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Adult learners versus policies: An insight of adult education in the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University on 23 Nov 2012.This research evaluates adult education policies under the UK’s New Labour Government between 1997 and 2010.
Farhan, Dhuha
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Conservative values and education policy 1979-1990 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This study provides a systematic description of the Conservative Government's education policies and their initial implementation during the period 1979-90.
Le Metais, Joanna Petra FM
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Policies of Minority Quotas and Discrimination in Higher Education: A case from Sweden

open access: yes, 2007
Lennart Wikander looks at the Swedish example of increasing the proportion of immigrants in Higher Education to illustrate the conflicts between policies in different areas when transformed into action plans.
Wikander, Lennart,
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Equity Policies in Global Higher Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This book discusses and analyses global policies and practices aimed at promoting equity in higher education participation and attainment. Although the massification of higher education systems has facilitated the participation of students from deprived ...

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No road is long with good company. What factors affect Ph.D. student’s satisfaction with their supervisor? [PDF]

open access: yesHigher Education Evaluation and Development, 2021
Purpose – How frequently may be advisable for a supervisor to meet a PhD student? Are PhD students more satisfied if supervised by someone of the same gender, nationality or with common research interests?
Marco Seeber, Hugo Horta
doaj   +1 more source

Vision 2030 and reducing the stigma of vocational and technical training among Saudi Arabian students

open access: yesEmpirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2020
Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays a critical role in developing essential labor market skills. In Saudi Arabia, participation in TVET has traditionally been stigmatized in favor of white-collar jobs.
Abdulaziz Salem Aldossari
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Reconfiguring power in Portuguese higher education

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
This paper aims to analyse the shift in the internal power balance between managerial and academic self-governance as reflected in the perceptions of teaching and non-teaching staff on the tendencies, decision-making processes and actor’s roles in these ...
António Magalhães   +2 more
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Managing the Dynamics of the Bologna Reforms: How Institutional Actors Re-Construct the Policy Framework

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
How do the constituencies in higher education re-interpret Bologna’s function with regard to the European Higher Education Area? This research examines how institutional actors re-construct the policy framework in the light of their own institutional ...
Amelia Veiga, Guy Neave
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Which One? Choosing Favorite Robot After Different Styles of Storytelling and Robots’ Conversation

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
The influence of human-care service robots in human–robot interaction is becoming of great importance, because of the roles that the robots are taking in today’s and future society.
Anna-Maria Velentza   +5 more
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Education and Public Policy [PDF]

open access: yesFiscal Studies, 1999
Abstract Economists usually concentrate on the productive aspect of education; it is the most important way by which societies can, and do, invest in human capital. The fact that education increases the skill levels of individuals and contributes to the rise and spread of technological progress is beyond dispute.
Jayasri Dutta   +2 more
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