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The Incidence of Apprenticeships in England by Industry Sector, 2010/11 to 2014/15. Research Factsheet
Author: Patrignani, Pietro
Date: 2017-03-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Incidence,Apprenticeships,Industry,Classification,Occupational Information,Educational Trends,Employment Patterns,Tables (Data),Geographic Regions,Employees,Organization Size (Groups),Participation,Institutional Characteristics,Corporations,Age Groups,Sex,Statistical Data

This factsheet provides provisional information on the incidence of apprenticeships in England using information between 2010/11 and 2014/15 from the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) and Employer Data Service (EDS) further matched to the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). Specifically, it presents the number of apprenticeship starts and participation by Standard Industrial Classification of economic activities (SIC) 20071, enterprise employment size band, Government Office Region (GOR), apprenticeship level, legal status of enterprise, age group of apprentice and gender. The geographical information refers to the delivery location, while the information on sector of activity refers to the enterprise. Twelve tables are appended.
Academic Profession&apos;s Challenge to the Construction of Educational Management in Japan. RIHE International Seminar Reports. No. 23
Author: Arimoto, Akira
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Active Learning,Teaching Methods,Instructional Innovation,Field Studies,Foreign Countries,Educational Administration,Higher Education,Educational Change,Scoring Rubrics,Outcomes of Education,Academic Ability,Knowledge Economy,National Surveys,Teacher Student Relationship,College Students,College Faculty,Questionnaires,Student Attitudes,Statistical Analysis,Program Descriptions

Active learning is now gradually being adopted in many universities and colleges in Japan. This follows the release of the 2012 Central Council of Education (CCE) report that emphasized the need to introduce active learning and to reinforce educational management in academia. As a result, one of the most important problems in Japan's higher education reforms is to know how educational management can promote students' active study. The answer to this problem will assist students to gain the academic ability to study actively, thereby preparing them to respond to an unpredictable future in the prevailing knowledge-based society. The following options should be explored: (1) Enhancing teaching methods which support greater student initiative in their study, such as active study and HIP (High Impact Practice) including field studies outside classes; (2) Introducing innovative methods, such as rubrics and tests to visualize leaning outcomes; and (3) Setting up organized teaching to support educational management by reconsidering curriculum from the perspective of DP (Diploma Policy), CP (Curriculum Policy) and AP (Admission Policy), whilst realizing an effective nexus of R-T-S (Research, Teaching and Study) for academic staff. To support an academic investigation of the current situation of educational management in light of such problems and to prescribe future reform plans, this paper puts forward an analysis of data from a national survey conducted for this purpose. Based on the 2012 CCE report, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) launched the Education Promotion Program among universities and colleges in 2012, and supported a range of projects related to active learning. It is likely that this program has served to stimulate the promotion of active learning nationwide.
Public and Private Universities in Taiwan: To Compete or Not to Compete? RIHE International Seminar Reports. No. 23
Author: Chen, Robin J.
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Universities,Public Colleges,Private Colleges,Comparative Analysis,Faculty Development,School Demography,Enrollment Rate,Competition,Teacher Student Ratio,Profiles,Academic Rank (Professional),Teaching Conditions,College Faculty,Job Satisfaction,Teacher Persistence,Labor Turnover,Regression (Statistics),Statistical Analysis,Surveys

Since the 1950s, Taiwan has made great strides in higher education. However, its developmental growth has not been stable. Different studies show different ways to distinguish the stages of higher education development: Chen (2008) stated the stages of development in Taiwan from 1949 to the present can be seen as the following eras: early development (1949-1953), embryonic (1954-1971), controlling (1972-1985), releasing martial law (1986-1993), open (1994-). Zhou (2003) describes three stages: in infancy (1987-1988), growth (1989-1993), rising (1994-1998), and criticism and reflection (1999-2003). Different observations all indicate that the scale of higher education in Taiwan began to grow in the 1990s. Although the current higher education scale in Taiwan seems to have ceased expanding, it turns to the focus of source distribution and the international ranking for both public and private universities. This paper explores the uniqueness of institutional support and faculty development in Taiwan's public and private universities under such phenomena.
The Internationalization of Educational and Research Activities of Japanese University Academic Staff: Present Conditions and Determinants. RIHE International Seminar Reports. No. 23
Author: Daizen, Tsukasa
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Conference Papers,Global Approach,College Faculty,Educational Research,College Programs,Predictor Variables,Productivity,Teacher Characteristics,Teacher Qualifications,Educational Attainment,Institutional Characteristics,Student Characteristics,Leadership Styles,Age Differences,Specialization,Gender Differences,Multiple Regression Analysis

