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you can find information on internet resources concerning all aspects of education here: please read the About Us section if you require further information on the Eduserver.
You will find that the subject areas presented on the Eduserver websites concern international visitors, too. A thematic collection of interesting resources that are available in English (and, in many cases, in several other languages, too) can be found in the dossier Find out about Germany. If you cannot find the particular resource you need here, please read our Frequently Asked Questions. More resources can also be found by searching our databases. You are also welcome to contact the editor, or our research service dbs@dipf.de.
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Global Changemakers (British Council programme for young people)
http://www.global-changemakers.net/
Global Changemakers is a networking programme launched by the British Council in 2007. Since its inception, it has provided meeting and debating opportunities for social entrepreneurs and volunteers aged 16-25 from 100 countries.
The programme is currently accepting applications for its Global Youth Summit (closing date: 6 August 2010)
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Gender Differences in Educational Outcomes: Study on the Measures Taken and the Current Situation in Europe.
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/120EN.pdf
16.06.2010
This study is a contribution to the debate on gender in education from the Eurydice Network, as requested by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second half of 2009. The idea was to examine to what extent and how gender inequality in educational attainment was an issue of concern in European countries. The study therefore examines whether existing disparities have led to policy initiatives such as proposals for changes in laws and other regulations relating to education, national surveys, projects or any other kind of official measures focusing on gender. The study also attempts to provide a mapping of the policies and strategies in place across Europe to tackle gender inequalities in education systems today.
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Assessing the Effects of ICT in Education: Indicators, Criteria and Benchmarks for International Comparisons
http://browse.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/pdfs/browseit/9609111E.PDF
22/06/2010
Despite the fact that education systems have been heavily investing in technology since the early 1980s, international indicators on technology uptake and use in education are missing. This book aims to provide a basis for the design of frameworks, the identification of indicators and existing data sources, as well as gaps in areas needing further research.
The contributions stem from an international expert meeting in April 2009 organised by the Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning, in co-operation with OECD (CERI), on benchmarking technology use and effects in education. The contributions clearly demonstrate the need to develop a consensus around approaches, indicators and methodologies.
The book is organised around four blocks: contexts of ICT impact assessment in education, state-of-the-art ICT impact assessment, conceptual frameworks and case studies.
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The Science Years 2000 to 2009: Experience and Perspectives of Science Communication
http://www.bmbf.de/pub/science_years_2000_2009.pdf
The story of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research‘s (BMBF) Science Years begins in 2000 with the Year of Physics. Its goals were to make science comprehensible to citizens and give them a direct experience of science and more concretely, to increase the numbers of students studying physics. Nine more Science Years followed, most of them named for a discipline or group of topics. The Explore German Research Science Year (2009) forms the bridge between the discipline-oriented Science Years and the new thematic Science Years, which will be held from 2010. The legacy of the past ten Science Years is substantial and must be a benchmark and a stimulus for coming years. At the beginning, the focus was on generating fascination and enthusiasm and at-tracting young people to science, but it has shifted towards efforts to improve understanding of the significance of scientific processes and technological progress in each individual and in society as a whole. Emphasis is now on the dialogue between science and society.
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