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Noël Adangnikou
An evaluation of the efficiency of French higher education: the case of scientific preparatory classes
Looking at the famous French elite preparatory programmes called « Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles » (CPGE), this research aimed to study the effectiveness of their training. The objective was to know if students from science CPGE develop specific behaviours that lead them to a better academic achievement in further engineering programmes (internal effectiveness) and a better professional career after graduation (external effectiveness). For comparison needs, the empirical approach focused on engineering schools enrolling both students from CPGE and students from other two-year programmes (DEUG, DUT, BTS). For assessing internal effectiveness, two surveys have been conducted; one d…
A look at the french experience in Faculty development
This chapter presents the status of faculty development in France. It outlines the reasons why French academics are reluctant to considerations of pedagogy and presents some experiments that suggest a recent evolution.