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Using a Grounded Theory Approach to Evaluate Professional Development. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Sheila B. Robinson – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This formative evaluation study of a professional development institute for K-12 educators examined immediate outcomes and short-term impacts on participants' learning and change in mathematics teaching practice. Participants' journals and interviews were analyzed using qualitative methods and a grounded theory (the discovery of theory from…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology, Faculty Development
Contributions to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability. Volume 33
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Goncalves, Fernando J., Ed.; Pereira, Ruth, Ed.; Leal Filho, Walter, Ed.; Miranda Azeiteiro, Ulisses, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
This book presents essential learning approaches. It introduces educational and training activities, as well as various innovative methods aiming at the development of practical skills, in order to strengthen the continuous process of environmental education, and in particular the education for sustainable development (ESD). In doing so, it…
Descriptors: Field Instruction, Animals, Higher Education, Science Education
Treating the Juvenile Offender
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Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency
Communicative Alternatives to Challenging Behavior: Integrating Functional Assessment and Intervention Strategies. Volume 3. Communication and Language Intervention Series.
Reichle, Joe, Ed.; Wacker, David P., Ed. – 1993
Emphasizing the use of communication training as the foundation for effective behavioral programming, this book explains how challenging behavior can be redirected into socially acceptable behavior through functional communication intervention. The book offers hands-on assessment and intervention strategies that can be used in school, home, work,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Finding Your Balance
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Gurvis, Joan; Patterson, Gordon – Center for Creative Leadership (NJ3), 2004
Balance is not an issue of time, but an issue of choice. It is about living values by aligning behavior with what each individual believes is really important. Aligning behavior with values is much like any other developmental experience; the basic process involves assessment, challenge, and support. This guidebook will help readers determine…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Evaluation Methods, Self Management, Self Concept
Effective School Consultation: An Interactive Approach.
Sugai, George M.; Tindal, Gerald A. – 1993
This book shows how the process of consultation can be applied to persistent academic and social behavior problems. It emphasizes a behavior-analytic, best-practice approach to solving student, classroom, and school challenges, demonstrating the learned nature and lawfulness of behavior and the importance of the immediate environment. Part I…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Environment
Nursing Evaluation: The Problem and the Process: The Critical Incident Technique.
Fivars, Grace; Gosnell, Doris – 1966
Intended as a text and a reference work, the book emphasizes the development of broad institutional objectives, and covers in detail curriculum and course development, selection of learning experiences, and evaluation of nursing behavior. All subjects are approached through the critical incident technique, which presents material in brief case…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Books, Case Studies, Clinical Experience
Including Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers. Third Edition.
Friend, Marilyn; Bursuck, William D. – 2002
This book is intended to guide teachers as they include students with special needs. The 13 chapters are: (1) "The Foundation for Educating Students with Special Needs" (e.g., issues related to inclusion); (2) "Special Education Procedures and Services" (e.g., how students obtain special services); (3) "Professional…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Discipline