The globalization of economic activities progresses worldwide. The internationalization of higher education institutions is required to adapt itself to the situation. Particularly, the top universities of each country are expected to produce very significant research achievements and to recruit and educate excellent students from all over the world. Furthermore, in the general university, it is necessary to create a learning environment conducive to training which increases the rate of employment of globally-talented graduates. It is necessary to internationalize the educational and research activities of university academic staff to accept foreign students, send Japanese students to foreign universities and conduct an educational program in the English language. The purpose of this study is to determine the determinants of internationalizing the educational and research activities of the university academic staff by clarifying the attributes, consciousness, and environment of university academic staff which are related to the internationalization of educational and research activities of academic staff in Japanese universities.
Government Policy in England on the Financing of ITT: Value for Money or a Waste of Resources?
Author: Hilton, Gillian L. S.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teacher Education,Educational Finance,Educational Policy,Public Policy,Outcomes of Education,Teacher Education Programs,Program Effectiveness,Educational Change,Financial Support

A recent report by the National Audit Office (NAO, 2016) has criticised the Department of Education's organisation of Initial Teacher Training programmes in England as not providing value for money. This paper explores recent reports from government agencies, Parliament and the press on this issue. Further to this, leaders of various programmes for teacher training, including those run by a university, a School Centred Teacher Training organisation and a lead school in an Academy consortium, between them providing a wide variety of programmes, were questioned on the recent actions of the Department for Education and the National College for Teaching and Leadership with regard to how their actions have affected providing programmes for prospective teachers. The paper concludes that the NAO's claim that the DfE is not providing value for money is correct and that in order to prevent further wastage a more measured and coherent approach to teacher training in England is required. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Influence of International Organisms in the School Management Autonomy as an Education Policy
Author: García, Amelia Molina
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Educational Administration,Educational Policy,Global Approach,Role,Administrative Organization,International Education,Institutional Autonomy,Comparative Education,Cross Cultural Studies,Educational Quality,Foreign Countries,International Organizations,Public Education,Social Systems,Political Influences

A &quot;worldization&quot; process of the education system started during the later years of the last millennia. This movement has been strengthened through the participation of supranational organizations, in which their recommendations have served as the source of guidance in the definition of educational policies of the associated countries. One of the phenomena related to the context of &quot;globalization&quot; is the &quot;decentralization of the education systems,&quot; in which the process is paired with the generation of policies that promote education management independence. Through this context, we analyze the role that &quot;globalization&quot; plays on the emergence of &quot;supranational policies.&quot; How have these processes of &quot;decentralization&quot; occurred, in which way is the &quot;dissemination mechanism&quot; promoted, and what is the incidence of &quot;veto players&quot; in the positioning of an educational public policy, and its supranational, national and sub national dissemination. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Is It Necessary to Articulate a Research Methodology When Reporting on Theoretical Research?
Author: Smith, Juliana
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Research Methodology,Research Reports,Doctoral Dissertations,Educational Theories,Research Design,Design Requirements,Academic Standards,Higher Education

In this paper the authors share their insights on whether it is necessary to articulate a research methodology when reporting on theoretical research. Initially the authors, one being a supervisor and the other, a PhD student and a colleague, were confronted with the question during supervision and writing of a thesis on theoretical research. Reflection on the external examiners' reports about whether a research methodology for theoretical research is necessary prompted the writing of this paper. In order to answer the question, the characteristics of theoretical research are clarified and contrasting views regarding the necessity or not of including a research methodology section in such a thesis, are examined. The paper also highlights the justification for including a research methodology in a thesis that reports on theoretical research, investigates the soundness of such justification and finally draws conclusions on the matter. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
The Role of Social Practice for the Development of Educational and Professional Standards
Author: Bobyleva, Irina
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Standard Setting,Professional Identity,Child Caregivers,Foster Care,Educational Environment,Educational Development,Alumni,Training Methods,Program Development,School Support,Educational Practices

