees student writing as social practice. The book draws extensively on a three-year study with ten non-traditional students in higher education and their experience of academic writing. Using case study material - including literacy history interviews, extended discussions with students about their writing of discipline specific essays, and extracts from essays - Lillis identifies the following as three significant dimensions to academic writing: * Access to higher education and to its language and literacy representational resources * Regulation of meaning making in academic writing * Desire for participation in higher education and for choices over ways of meaning in academic writing. Student Writing: access, regulation, desire raises questions about why academics write as they do, who benefits from such writing, which meanings are valued and how, on what terms 'outsiders' get to be 'insiders' and at what costs.

Developing Key Competencies in Education

Developing Key Competencies in Education
Author: Dominique Simone Rychen
Publisher: United Nations Education, Scientific & Cultural Organization
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This publication contains a number of working papers which examine the growing importance of curricula development, the quality of educational provision and key educational competencies to address identified socio-economic and political priorities. In the light of these challenges, the papers discuss what competencies are considered to be important in contributing to sustainable development, social welfare, cohesion and justice, as well as to personal well-being.

Qualitative Research

Qualitative Research
Author: Maggi Savin-Baden
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 798
Release: 2023-04-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000864472

Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the authors break through difficult terminology to guide readers through the choices they will face during research design, implementation, and beyond. Each chapter is then brought to life by an array of relevant, real-life examples from expert researchers around the globe. Divided into seven sections, this unique text covers: Considering perspectives Acknowledging a position Framing the study Choosing a research approach Collecting data Working with data and findings Writing about the research From the foundations of the subject through to its application in practice, Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice is an indispensable companion for qualitative researchers worldwide. VAT will be charged on this product for UK customers only. VAT is charged at standard rate on a part of this product only.

Desarrollo y evaluación de competencias en Educación Superior

Desarrollo y evaluación de competencias en Educación Superior
Author: Ascensión Blanco Fernández (Coord.)
Publisher: Narcea Ediciones
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2009-08-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8427716001

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF COMPETENCIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. This book is written in a moment of big changes and of important social and educational reforms, in contexts of Secondary Education as well as in Higher Education, in the European Space of Superior Education (EEES). These changes demand an educational model centered in learning and in the integral formation of students, which implies a change of role for both the teacher as well as for the student, with the consequent rethinking of competencies in Superior Education. The authors contribute the definition, development and evaluation of generic competencies that they propose to develop in the university student. They propose as key competencies, planning of objectives, responsibility, critical thinking, team work, oral communication, creativity and innovation, interpersonal understanding and communication skills, as well as the use of the IT in the search and elaboration of information, the handling of the interculturality in the classroom, negotiation and conflict management.

Evaluación de aprendizajes en educación superior

Evaluación de aprendizajes en educación superior
Author: José Tejada Fernández (Coord.)
Publisher: Aula Magna Proyecto clave McGraw Hill
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2022-07-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 8419187658

El libro sobre Evaluación de aprendizajes en educación superior: De la teoría a la práctica tiene su origen en la práctica profesional y ha sido validado en diferentes experiencias de formación interna y de transferencia formativa (en diferentes formatos y modalidades) con diferentes instituciones de formación superior. En este sentido, el texto que presentamos es un recurso para la demanda de formación a medida y autoformación relacionada con la evaluación de aprendizajes para los profesionales de educación superior, específicamente, en los fundamentos de la evaluación, la coevaluación y heteroevaluación; herramientas para desarrollar instrumentos de medición y para utilizar adecuadamente los resultados para el aprendizaje de los estudiantes en el marco del modelo de formación basado en competencias. Como recurso, su objetivo general es optimizar la competencia docente relacionada con la evaluación de los aprendizajes, y, más específicamente: • Actualizar los enfoques, metodologías, estrategias y recursos de la evaluación de competencias en educación superior, orientadas a la mejora de la calidad del proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje. • Elaborar propuestas y dispositivos de evaluación adecuados en diferentes materias y situaciones formativas. • Incrementar los recursos y herramientas de evaluación en educación superior desde la dimensión teórica y aplicada, teniendo también en consideración la incorporación de las TIC.

Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms: Perspectives from Leaders in the Scale-Up of Educational Interventions

Expanding the Reach of Education Reforms: Perspectives from Leaders in the Scale-Up of Educational Interventions
Author: Thomas K. Glennan
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 747
Release: 2000-10-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0833040650

How does one spread a successful educational reform? The essays here recount the authors?' experiences with the scale-up process. Among their lessons are the importance of building the capacity to implement and sustain the reforms, adjusting for local culture and policy, ensuring quality control, providing the necessary infrastructure, and fostering a sense of ownership. The process is iterative and complex and requires cooperation among many actors who must ensure that the results align with goals.