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Mette, Ian M. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2020
This case was written for school leaders, specifically for administrators interested in addressing and improving school culture. Often efforts to address toxic culture and organizational change result in resistance, requiring leadership that is capable of influencing and inspiring cultural transformation. However, leaders who embark on these types…
Descriptors: School Culture, Administrators, Work Environment, Organizational Change
Toffoli, Denyze – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This book takes a fresh look at both context and the language learner in an attempt to shed light on the holistic and ever-changing system of the contemporary L2 speaker's language development. Drawing on complex dynamic systems theory as a means to more fully understand the holistic nature of contemporary language learning, the author attempts to…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Higher Education, Informal Education
Harvard Family Research Project, 2010
Across the country many schools and communities are trying to create and support efforts to institutionalize partnerships for learning, including those that rethink the use of time across the school day and year, and across the developmental continuum. Referred to by different terms--integrated, expanded, or complementary learning--the concept has…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, After School Programs, Extended School Day, Integrated Activities
Risinger, C. Frederick – Social Education, 2009
In this article, the author addresses classroom teachers, department heads, and supervisors who have direct contact with students and what they learn. They need to tell students, parents, policymakers, and everyone else that social studies is critical and that the NCSS mission statement is not just a nice set of words, but absolutely crucial to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Citizenship Education, Position Papers
Maurino, Paula San Millan; Federman, Francine; Greenwald, Lorraine – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2008
The purpose of this study was to understand the perspectives of instructors as they participate in an online classroom setting. It sought to find the purposes, goals, and objectives set by online instructors for the utilization of threaded discussions. The methodology employed was qualitative. A case study of a public two-year and four-year degree…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Focus Groups, Online Courses, Social Environment
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1980
This guide is intended to help social studies educators in Nova Scotia develop a junior-senior high school program for students who have had a history of learning difficulties and whose acquisition of skills has been slower than average. The first part of the guide contains a definition of the student for whom the program is intended, guidelines…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Area Studies, Citizenship Education, Community Study
Greenberg, Hazel Sara, Ed. – 1992
These curriculum pieces, developed by teachers involved in the New York and the World Program, vary from single lessons to full units and indicate new approaches that all teachers can use in determining what to teach and how to teach it. The first section provides an overview of an interdisciplinary model along with steps in the process. The next…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, High Schools
Hipp, Kristine A. – 2001
This paper is a case study of a middle school in the Midwest that was involved with a national project over a 3-year period in trying to create a professional learning community. The case study includes background, areas of focused reflection, a school profile, case questions to stimulate dialogue and problem-solving, and author's reflections. The…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Case Studies, Change Agents, Cooperative Learning
Moore, Joi L., Ed.; Benson, Angela D., Ed. – InTech, 2012
This book, written by authors representing 12 countries and five continents, is a collection of international perspectives on distance learning and distance learning implementations in higher education. The perspectives are presented in the form of practical case studies of distance learning implementations, research studies on teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technology
Smith, Christopher A.; And Others – 1987
Based on two manuals developed by Goodwill as part of their staff training series on program review, this program evaluation manual is designed to help facility administrators implement and improve their service delivery. The book contains an introduction and nine chapters. The introduction defines program evaluation, provides a rationale and uses…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods

Fraenkel, Jack R. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses Hilda Taba's ideas and influence on the social studies curriculum and her work on a project to develop instructional guides for social studies teachers. Explores the importance of developing multiple objectives and organizing subject matter into key concepts, organizing ideas, and specific facts. Recommends emphasis on thinking, people,…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Kemball, Walter G.; And Others – 1987
This implementation guide is based upon the themes, geographic concepts, and suggested learning outcomes contained in "Guidelines for Geographic Education: Elementary and Secondary Schools." The central themes for geographic education are: (1) location (position on the earth's surface); (2) place (physical and human characteristics); (3)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education

Young, Elise G. – Social Studies, 1989
Suggests that the Judeo-Arabic heritage might play a potential role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Proposes a course of instruction that can be used at the secondary and college levels and is designed to aid teachers in learning and teaching about Judeo-Arabic heritage. Contends that students benefit from analyzing complex historical issues.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education

Stevenson, Robert B. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Interviewed 45 students, grades 9-12, to which what social studies classes or activities engage secondary school students. Summarizes student reactions to a social studies class emphasizing higher-order thinking (HOT). Reports that a subject's intrinsic interest and relevance, student active participation, and cognitively challenging tasks most…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Learning Activities

Peters, Richard – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1992
Contends that future citizens will be required to understand and interact with people, cultures, and ideas throughout the world. Argues that this goal can be achieved only through an integrated approach to the social studies curriculum. Reviews the Texas social studies curriculum guide and points out how it exemplifies this approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Global Approach, Instructional Materials