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How Can Simulation Help with Learning Project Work Skills? Experiences from Higher Education in Finland
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Salminen-Tuomaala, Mari; Koskela, Tiina – Educational Research, 2020
Background: Effective project management and project work skills are important requirements in higher education and many other work place settings. Simulation-based learning, with its use of simulated scenarios and environments, may be a helpful way of supporting skill development. However, much more needs to be understood about the possibilities…
Descriptors: Simulation, Foreign Countries, Program Administration, College Faculty
Present and Future of School Intergenerational Programmes: A Study from Spain
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Campillo, Margarita; Sánchez, Mariano; Díaz, Pilar – Educational Research, 2020
Background: International research suggests the value of school Intergenerational Programmes (IPs) and intergenerational schools. However, there is a scarcity of studies at country level exploring the process of expanding from the introduction of intergenerational activities to adopting an intergenerational school model. Purpose: This study sought…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Futures (of Society), Elementary Secondary Education, Program Content
"Educare" in Australia: Analysing Policy Mobility and Transformation
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McShane, Ian – Educational Research, 2016
Background: Early childhood education and care has been an area of significant policy attention, public investment and private market activity in Australia over the past three decades. Australian educationists and policy-makers have looked to international examples for evidence, policy design and institutional models. However, this area is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy
Methodological Challenges in Education RCTs: Reflections from England's Education Endowment Foundation
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Dawson, Anneka; Yeomans, Emily; Brown, Elena Rosa – Educational Research, 2018
Background: The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity that was established in 2011 with the explicit aim of breaking the link between family income and educational achievement in England. Over the seven years since its inception, EEF has contributed to the existing evidence base by funding over one hundred randomised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Randomized Controlled Trials, Research Problems
Implementation of Anti-Bullying Lessons in Primary Classrooms: How Important Is Head Teacher Support?
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Ahtola, Annarilla; Haataja, Anne; Kärnä, Antti; Poskiparta, Elisa; Salmivalli, Christina – Educational Research, 2013
Background: Evidence suggests that the KiVa anti-bullying programme may contribute to a reduction in bullying and victimisation, especially in primary school level. What is more, the level of implementation moderates the programme effects: the more the programme was implemented, the more bullying was reduced. Purpose: Consequently, it is of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Values Education, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes
Children's Human Rights Education as a Counter to Social Disadvantage: A Case Study from England
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Covell, Katherine; Howe, R. Brian; Polegato, Jillian L. – Educational Research, 2011
Background: Children's rights education in schools has many social and educational benefits. Among them are a deeper understanding of rights and social responsibility, an improved school climate, and greater school engagement and achievement. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess whether children's rights education has the power to…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Objectives, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Benefits