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Namaste, Nina, Ed.; Sturgill, Amanda, Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2020
Showcasing recent, multi-institutional research related to global learning, this book expands the context of global learning to show its antecedents and impacts as a part of the larger higher education experience. Chapters look at recent developments such as short-term, off-campus, international study and certificate/medallion programs, as well as…
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Education, Study Abroad, Higher Education
Intrator, Sam M.; Siegel, Don – Harvard Education Press, 2014
In "The Quest for Mastery," Sam M. Intrator and Don Siegel investigate an emerging trend: the growth of out-of-school programs dedicated to helping underserved youth develop the personal qualities and capacities that will help them succeed in school, college, and beyond. Intensive programs from rowing to youth radio, from lacrosse to…
Descriptors: Student Development, After School Programs, Educational Trends, Disproportionate Representation
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Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed.; Stollhans, Sascha, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham hosted the fifth annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching at University" series. Under the heading "Enhancing participation and collaboration" the conference, organised by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, took…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Padgett, Ryan D.; Keup, Jennifer R. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2011
Findings from the ninth triennial administration of the National Survey of First-Year Seminars, describing the nature and extent of first-year seminars on American college campuses. Drawn from a broad sample of colleges and universities from every institutional type, control, and size, the survey addresses topics including seminar characteristics…
Descriptors: National Surveys, First Year Seminars, Research Reports, School Support
National Academies Press, 2011
Comprehensive research and a highly-trained workforce are essential for the improvement of health and health care both nationally and internationally. During the past 40 years the National Research Services Award (NRSA) Program has played a large role in training the workforce responsible for dramatic advances in the understanding of various…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Health Services, Labor Force Development, Program Descriptions
Cohan, Audrey, Ed.; Honigsfeld, Andrea, Ed. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2011
This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break the traditional mold of teacher education. Section…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Program Descriptions, Vignettes
Smith, Gerald R.; And Others – 1974
This book, comprising seven chapters, describes the TTT (Trainers of Teacher Trainers) program at the national and local levels, discusses some concerns of the program, and describes the impact of the program on individuals and institutions. Chapter 1 provides background information, including definitions and a review of TTT at the national and…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Field Experience Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Design
Lewis, James, Jr. – 1971
This book provides discussion and guidelines for administering an individualized instruction program; it is stated, however, that the book is not confined to individualized study units alone but brings in the creation of any educational instrument, a variety of which are illustrated in the appendixes. The following topics are considered in this…
Descriptors: Administration, Behavioral Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
Ellner, Carolyn Lipton; Barnes, B. J. – 1977
Described in this study is a two-year experimental program in teacher education which provided 14 student teachers with opportunity to experiment with the process of schooling and to learn from it. As a result, six community-based vacation schools were created. Specific sections of the book deal with: (1) the challenge of the times (late sixties)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs, Experimental Schools
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1983
This report is the second to appear in a series of studies carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) during the past 5 years. The first report concerned the integration of handicapped young people into ordinary schools. The present report deals with what happens…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Curriculum, Disabilities
Furno, Orlando F.; Kidd, J.S. – 1974
This book is primarily about the problems of preparing teachers for assignments to schools in low-income neighborhoods and is based on an extensive case study of a specific attempt to deal with these problems. Chapter 1 introduces some basic issues in the training of teachers for assignment to schools in low-income neighborhoods. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Inner City, Inservice Teacher Education
Leue, Mary M., Ed. – 1994
This book represents a collection of over 60 articles appearing in SKOLE: the Journal of Alternative Education from 1985 through 1992 and focusing on educational reform and alternatives to public schooling. The journal was created 9 years ago in response to the growing number of families and educators dissatisfied with public schooling and to the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Experience
Gillespie, Judith A.; Patrick, John J. – 1974
This monograph is intended to inform curriculum writers, evaluators, and consultants about the High School Political Science Curriculum Project's first year of work. The main purpose of the project is to develop, test, and disseminate a two-semester program entitled "Comparing Political Experiences." The program, designed to serve as an…
Descriptors: Civics, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development
Lawder, Elizabeth A.; And Others – 1974
The purpose of this monograph is to develop the concept of differentiated foster family care designed to serve a range of children and to describe several foster family models useful in putting this concept into practice. In the first half of the monograph, a discussion of trends in foster parent selection and education is presented. Some criteria…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Welfare, Contracts, Family Environment
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1974
This book provides descriptions of youth involvement projects that have made significant contributions to young people, their schools, and their communities. Each description is intended to provide information for starting and operating similar youth projects. They explain how a particular project began, mention the important problems encountered,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs
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