The article describes modern development in education in the Russian Federation, tied to the development of professional standards. We will show that introduction of professional standards can not only start from a profession, but from an actively developing social practice. Using the example of alumni socio-educational support of all forms of care for orphans, (children left without parental care or in group homes), we will characterize a progression from the need in training such specialists to the formation of an educational environment. Peculiarities of the educational environment for specialists supporting alumni will be revealed, including the programs for professional training. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Globalization and Academic Work in Singapore. RIHE International Seminar Reports. No. 23
Author: Ho, Kong Chong
Date: 2015-00-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Global Approach,Universities,Foreign Countries,College Faculty,Higher Education,Reputation,Teacher Surveys,Competition,Resource Allocation,Commercialization,Educational Change,Educational Finance,Student Recruitment,Faculty Recruitment,Educational Facilities,Educational Policy,Teacher Evaluation,Faculty Publishing,Journal Articles,Research,Institutional Evaluation

East Asian higher education has experienced an important shift by it's national universities to pay increasing attention to rankings in the wake of globalization. This critical feature influences inter-university competition for resources, faculty and students. During this process, these universities have restructured their organizations and reshaped academic work. Singapore's own journey into the higher education restructuring process took a decisive step in 2005 with the corporatization of its three universities, the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Management University (SMU). Since it has been about ten years since the corporatization, this paper provides an assessment of the progress of this venture, and examines, through a survey, the perceptions of professors from NUS and NTU with regard to their work and their university.
Tutor System as a Source of Harmonizing the Educational System with the Needs of Economics
Author: Korsakova, Tatiana
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Economics Education,Tutoring,Education Work Relationship,Teaching Methods,Student Research,Specialization,Educational Trends,Educational History,Concept Formation,Behavioral Objectives,Higher Education,Alignment (Education)

The purpose of this study is to identify the sources of harmonizing employers' orders in business and graduates of higher education. According to challenges posed by the economic environment the development of tutor-support system has the great potential to solve the problem. In the paper trends of modern specialists' educational preparation are discussed. New pedagogical position of university instructor in the organization of students' research work is denoted; some historical insight of Tutoring concept is taken; objectives and methodology of tutor-support system is provided. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
The Higher Education Policy of Global Experts Recruitment Program: Focused on China
Author: Kim, Hanna
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Educational Policy,Specialists,Expertise,Foreign Workers,Foreign Policy,Teacher Recruitment,Talent Identification,Educational Practices

There is an increasing interest in how to train and use national experts around the world. Major advanced countries are putting their national efforts into attracting global experts overseas and preventing domestic experts from flowing out of their countries. China has also endeavored much to attract global experts for its economic development and the global expert recruitment plan has passed a distinctive development process, which was different from that of western countries, since its aim was to maintain and develop its socialist economic system. After the Reform and Openness Policy began in 1978, China regarded global experts recruitment as one of the most important elements for strengthening its national competitiveness and has implemented various initiatives to attract global experts from foreign countries, one of which being the implementation of the Recruitment Program of Global Experts at both central and local governmental levels. Based on our findings, this research suggests policy implications in terms of the major tasks for establishing and pushing forward the Global Expert Inducement Policy of world. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Capitalism and Public Education in the United States
Author: Schneller, Peter L.
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Social Systems,Public Education,Democracy,Elementary Secondary Education,Politics of Education,Altruism,Educational Legislation,Federal Legislation,Federal Aid,Federal Programs

