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Ott Schacht, Carol L.; Kiewra, Kenneth A. – Roeper Review, 2018
This qualitative research study addressed this question: What influence did early environmental surroundings and family have on the talent development of a cohort of American speed skaters who each competed in four Olympic Games during the 1980s and 1990s? The skaters were Bonnie Blair, Dave Cruikshank, and Dan Jansen. Independent interviews with…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Environmental Influences, Family Influence, Talent Development
Gilliam, Melissa; Jagoda, Patrick; Jaworski, Erin; Hebert, Luciana E.; Lyman, Phoebe; Wilson, M. Claire – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
This paper describes the development and evaluation of an interactive, narrative-based, multimedia game to promote learning and communication about sexual violence and health topics. High school-aged participants created the game concept in a three-week workshop, after which assets were assembled and refined by a university-based game design lab.…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Violence, Video Games, Teaching Methods
Hubbard, Bradford D. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This research study examined the conditions and features that have worked in concert to afford a select group of high school/unit district superintendents to become highly successful. Many studies have critically looked at leadership, educational leadership, and the superintendency, however, this one utilizes a non-educational theoretical…
Descriptors: Superintendents, High Schools, School Districts, Success
Miller, Nathaniel J. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Abundant educational research has integrated Albert Bandura's concepts of self-efficacy and collective efficacy within educational settings. In this phenomenological case study, the investigation sought to capture the manifestation of self-efficacy and collective efficacy within inquiry-based science laboratory courses. Qualitative data was…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Phenomenology, Case Studies, Inquiry
Fry, Sara W.; O'Brien, Jason – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
Teacher educators have an obligation to prepare preservice teachers with the skills and dispositions necessary to promote a socially just world. Yet the results of this study uncovered that the majority of elementary preservice teachers in a national sample (N = 846) have a simplistic perception of good citizenship consistent with what Westheimer…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Citizenship Education, Social Justice
Pierson, Ashley – RAND Corporation, 2014
School principals' education and professional experience shape their approach to school leadership and how successful their students will be. However, it is not clear from existing research which aspects of principal education and professional experience are related to student outcomes and principal retention. This dissertation explores aspects of…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Education, Experience
Herman, G. L.; Zilles, C.; Loui, M. C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
The authors conducted a qualitative interview-based study to reveal students' misconceptions about state in sequential circuits. This paper documents 16 misconceptions of state, how students' conceptions of state shift and change, and students' methodological weaknesses. These misconceptions can be used to inform and direct instruction. This study…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Metric System, Misconceptions, Concept Formation
Manna, Paul; Moffitt, Susan – Wallace Foundation, 2014
This Wallace-commissioned report identifies the emergence of a new kind of education advocacy organization in the U.S., assesses how these groups influence education policy, provides an overview of their work across the country, and offers a case study of one, Advance Illinois. The report argues that these groups, and their potential foundation…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Agents, Case Studies, Profiles