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Learning To Live With League Tables And Ranking: The Experience Of Institutional Leaders, Ellen Hazelkorn Jan 2008

Learning To Live With League Tables And Ranking: The Experience Of Institutional Leaders, Ellen Hazelkorn

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This paper draws on the results of an international survey of HE leaders and senior managers which was supported by the OECD Programme on Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE) and the International Association of Universities (IAU). It focuses on how HEIs are responding to league tables and rankings (LTRS), and what impact or influence – positive or perverse – they are having on institutional behaviour, decision-making and actions. The growing body of academic research and journalist reportage is referenced to contextualise this international experience. The paper shows that while HE leaders are concerned about the impact of rankings, they …


How Ngos React: Globalization And Education Reform In The Caucasus, Central Asia And Mongolia, Sarfaroz Niyozov Jan 2008

How Ngos React: Globalization And Education Reform In The Caucasus, Central Asia And Mongolia, Sarfaroz Niyozov

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

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¡Oye!: Língua E Negócio Entre O Brasil E A Espanha, Laura Villa, José Del Valle Jan 2008

¡Oye!: Língua E Negócio Entre O Brasil E A Espanha, Laura Villa, José Del Valle

Publications and Research

Neste estudo sobre a promoção internacional do espanhol, centramos a análise no acordo ¡Oye! Espanhol para professores, assinado em setembro de 2006 entre o Banco Santander espanhol e a Secretaria de Educação do Estado de São Paulo, cuja finalidade era a formação de 45.000 professores de espanhol para atuarem no ensino médio brasileiro. O acordo, que envolveu também o Instituto Cervantes espanhol, recebeu uma forte oposição por parte da comunidade educacional, que se mobilizou para sustar sua implementação. Neste trabalho, apresentamos e analisamos diferentes ações e discursos face ao acordo por parte dos agentes envolvidos no debate, ao mesmo …


Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan Jan 2008

Interpreting Globalization : Memory To Understanding, Arvind Ramakrishnan

Doctoral Dissertations

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Honors @ Georgia Southern, University Honors Program Students And Staff, Georgia Southern University Jan 2008

Honors @ Georgia Southern, University Honors Program Students And Staff, Georgia Southern University

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