Section 1 -- 1 Towards a fairer chance for all: Revising the Australian student equity framework -- 2 Framing the framework: The origins of A Fair Chance for All -- 3 Framing student equity in higher education: National and global policy contexts of A Fair Chance for All -- 4 First Peoples: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in higher education -- 5 Out of reach? University for…
PART I: FRAMING SOFT GOVERNANCE, EDUCATION AND CONVERGENCE -- Chapter 1. Education in Transition: An Empirical Puzzle -- Chapter 2. Measuring Convergence in Education Policy -- Chapter 3. Soft Governance and Voluntary Policy Convergence: A Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 4. Education Policy-Making in Switzerland: Origins and Trends -- PART II: SWITZERLAND: AN EXTREME CASE -- Chapter 5. Swiss R…
1.Introduction -- 2.Conceptual Framework: Compliance and Compliance Mechanism -- 3.Theoretical Perspectives and Explanatory Models of Compliance -- 4.Compliance Mechanisms: A General Overview -- 5.Case Study I: Ozone Layer Depletion -- 6.Case Study II: Climate Change -- 7.Conclusion.This book discusses options for an improved compliance system under the Paris Climate Agreement by addressing cur…
Foreword by Paul Arthur Berkman, Alexander N. Vylegzhanin and Oran R. Young -- Preface by Alexander N. Vylegzhanin -- Part 1: Treaties (selected provisions) -- Regional Treaty Law -- Bilateral Treaties of Arctic States -- Bilateral Treaties with Russia -- Bilateral Treaties of other Arctic States -- Part 2: Subsidiary Means for the Determination of Rules of International Law (selected provision…
1 Biographies and Careers throughout Academic Life: Introductory Comments. Jesús F. Galaz-Fontes, Akira Arimoto, Ulrich Teichler, and John Brennan. - Part I. Emerging Higher Education Systems. – 2 Identity Features and Working Conditions of Argentine Academics: A Comparative Study of Two Disciplinary Communities. Mercedes Leal, Sergio Robin, and María A. Maidana. – 3 Brazilian Higher Educ…
Roadmap to Become a World-Class University -- International Advisory Boards in the World -- Excellence as Duty -- Excellence in Education -- Excellence in Research -- Excellence in Serving Society and Mankind -- Excellence in Strategic Planning -- Excellence in Innovation and Knowledge Economy -- Excellence in International Cooperation -- Change towards Excellence.Open AccessThis book written b…
Introduction -- How Has Production Space Evolved in China? -- How Does Regional Industrial Structure Evolve in China? -- What Matters for Regional Industrial Dynamics in China? -- What Facilitates New Firm Formation in China? -- Does Creative Destruction Work for Chinese Regions? -- What Causes Firm Failure in China? -- What Sustains Large Firms in China? -- How Do Agglomeration Economies Contr…
Preface -- Foreword -- PART I: Introduction -- PART II: Student Background -- PART III: Outcomes of Education Beyond Achievement -- PART IV: Learning in Schools -- Acknowledgements.This volume brings together educational effectiveness research and international large-scale assessments, demonstrating how the two fields can be applied to inspire and improve each other, and providing readers direc…
Chapter 1. Global Social Justice, Democracy and Leadership of Higher Education: An Introduction; Lynette Shultz and Melody Viczko -- PART I: LEADERSHIP AND THE CHANGING CONTEXT OF EDUCATION -- Chapter 2. Sustainability and Social Justice: Leadership Challenges; Chris Shiel and David Jones -- Chapter 3. Fairness, Equity and Social Cooperation: A Moderate Islamic Social Justice Leadership Model f…
Sarah Lange examines the effectiveness of cascade training, which constitutes a cost-effective training model in teacher training. In development cooperation countries, teaching quality is expected to improve with teacher professional development; for this purpose, she explores the effectiveness of training multipliers in schools in Cameroon. This research question is analysed with a design, wh…