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Darryll Willem Bravenboer; Mandy Crawford-Lee; Clare Dunn – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: Apprenticeships in England, while defined by level and typical duration, are not quantified regarding the number of learning hours required to achieve the outcomes specified, as with other regulated qualifications and accredited programmes. This paper proposes an approach to ascribe credit to apprenticeships recognising both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Credits, Higher Education
George W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative, 2016
Research on school leadership shows that principals can significantly impact student achievement by influencing classroom instruction, organizational conditions, community support and setting the teaching and learning conditions in schools. Moreover, strong principals provide a multiplier effect that enables improvement initiatives to succeed. The…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, Barriers, Program Evaluation
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Morales, Erik E. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2017
This case study documents a university and secondary school partnership designed to improve classroom management and student time on task at an urban charter high school. The initiative utilized the expertise and knowledge of college of education faculty to identify and ameliorate the high school's observed barriers to students' time on task, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Urban Schools
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Goffe, William L.; Kauper, David – Journal of Economic Education, 2014
For many years, surveys have shown that lecture is the dominant method for teaching principles of economics (Watts and Schaur 2011; Watts and Becker 2008; Becker and Watts 1996, 2001a, b). The authors confirm this and augment it by asking why principles instructors teach the way they do. The respondents, 340 principles instructors at the 2012…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Economics Education, Economics, Teaching Methods
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Scully, Glennda; Kerr, Rosemary – Accounting Education, 2014
This study reports the results of a survey of student study times and perceptions of workload in undergraduate and graduate accounting courses at a large Australian public university. The study was in response to student feedback expressing concerns about workload in courses. The presage factors of student workload and assessment in Biggs' 3P…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, College Students, Student Surveys, Study Habits
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Budden, Connie B.; Budden, Michael C. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2013
As traditional universities grapple with an onslaught of demand for distance education a recurring call to ensure quality in such offerings arises. The Quality Matters Program intends to guarantee such quality through a peer-centered process and offers a certification process to help assure quality in online and blended courses. This report is a…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Program Implementation, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Radinsky, Josh; Lawless, Kimberly; Smolin, Louanne Ione; Newman, Mark – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The Teachers Infusing Technology in Urban Schools project (TITUS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is developing an approach for addressing the shortage of opportunities for teacher candidates to experience technology being used effectively in high-need urban schools in the course of their field experiences. Beyond recruiting mentor…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Technology Integration, Field Experience Programs, Experienced Teachers