Education Trends in Perspective

Education Trends in Perspective

Author: UNESCO/OECD World Education Indicators Programme

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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This publication contains a range of comparable, cross-national education indicators for 19 middle-income non-OECD countries (which comprise over half of the world population) including Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the Russian Federation. By analysing trends in these countries between 1995 and 2003 in comparison to OECD countries, it examines the extent to which countries were able to widen participation in higher levels of education and the factors involved. Coverage includes data on educational attainment, enrolment rates and patterns, female participation, entry rates into upper secondary and tertiary education, graduation rates, grade repetition, population and GDP, expenditure on education, teaching staff, class size, teachers salaries, and expenditure per student.


Higher Education in Germany—Recent Developments in an International Perspective

Higher Education in Germany—Recent Developments in an International Perspective

Author: Otto Hüther

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-16

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 3319614797

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Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken analyze the developments of the last 20 years in their new book on German higher education. The foreign observer of German higher education, even the informed foreign observer, struggles to find denominators, not to mention common denominators of a bewildering array of approaches. Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken, in this book, do an absolutely splendid job of offering theoretical perspectives, qualitative and quantitative data, and comparative assessments This book discusses the main higher education structures in Germany, both conceptually and with a particular emphasis on recent developments like, e.g., the growth and differentiation of the system, governance reforms, and the Excellence Initiative. It analyses recent developments from an international perspective, as the German system is clearly embedded in broader, transnational trends. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of both new dynamics and stable paths in the German higher education system. This book will be of interest to scholars and students dealing with higher education or Germany as an object of study (e.g. in education research, science studies, organization studies, sociology, psychology, political science), and to higher education managers, leaders, and policymakers who are interested in recent trends in German higher education


STEM Education from Asia

STEM Education from Asia

Author: Tang Wee Teo

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-24

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1000516296

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Asia is the largest continent in the world. Five out of the top ten high performing economies in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 are located in Asia. Why do Asian students perform so well in STEM-related subjects? This book answers this by examining the STEM education policies and initiatives in Asian economies, as well as the training programmes undertaken by STEM teachers in Asia. The book is broken into four sections, each accompanied by a passage of commentary that summarizes the key takeaways of the chapters. Section one focuses on STEM policy environments and how various countries have developed policies that promote STEM as an integral part of national economic development. Section two focuses on STEM teacher education in the Philippines and Thailand, while section three focuses on STEM curriculum design, context, and challenges in four Asian economies. The fourth and final section focuses on presenting snapshots of STEM education research efforts in Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore. Written by Asian academics, this book will provide valuable insights to policy makers, educators, and researchers interested in the topic of STEM education, especially in the Asian context. Chapters 7 and 11 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com


OECD Digital Education Outlook 2021 Pushing the Frontiers with Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Robots

OECD Digital Education Outlook 2021 Pushing the Frontiers with Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Robots

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9264904646

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How might digital technology and notably smart technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), learning analytics, robotics, and others transform education? This book explores such question. It focuses on how smart technologies currently change education in the classroom and the management of educational organisations and systems.