Is a Diploma Enough? Setting Ambitious Visions for Success in High Schools. Case Studies in High School Redesign

• Authors : Waite, Chelsea; Pangelinan, Cara

Subjects: High School Students; Case Studies; Organizational ChangeMassachusetts

• Source: Center on Reinventing Public Education.

• Abstract: Between 2015 and 2019, Holyoke Public Schools in Massachusetts cut its dropout rate nearly in half and increased its graduation rate by 10 percentage points, with notable gains ... As Provided

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Campus Challenges and Strategic Priorities in a Time of Change: A National Survey of Campus Stakeholders

• Authors : Finley, Ashley

Subjects: Educational Change; Strategic Planning; National Surveys

• Source: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

• Abstract: The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) periodically surveys its members to better understand how colleges and universities are defining and articulating learning ... ERIC

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The Formation of Intellectual Capital and Its Ability to Transform Higher Education Institutions and the Knowledge Society. Premier Reference Source

• Authors : Espinosa, Edgar Oliver Cardoso, Ed.

Subjects: Human Capital; Knowledge Economy; Knowledge ManagementMexico; South Africa

• Source: IGI Global.

• Abstract: The knowledge society arises from the combination of four interdependent elements: the production of knowledge through research, its transmission through education, its dissemination through information ... ERIC

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Learning Organizations and Policy Transfer in the EU: Greece's State Scholarships Foundation in a Reform-Resistant Context

• Authors : Lavdas, Kostas A.; Papadakis, Nikos E.; Rigopoulou, Yiota G.

Subjects: Foreign Countries; Lifelong Learning; Public AdministrationEuropean Union; Greece

• Source: Journal of Education and Learning, v1 n2 p95-108 2012.

• Abstract: In the context of policy change in the EU, lifelong-learning has acquired a growing significance due to its promise to foster ... As Provided

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Connected Learning Communities: A Toolkit for Reinventing High School.

• Authors : Almeida, Cheryl, Ed.; Steinberg, Adria, Ed.

Subjects: Academic Achievement; Academic Standards; Action Research

• Abstract: This document presents tools and guidelines to help practitioners transform their high schools into institutions facilitating community-connected learning. The approach underpinning the tools and guidelines ...

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Babson College. Exemplars.

• Authors : Iannozzi, Maria

Subjects: Business Administration Education; Change Strategies; Competency Based Education

• Abstract: This report describes the efforts of Babson College (Massachusetts) to change its traditional undergraduate business curriculum by designing a coherent program ...

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VET [Vocational Education and Training] Research: Influencing Policy & Practice. Proceedings of the National Conference of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) (1st, Sydney, Australia, February 16-17, 1998).

• Authors : McIntyre, John, Ed.; Barrett, Mary, Ed.

Subjects: Access to Education; Adult Education; Community StudyAustralia

• Abstract: These proceedings consist of 46 papers on the influence of vocational education and training (VET) research on policy and practice. These papers are grouped into these ...

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Integrative Learning: Conceptual Design "Jump-Start" Workbook.

• Authors : Montgomery, Joel R.

Subjects: Adult Education; Competency Based Education; Curriculum Design

• Abstract: This workbook explains the principles and benefits of the integrative learning model and outlines a systems approach to developing an integrated learning-based education/training program. ...

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Goal-Based Learning: Accelerating Performance Change.

• Authors : Montgomery, Joel R.

Subjects: Adult Education; Classroom Environment; Comparative Analysis

• Abstract: This document, which is part of a series of training materials explaining the benefits and use of performance-focused learning, examines the goal-based learning approach to ...

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Competencies in Two Sectors in which Information Technology (IT) Exerts a Strong Influence: Telecommunications and Administration/Offices. Case Studies in Italy, France and Spain. Final Report. CEDEFOP Panorama.

• Authors : Gonzalez, Lazaro; Gatti, Mario; Tagliaferro, Claudio

Subjects: Case Studies; Competence; Competency Based EducationFrance; Italy; Spain

• Abstract: As part of a larger effort to pinpoint emerging training needs, case studies of the telecommunications and administration/offices sectors were conducted in Spain, Italy, ...

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