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Brown, Julian; Doveston, Mary – Teacher Development, 2014
This paper evaluates the perceived impact of the National Award (NA) for Special Educational Needs (SEN) Coordination in English mainstream schools. The Award was introduced in 2009 and has been mandatory for all new Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos) since its inception. The framework used for the evaluation is based on the learning…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational Needs, Special Needs Students, Special Programs
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McKay, Elspeth; Vilela, Cenie – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to outline government online training practice. We searched individual research domains of the human-dimensions of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), information and communications technologies (ICT) and instructional design for evidence of either corporate sector or government training practices. We overlapped these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Wootton, Danielle; Stone, Barras Kenneth – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how professional skills training in making ethical decisions for redundancy selection, can be utilised though interactive role play, in a virtual learning environment. Design/methodology/approach: A pilot study was undertaken with a group of part time mature students pursuing a professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interviews, Legal Education (Professions), Focus Groups
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Chivers, Geoff – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine an effective approach to developing university vocational lifelong learning (VLL) professionals as researchers. Design/methodology/approach: Two quite different approaches to developing VLL professionals as researchers were piloted, one involving face-to-face training and the other distance…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Lifelong Learning, Training Methods, Professional Continuing Education
Copeland, Peter – Media in Education and Development, 1988
Discussion of research that evaluates the effectiveness of interactive video used for training in the United States and in the United Kingdom highlights a program developed for the Ford Motor Company. Topics discussed include content-treatment interaction; learning strategies; intermode differences; research criteria; pretest and posttest results;…
Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Adey, Philip S. – 1997
Educational research has all too often failed to be implemented on a large-scale basis. This paper describes the multiplier effect of a professional development program for teachers and for trainers in the United Kingdom, and how that program was developed, monitored, and evaluated. Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) is a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
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Hughes, Alun; Priestley, John – Information Services and Use, 1992
Describes SOLS TICE, the Satellite On-Line Searching Interactive Conferencing Experiment, conducted at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) to meet the training needs of staff in the library and information science (LIS) sector. Continuing professional development is discussed, instructional effectiveness and cost effectiveness are…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries