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Robinson, Terrell Emon – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Just as PK-12 teachers are taught how to teach, college and university professors should also receive instruction in how to teach. They should acquire pedagogical skills and understand methods for planning and content delivery prior to entering the classroom. The knowledge base of the discipline and a focus on research are emphasized in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Burke, Laure Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated a sample of community college faculty who participated in an online professional development program. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between participating in an online professional development program and changes in participants' self-assessed knowledge about tasks associated with effective…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Bobbitt, Erica M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The passage of Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act) in 1975 established the rights of children with disabilities to a public school education in the least restrictive environment. Fifteen years later, it was amended and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PL 101-476, 1990), still intended to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Factor Analysis, State Standards, Competence