The United States democratic system includes characteristics of capitalism as well as socialism. Perhaps the most socialistic endeavor of the US is its K-12 public school system; in fact, US public schools are necessary for democracy to thrive and to create an educated and well-informed populace. However, capitalism and socialism are strange bedfellows. The soft underbelly of capitalism--greed--has become a problematic influence for K-12 schools. This paper examines the history of US public schools and the influence of capitalism focusing on problems associated with greed at the individual and corporate level. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
STEM Education Policies and Their Impact on the Labour Market in Latvia
Author: Kiselova, Rita
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Foreign Countries,STEM Education,Educational Policy,Labor Market,Labor Needs,Elementary Secondary Education,Higher Education,Supply and Demand,Achievement Tests,Secondary School Students,International Assessment,Academic Achievement,Achievement Gains,Student Interests,Educational Change

This paper explores the results of implementing the state education policy aimed at satisfying the labour market demand for engineering and medicine specialists via strengthening STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) education both in schools and higher education. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Peculiarities of Teaching Medical Informatics and Statistics
Author: Glushkov, Sergey
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Teaching Methods,Information Science Education,Medical Education,Statistics,Behavioral Objectives,Instructional Improvement,Educational Change,Educational Practices,Educational Strategies,Higher Education,Foreign Countries

The article reviews features of teaching Medical Informatics and Statistics. The course is referred to the disciplines of Mathematical and Natural sciences. The course is provided in all the faculties of I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. For students of Preventive Medicine Department the time frame allotted for studying the course is significantly larger than for similar course provided at other faculties. To improve the teaching methodology of the discipline an analysis of the curriculum has been carried out, attendance and students' performance statistics have been summarized. As a result, the main goals and objectives have been identified. Besides, general educational functions and the contribution to the solution of problems of education, students' upbringing and development have been revealed; two stages of teaching have been presented. Recommendations referred to the newest methodological development aimed at improving the quality of teaching the discipline are provided. The ways of improving the methods and organizational forms of education are outlined. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
Commodity versus Common Good: Internationalization in Latin-American Higher Education
Author: Leal, Marco Aurelio Navarro
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: International Education,Teaching Methods,Global Approach,Higher Education,Universities,Competition,Commercialization,Foreign Countries

The aim of this paper is to explore the meaning of internationalization using some Latin American experiences of higher education, to identify two views of this activity and pose the need for reflection upon internationalization as a means that should correspond to pedagogical ends in the context of globalization. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
The Roles of Teacher Leadership in Shanghai Education Success
Author: Pang, Nicholas Sun-keung
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Teacher Leadership,Educational Improvement,Foreign Countries,Asian Culture,High Achievement,Qualitative Research,Role,Leadership Styles,Instructional Leadership,Achievement Tests,International Assessment,Secondary School Students,Educational Change,Interviews,Principals,Administrator Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Elementary School Teachers,Middle School Teachers,Secondary School Teachers

Teacher leadership is generally accepted as having a critical role in supporting school improvement. However, most knowledge on teacher leadership comes from the West, the roles of teacher leadership in the East, particularly, the most populated country, China, remain largely unexplored. Shanghai students were ranked top in PISA 2009 and PISA 2012 and these successful experiences have set examples to the world. This paper aims to report why and how Shanghai schools have been successful from the perspective of teacher leadership. A qualitative study to explore the roles of teacher leadership in six Shanghai schools was conducted. The findings confirmed the critical contribution of teacher leadership with three specific roles of teacher leadership emerging from leadership practices to support school improvement. The findings from this study may contribute to the literature on how teacher leadership sustains school improvement. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]
The Reorganisation of the Curriculum in Educational Cycles in Codema College: A Positive Step
Author: Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Curriculum Development,Educational Change,Educational Development,Educational Practices,College Administration,Consultation Programs,Change Strategies,Foreign Countries

The policy of reorganising schools in pedagogical cycles has been restored little by little in the state schools of the city of Bogota. This reform began in the year 2008 in Codema College, which faced a number of challenges, personal as much as institutional. The reform depended upon the participation and engagement of the educational community in the reform process, and for that reason, this paper presents a positive view of the school reorganisation in relation to the theme of cycles, to balance some of the views that have been expressed previously. [For the complete Volume 15 proceedings, see ED574185.]