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Direct linkDavidson, Neil, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2021
Offering first-hand insights from the early originators of Cooperative Learning (CL), this volume documents the evolution of CL, illustrating its historical and contemporary research, and highlights the personal experiences which have helped inspire and ground this concept. Each of the chapters in "Pioneering Perspectives in Cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Competition, Teaching Methods, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Michael B., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 2016
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Educational Innovation, English Language Learners
Beck, John H., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
Since the release of the very successful first edition in 2001, the field of emotional intelligence has grown in sophistication and importance. Many new and talented researchers have come into the field and techniques in EI measurement have dramatically increased so that we now know much more about the distinctiveness and utility of the different…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Social Behavior, Dating (Social), Coping
Bergquist, William H.; Phillips, Steven R. – 1981
The exercises and role playing activities in this third and final volume on faculty development are intended to assist college faculty in instructional, personal, organizational, and career development. The first section contains an introductory chapter that describes the three theoretical domains that provide a framework for the volume:…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Environment, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
Jakupec, Viktor, Ed.; Garrick, John, Ed. – 2000
This book addresses contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and provides insights about directions that education and training providers may be required to follow to implement flexible learning in a variety of settings. Key issues and debates include the following: social and economic dimensions of flexible learning and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Technology, Equal Education
Chawla, Sarita, Ed.; Renesch, John, Ed. – 1995
This anthology contains 32 essays: "Beginner's Mind" (Sarita Chawla);"Communities of Commitment: The Heart of Learning Organizations" (Fred Kofman, Peter Senge); "Managing the Dream" (Charles Handy); "Ahead of the Wave: Valuing Gender Perspective in Learning Cultures" (Marilynne Anderson); "Mastering…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Brody, Celeste M., Ed.; Davidson, Neil, Ed. – 1998
This book describes approaches to professional development for cooperative learning and how the use of cooperative learning for teacher learning is leading to new insights into professional growth in schools. Part 1, "Begin with the Teacher: Focusing Professional Development for Cooperative Learning," offers "Introduction:…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Decision Making
Somekh, Bridget – Open University Press, 2005
This book presents a fresh view of action research as a methodology uniquely suited to researching the processes of innovation and change. Drawing on twenty-five years' experience of leading or facilitating action research projects, Bridget Somekh argues that action research can be a powerful systematic intervention, which goes beyond describing,…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Community Development, Action Research, Research Methodology
Broad, Mary L., Ed. – 1997
Organized in three parts, this book contains an introductory chapter and 17 case studies selected to show transfer applications in a wide range of organizational settings. In part 1, two chapters review the rationale, context, and research relating to transfer: "Transfer Concepts and Research Overview" (Mary Broad); and "Success Factors in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Skills, Case Studies, Corporate Education
Arcaro, Janice – 1995
This guide explores using Total Quality Management/Developmental System Education (TQM/DSE) as a framework to improve educational outcomes in the classroom. Within the Total Quality paradigm, students and society are viewed as the customers of education; all programs provided at the school focus on meeting customer needs, resulting in improved…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Jeffrey, Julie Roy, Ed.; Erickson, Glenn R., Ed. – 1985
This collection of papers, the fourth in an annual series, presents views of members of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education on faculty, instructional, and institutional development. Papers and authors are as follows: "The Kahuna as Professional and Organizational Development Specialists" (Susanne Whitcomb…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Development, Case Studies, Classroom Environment
Banta, Trudy W., Comp. – 1978
Articles presented in this monograph form a work which characterizes career education as a curriculum component that requires a team effort on the part of teachers, counselors, and administrators if it is to work in the public schools. The first article outlines some specific strategies which teachers can use to make career education an integral…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Development, Career Education
Barer-Stein, Thelma, Ed.; Kompf, Michael, Ed. – 2001
This book, which is intended as a text for future and experienced adult educators, examines current theories and best practices in adult education. The book consists of 20 chapters written by prominent practitioners in the field of adult education. The chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Teachers Sharing Experiences" (James A. Draper);…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
