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The dialogue of school exchanges with the tourism system

Macchiavelli, Andrea - In: The Tourist Review 52 (1997) 1, pp. 34-40

Generally, school exchanges in foreign countries are not understood as a tourism phenomenon. From the statistical point of view, these stages of visiting student abroad, normally for a period of a week, are clearly defined as tourism. The motivations which lead to undertake an exchange...

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Job Market Signaling: An Active Learning Approach for Teaching Education and Employment

Wolla, Scott - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 9 (2014) 2, pp. 89-106

simulated competitive labor market as employers and potential employees, students learn about the links between education …, productivity, income, and employment. As potential employees in this exercise have varying levels of education, this lesson also … conveys important information for students concerning their own decisions about pursuing post-secondary education. …

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Supersizing Social Studies Through the Use of Web 2.0 Technologies

Holcomb, Lori; Beal, Candy; Lee, John K. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 6 (2011) 3, pp. 120-129

This article seeks to demonstrate how social studies has come to be an all-inclusive subject: it has become supersized. When supported by Web 2.0 technology, social studies enables students to address multifaceted problems that require the deep understanding necessary to arrive at both wise and...

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed: The Publication Process of Paulo Freire’s Seminal Work

Kirylo, James D. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 7 (2012) 3, pp. 122-129

Because Pedagogy of the Oppressed has received worldwide acclaim, influenced many, and has uniquely defined Paulo Freire, it is noteworthy to highlight the book’s evolution from concept to publication. What were the contextual factors that prompted Freire to write the book? What was his...

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Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?

Christensen, Lois M.; Whetstone, Melissa G. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 8 (2013) 3, pp. 110-114

Although the civil rights movement in the United States occurred more than 50 years ago, voter suppression, as witnessed in the 2012 election, for diverse groups of people continues. The information presented in this article supports the teaching and learning of social studies within early...

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Development of a simple model for analysis of quality

Blades, Mabel - In: Training for Quality 3 (1995) 1, pp. 9-13

A simple model for quality has been developed. Provides a framework for both analysis and education on quality issues …

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Total quality education for superior performance

Zairi, Mohamed - In: Training for Quality 3 (1995) 1, pp. 29-35

levels. When one looks at providers of education and training, there is little evidence to suggest that there is a high … degree of enthusiasm and positive response to the challenges that industry has to face. Analyses how education is responding … education and the areas which need to be addressed for a complete and radical transformation of education and training provision …

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Training quality through an education partnership

Vinten, Gerald - In: Training for Quality 3 (1995) 1, pp. 36-40

The aim of cultivating closer links between education and business has become the accepted wisdom and practice in the … motivation of staff is through encouraging links with the world of education, which is seen as having training value to company … employees, pupils and education institute staff. The advantages of such education‐business partnerships are seen to be mutual …

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Achieving national targets for education and training

Ball, Christopher - In: Training for Quality 3 (1995) 4, pp. 25-34

Examines the benefits of education and training. Shows that only a very low percentage of graduates or people with … higher education qualifications are unemployed. Suggests that we should become a learning society in order to become … internationally competitive. Concludes that achieving national targets for education and training is essential to our national …

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An application of TQM concepts in education

Lo, V.H.Y.; Sculli, D. - In: Training for Quality 4 (1996) 3, pp. 16-22

Discusses an application of total quality management (TQM) concepts in education. Applies the concepts to a quality …

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