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Three Prominent Tournament Formats: Predictive Power and Costs
Ryvkin, Dmitry; Ortmann, Andreas - Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and … - 2006
We analyze tournaments of heterogeneous players from an organizer’s perspective. Using a simple model of a noisy tournament, we demonstrate how the likelihood of selecting the best player, here termed the “predictive power” of a tournament, depends on the tournament format, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005357509
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When Does decentralization deliver? The Dilemma of Design
Sharma, Chanchal Kumar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
, the success of decentralization depends on its design. The paper looks into various questions associated with the dilemma …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005787180
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'Joinedupdesignforschools' in the United Kingdom
Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération …; … - 2005
Joinedupdesignforschools explores how good design can improve the quality of life in schools by listening to the voices … country’s leading design practices to provide solutions for practical improvements in schools, to highlight the benefits of a … close partnership between the design industry and schools, and to develop pupils’ life skills. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045270
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School Works in the United Kingdom: A New Approach to Local School Design
Comely, Grace - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2002
School Works, a not-for-profit company in the United Kingdom, has developed a secondary school design process which …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045287
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An Innovative School in Torcy, France
Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération …; … - 1999
design of its interior space. This awareness of the school’s environment is matched by the high quality of the construction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045294
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The Netherlands' Study House: New Designs for New Pedagogies
Fisher, Kenn - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 1998
As a result of feedback by employers and tertiary institutions, an innovative form of “learning architecture” is emerging in secondary schools in the Netherlands. Dutch curriculum authorities decided that an entirely new approach was required. In an environment that is far removed from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045299
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Ireland's Refurbished St. John's Central College
Mulrooney, Sarah - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2006
St. John’s Central College, the third largest further education institution in Ireland, recently expanded and refurbished its facilities. The resulting site is more open to the community, and the new building spaces are designed in accordance with their social and academic functions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045311
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Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions
Daigneau, William A.; Valenti, Mark S.; Ricciarini, Sylvana - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2005
Developed below is a selection of the ideas and case studies presented at the conference on “Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions”, in San José, California (United States): Megatrends and myths which influence facilities management practices. The technology-enabled...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045314
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Albanian Model School
Kavaja, Vera - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 1999
The school soon to be completed in Paskuqan, a suburb of Tirana, was created to meet the present and changing needs of the community. The long-lasting, flexible structure designed to stimulate learning is the result of a close collaboration between pedagogical and building experts. The Albania...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045317
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Tertiary Education Infrastructure in the United Kingdom
Taylor, Lee; Price, If; Matzdorf, Fides; Smith, Louise; … - Directorate for Education, Organisation de Coopération … - 2002
Infrastructure for tertiary education is currently the object of attention in the United Kingdom. Presented here are four articles that describe recent planning and research regarding facilities for UK universities and colleges of higher education. They cover a case study in planning a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005045333