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Anna Haas; Michaela Martin; Beatriz Pont – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2024
The mandate of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) is to strengthen the educational planning and management capacity of UNESCO Member States. It does so through training, technical cooperation and research, and working with education planners worldwide. As education systems are faced with complexity,…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Administration, Capacity Building, Global Approach
Hughes, Ashley M.; Zajac, Stephanie; Spencer, Jacqueline M.; Salas, Eduardo – International Journal of Training and Development, 2018
Organizations leverage training as a means of improving the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of trainees; but, effective training requires that this learning is transferred from the training environment to the actual performance of the work (that is, training transfer). Unfortunately, despite billions of dollars invested in learning each year, the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Transfer of Training, Training, Organizations (Groups)
Bevins, Stuart, Ed.; Lehane, Louise, Ed.; Booth, Josephine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The core practice of professional scientists is inquiry, often referred to as research. If educators are to prepare students for a role in the professional scientific and technological community, exposing them to inquiry-based learning is essential. Despite this, inquiry-based teaching and learning (IBTL) remains relatively rare, possibly due to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2017
Improving school climate takes time and commitment from a variety of people in a variety of roles. This document outlines key action steps that instructional staff--including teachers, paraprofessionals, and others in the classroom who provide instruction or assistance--can take to support school climate improvements. Key action steps are provided…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Program Implementation
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2017
Improving school climate takes time and commitment from a variety of people in a variety of roles. This document outlines how family members--including guardians of students--can support school climate improvements. Key action steps are provided for the following strategies: (1) Participate in planning for school climate improvements; (2) Engage…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Program Implementation
Smith, Barbara J.; Fox, Lise; Dunlap, Glen; Strain, Phil; Trivette, Carol M.; Perez Binder, Denise; Bovey, Ted; McCullough, Katy; Blase, Karen – Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, 2015
This document is a guide for implementing widespread use of evidence-based practices for improving the outcomes for young children with or at-risk for delays or disabilities and their families. The evidence-based practices are selected practices from the Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Recommended Practices (RPs). The guide is written for…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Young Children, At Risk Students, Developmental Delays
Schultz, Dana; Jaycox, Lisa H.; Hickman, Laura J.; Chandra, Anita; Barnes-Proby, Dionne; Acosta, Joie; Beckman, Alice; Francois, Taria; Honess-Morreale, Lauren – RAND Corporation, 2010
Children's exposure to violence (CEV)--including direct child maltreatment, witnessing domestic violence, and witnessing community and school violence--can have serious consequences, including a variety of psychiatric disorders and behavioral problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Fortunately, research has shown…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Prevention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Schramm, Karin – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
Examines the impact of introducing data processing in middle-level accountancy training programs in Botswana. Hardware and software considerations for the program are also examined. Since the beginning of the program, some 300 students have been trained in accounting. (JN)
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Software, Data Processing, Developing Nations
Schlegel, M. J. – 1995
Although it is generally argued that information technology (IT) is a science rather than an art, very few professionals follow a process of systematic evaluation and revision, usually due to the level of difficulty and time constraints involved. The intent of this document is to provide a framework for evaluation and revision of instructional…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Technology, Instructional Design, Material Development
Young, Deborah J. – Lifelong Learning, 1984
Over a 5-week period 43 typical trainers in a nationwide corporation were observed to determine uses and abuses of training techniques. The adult educators who were observed were technically expert, but otherwise untrained. Factors that enhance or detract from training effectiveness were identified, specifically as regards organizing and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Business, Industrial Training
Becker, Mimi, Ed.; Barnett, Lucy, Ed. – 1985
This seven-part guidebook provides information to assist decision makers and other individuals involved in the residential wood energy fuel cycle. It can be used as a tool for designing or implementing programs, strategies, and policies that encourage, prevent, or mitigate safety or air emission related impacts of residential woodburning equipment…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Chimneys, Fire Protection, Fuel Consumption
Seltzer, Miriam; Clugston, Richard – 1977
Addressed to persons responsible for developing all kinds of training programs, this two-part monograph provides information for replication of a program titled "Training Administrators of Community-based Residential Correctional Facilities," of the training process used in the Community Corrections Training Project. Part 1 describes the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Correctional Institutions, Education

Green, Carolyn W.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1991
A management program was implemented to increase the training activities and decrease nonwork behavior of eight direct-care staff in a facility for individuals with mental retardation. Improvements were maintained during a 43-week period, staff acceptability measures were positive, and beneficial changes occurred in clients. (JDD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Caregivers, Maintenance
Imel, Susan – 1982
Quality circles are part of the movement to provide workers with increased autonomy, responsibility, and authority. Key elements of quality circles are the characteristics of their members, volunteer participation, regular meetings, training, problem identification, and solution implementation. The theoretical bases of quality circles include:…
Descriptors: Employee Responsibility, Employer Employee Relationship, Organizational Development, Organizational Theories
Caffarella, Rosemary S. – 2002
This how-to guide and resource book is designed to help in planning educational and training programs for adults in settings from the corporate sector to educational organizations. Chapters 1-3 lay the groundwork for the rest of the guide by introducing the 12-component Interactive Model of Program Planning. Chapter 1 describes adult programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Job Training, Models