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Download full textGapsalamov, Almaz; Akhmetshin, Elvir; Bochkareva, Tatyana; Vasilev, Vladimir; Anisimova, Tatyana – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2020
The quality of national education depends on many factors, which traditionally include adult literacy, the total share of students receiving general, secondary vocational and higher education, the level of the material and technical base, etc. Based on these factors, a list of leading countries by the level of education is formed. The authors…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Competition, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
Direct linkAlliance for Excellent Education, 2009
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "The High Cost of High School Dropouts": New Alliance Brief Says Dropouts from the Class of 2009 Represent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Education, Education Work Relationship, Dropouts
Peer reviewedHufner, Klaus; Rau, Einhard – Higher Education in Europe, 1987
A discussion of recent higher education policy changes in European countries aimed at improving competitiveness and measuring performance outlines the policy adjustments and some of their consequences, compares two concepts of coordination, describes the American experience, and examines results of the changes in Europe. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Competition, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Noyelle, Thierry – 1989
This paper summarizes a comparative study of the impact of market and technological changes on human resources in banks and insurance companies in five countries: France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. The research was organized around case studies of changes in 12 firms--9 banks and 3 insurance carriers. The paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Automation, Banking, Clerical Occupations, Corporate Education
Liapis, Peter S. – 1988
A study analyzed grain production in France, the major grain producer in the European Community and one of the leading producers in the world. France is also a major grain exporter and thus competes with the United States in world markets. The United States is pursuing a policy of lower world prices to regain market share. Large grain surpluses in…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Competition, Cost Effectiveness, Economics
Boe, Erling E.; Shin, Sujie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
It is widely believed and lamented that U.S. students perform poorly on international comparisons of academic achievement. For example, Edward Silver reports that U.S. seventh- and eighth-grade students performed poorly on the mathematics section of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 1995) and that this indicates "a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Education, Academic Achievement
Schnoring, Thomas – 1989
The telecommunications sector is characterized by massive structural changes due to changes in technology as well as in the regulatory environment. Research and development activities become more and more important for the development of the industry as they determine the competitive position of firms and nations to a large extent. Both the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competition, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
