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Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2011
Several decades of research have suggested a meaningful relationship between time and learning, where the amount of time students spend engaged in learning is strongly associated with their level of achievement. Among schools that have expanded the day and/or year, researchers have found that such a strategy can be quite effective, especially with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning), Time Perspective, Program Length
Andrew, Michael D. – 1984
In the first part of this presentation, a critique is made of teacher education in general, pointing out the fact that schools of education are resigned to accepting academically weak students and have a limited definition of good teaching. A narrow view of the teacher's role is also cited, as well as teacher educators' resistance to change. The…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education