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Eckhoff, Angela – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2019
This paper reports findings from a qualitative investigation that documented the exhibition of children's work in public spaces within early learning centers and elementary schools. An iterative, photo-documentation methodology was used to document the student work on display using photographs taken in 20 public elementary schools and four early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students
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Kramer Ertel, Pamela A. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2018
By implementing strategies described here, educators can be prepared to create an adoption-friendly environment for students and their families.
Descriptors: Adoption, Educational Environment, Family Involvement, Faculty Development
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Malin, Heather; Liauw, Indrawati; Remington, Kathleen – Journal of Character Education, 2019
Purpose is an important aspect of character development and thriving in adolescence; yet, there is little research explaining how it develops or how contexts such as school can support its development. In this study, 1,304 eighth graders completed a survey that measured purpose as the integration of 2 dimensions-- beyond-the-self life goal…
Descriptors: Personality, Educational Environment, Grade 8, Student Attitudes
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Hambacher, Elyse; Acosta, Melanie M.; Bondy, Elizabeth; Ross, Dorene D. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2016
The literature related to warm demanding describes teachers who balance care and authority to create a learning environment that supports a culture of achievement for African American students. Embedded in this stance is sociopolitical consciousness that explicitly links teachers' care and authority with a larger social justice agenda. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers, African American Students, Social Justice
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Hopland, Arnt O.; Nyhus, Ole Henning – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between satisfaction with learning environment and student effort, both in class and with homework assignments. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use data from a nationwide and compulsory survey to analyze the relationship between learning environment and student effort. The…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
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Petrou, Stella; Korfiatis, Konstantinos – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
This study presents the results of a pilot learning intervention for improving children's ideas about plant protection. The research was executed in two phases. The first phase aimed at exploring children's ideas about plant protection. These ideas were taken into account for the design and development of a digital learning environment. The second…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Conservation (Environment), Educational Environment, Electronic Learning
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Leininger, Melissa; Dyches, Tina Taylor; Prater, Mary Anne; Heath, Melissa Allen – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2010
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neurobiological condition affecting 1 of every 200 school-age children. OCD greatly affects students' academic, behavioral, and social functioning, and it can lead to additional problem such as depression. To effectively collaborate with other individuals providing appropriate support to students with OCD,…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Behavior Disorders, Neurological Impairments, Children
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Segers, Eliane; Verhoeven, Ludo – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The present study investigated the effects on learning in a sheltered Internet environment using so-called WebQuests in elementary school classrooms in the Netherlands. A WebQuest is an assignment presented together with a series of web pages to help guide children's learning. The learning gains and quality of the work of 229 sixth graders…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Internet, Information Processing
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory