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Roberts, Zachary – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this qualitative research was to describe and analyze the ways in which newly inducted supervisors (in the first three years of their work) tasked with clinical supervision, cognitive coaching, and similar forms of developmental instructional supervision were engaged in a "reflective dialogue" between their supervisory…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Qualitative Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
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Boeri, Miriam Williams; Sterk, Claire E.; Elifson, Kirk W. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Researchers' knowledge regarding older users of illicit drugs is limited despite the increasing numbers of users. In this article, we apply a life course perspective to gain a further understanding of older adult drug use, specifically contrasting early- and late-onset heroin users. Design and Methods: We collected qualitative data from…
Descriptors: Health Services, Narcotics, Drug Use, Experience
Miller, Richard L., Ed.; Balcetis, Emily, Ed.; Burns, Susan R., Ed.; Daniel, David B., Ed.; Saville, Bryan K., Ed.; Woody, William Douglas, Ed. – Society for the Teaching of Psychology, 2011
The purpose of the book is to provide teachers of psychology access to teaching techniques that epitomize "happy tact and ingenuity." The principle influence that teachers have on student behavior occurs in the classroom since, as noted by Erickson and Strommer, (1991), today's students spend relatively little time studying outside of class. When…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Adult Development, Class Activities, Learning Activities