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Pamela Morris-Perez; Rachel Abenavoli; Adam Benzekri; Sarah Rosenbach-Jordan; Gianna Rose Boccieri – Society for Research in Child Development, 2023
For much of the past decade, suicide has been the second leading cause of death for adolescents in the United States, and suicide rates among adolescents have been rising for the last 15 years. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents were common before COVID-19 and have become an increasing public health priority in the pandemic's wake.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention, Public Policy
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Maheady, Larry – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2018
This article was developed from an earlier invitation to discuss what it was like to teach at a comprehensive arts and science college with a large teacher education program while also trying to conduct and publish applied research. Were there any particular tricks to getting things done that could be handed down to younger professionals working…
Descriptors: Special Education, Teacher Education Programs, Research Needs, Agenda Setting
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Maguire, Roseann; Wilson, Alastair; Jahoda, Andrew – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Pupils with intellectual disabilities are one of the most bullied groups in the school system and in local communities. Moreover, young people also play a significant role in hate crimes against people with intellectual disabilities of all ages beyond the school gates. This paper describes the development of a research informed program of lessons…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Positive Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability
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Perlaza, Adriana Morales; Tardif, Maurice – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This text proposes a comparative analysis of the inter-provincial developments of the professionalization of teacher education in Canada, and focuses on two issues: governance of teacher education and the development of new training programs. More specifically, based on a literature review, we analyse how current comparative research brings an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Educational Research, Comparative Analysis
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Güçyeter, Sule; Kanli, Esra; Özyaprak, Melodi; Leana-Tascilar, Marilena Z. – Cogent Education, 2017
The aim of this paper is to reveal the current situation of gifted education in Turkey. The talents that are valued and the concepts of giftedness were discussed according to the country's cultural and political perspectives. Studies that had been made to analyze the beliefs of lay people, teachers and parents with respect to gifted students and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Talent Identification, Fundamental Concepts
Moyer, Rebecca; Snodgrass, Jeanne; Klein, Steven; Tebben, Chris – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2017
Work-based learning (WBL) has long been used in career and technical education (CTE) to allow students to practice the knowledge and skills they acquire in the classroom within a "real-world" business or industry setting. High-quality work placements reinforce schoolbased instruction by providing students with a context for applying…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Experiential Learning, Simulation, Training Methods