Search Results - subject:"Teaching and Learning"

Knowledge Map : Content and Curriculum Issues

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2005

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010658312

Families, schools, and primary-school learning : evidence for Argentina and Colombia in an international perspective

Woessmann, Ludger; Fuchs, Thomas - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2005

This paper estimates the relationshipbetween family background, school characteristics, and student achievement in primary school in two Latin American countries, Argentina and Colombia, as well as several comparison countries. The database used is the student-level international achievement...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005115745

The effect of school type on academic achievement : evidence from Indonesia

Newhouse, David; Beegle, Kathleen - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2005

Using data from Indonesia, Newhouse and Beegle to evaluate the impact of school type on academic achievement of junior secondary school students (grades 7-9). Students that graduate from public junior secondary schools, controlling for a variety of other characteristics, score 0.15 to 0.3...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005116535

Multinational enterprises and training revisited: do international standards matter?

Blunch, Niels-Hugo; Castro, Paula - World Bank Group - 2005

Several studies have examined the determinants of training in developing countries but only few have paid attention to the potential importance of international standards such as ISO 9000 or ISO 14000 on the firm's training decision. This paper examines training determinants using recent...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008676816

The uses of Facebook© technologies in Hospitality curriculum on an experiential learning platform for a new generation of students

Harris, Christopher W. - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics 24 (2012) 5, pp. 805-825

' experience in the utilisation of Facebook as a teaching and learning tool within the syllabus of their taught subjects in a … an “effective” medium for reflective purposes in relation to experiential teaching and learning activities and as a … by teachers and students on Facebook are perhaps the real teaching and learning experiences of students that could be …

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Combining E‐learning and M‐learning: New Applications of Blended Educational Resources

Cloete, Linda - In: Online Information Review 36 (2012) 2, pp. 321-322

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Reclaiming math for economists: a pedagogical approach to overcoming a persistent barrier to pluralism in economics

Giannakouros, Panayotis; Chen, Lihua - In: International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education 3 (2012) 2, pp. 118-143

This paper presents ideas for a course in the undergraduate economics curriculum designed to de-mystify mathematics and empower students to respond creatively and ethically when they encounter situations that involve mathematics. We build on the strengths of courses that already exist in many...

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Chile : Decades of Educational Reform Deliver

Holm-Nielsen, Lauritz; Thorn, Kristian; Prawda, Juan - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2004

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Educo : A Community-Managed Education Program in Rural El Salvador (1991-2003)

Meza, Darlyn; Guzman, José L.; Varela, lorena De - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2004

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Dominican Republic HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project : Initial Results

Marquez, Patricio V.; Montalvo, Luis Emilio - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2004

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010647374