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Davis, Geraldine – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2012
Early years professionals wrote about changes in their settings as part of their MA studies, and reflected on the use of theories of leadership in implementing these changes. This article describes a documentary analysis of the scripts produced. Initially basing the study in current knowledge of leadership and change in Early Years settings, the…
Descriptors: Leadership, Early Childhood Education, Content Analysis, Documentaries
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Luecking, Debra Martin; Luecking, Richard G. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
Recently, consensus among researchers and professionals has emerged about factors that contribute to postschool success of youth with disabilities. Prominent among these factors are targeted academic preparation, family involvement, youth empowerment, and service collaboration and linkages. Work experience and paid employment have been identified…
Descriptors: Models, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Transitional Programs
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McDowell, Liz – Teaching in Higher Education, 2008
Existing research identifies that students' approaches to assignments are related to their general approaches to study. It is suggested that students need to better understand the requirements of assignments and acquire new concepts such as "argument". This fine-grained study proposes four qualitatively distinct assignment pathways: gathering,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies
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Kerr, Jo-Anne – English Journal, 2007
Jo-Anne Kerr relies on teacher-research practices to discover insights for making her classes more beneficial to "resistant learners." She shares her experience of observing two previously struggling male vocational-technical students, conducting informal and formal interviews with them throughout the year, and collecting data from their…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Professional Development
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Taylor, Simone Himbeault; Matney, Malinda M. – Planning for Higher Education, 2007
The Division of Student Affairs at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor engaged in an iterative strategic process to create and implement a set of long-range goals. This strategic journey continues to evolve, uniting a guiding framework of strategic planning steps, a reflective process with an assessment component within each step, and a group…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Organizational Change, Student Personnel Services, Organizational Development
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Holyoke, Laura B. – Journal of Adult Education, 2007
Chairing the annual Mountain Plains Adult Education Association Conference for 250 adult educators in Coeur d'Alene this past spring provided an opportunity for the author to offer a hands-on, conference planning experience to graduate students. Wanting to try something outside the typical classroom experience, the author organized a special…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning, Educational Principles