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Dye, Christopher K. – Journal of Music Teacher Education, 2018
The purpose of the study was to examine the features of Texas's Alternative Route to Certification (ARC) programs in music education, the demographics and prior experiences of program completers, and the employment of ARC completers in K-12 public schools. Data were collected from the State Board of Educator Certification about demographics and…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Profiles, Music Education, Demography
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Baker, Credence; Gentry, James – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2014
In an era of increasingly hyped Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that seem to evoke feelings of both promise and peril for higher education, many institutions are struggling to find their niche among top-tier Ivy League schools offering courses to thousands of participants for free. While the effectiveness of MOOCs in terms of learning outcomes…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Open Education, Open Universities
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Edwards, Melissa Maxwell; Thornton, Elaine – Education Libraries, 2013
This case study describes a library outreach effort to university staff members employed by the campus child care center. Authors planned an instructional session to introduce child care staff members to library resources, focusing on the curriculum collection as a source of supplemental materials for classrooms. Surveys were administered before…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Child Caregivers
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Huling, Leslie; Resta, Virginia; Yeargain, Pat – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2012
Novice teacher attrition has long been a concern among educators and policy makers who have responded with various types of induction and mentoring programs and increased efforts to recruit more teachers. Yet, these efforts have not created the stable work force needed to implement school reform efforts. The school staffing challenge is further…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teacher Orientation, Mentors, Beginning Teachers
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Garcia, Alejandro; Abrego, Jesus; Calvillo, Meagan M. – International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 2014
This paper describes a qualitative study in which ways to improve instructional delivery for graduate students in an Educational Leadership course in Master of Education program in a predominantly Hispanic university located in South Texas were examined. Questions explored perceptions, attitudes, and reasons for choosing a hybrid instructional…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Delivery Systems, Blended Learning
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El-Ashmawy, Amina K.; Weasenforth, Donald L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Over the past decade or so there has been increasing concern over the unprecedented wave of retirements of community college leaders, from department chairs all the way to presidents. There are three different venues for developing future leaders in order to offset this deficiency: university-based formal degrees, professional and continuing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Program Descriptions, Program Development