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Olivier, Jako, Ed.; Oojorah, Avinash, Ed.; Udhin, Waaiza, Ed. – Digital Education and Learning, 2022
This book offers an important overview of technology-enhanced education in Southern Africa. With original research from Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, this book provides in-depth scientific scholarship focused on the dynamic multimodal learning environments in the region. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Intermode Differences
Urbanski, Monika, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
AASHE's advisory committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conceived of "No Sustainability without Justice: An Anthology on Racial Equity and Social Justice" as a way to share guidance around how racial equity, social equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral components to sustainability for those employed in higher education.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Social Justice, Equal Education, Diversity
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Bevins, Stuart, Ed.; Lehane, Louise, Ed.; Booth, Josephine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The core practice of professional scientists is inquiry, often referred to as research. If educators are to prepare students for a role in the professional scientific and technological community, exposing them to inquiry-based learning is essential. Despite this, inquiry-based teaching and learning (IBTL) remains relatively rare, possibly due to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
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Stevenson, Carolyn N., Ed.; Bauer, Joanna C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Effective communication is essential in every organization, including educational institutions. Often, members of the online community work in isolation. Collaboration across varying disciplines and departments can promote unique professional development activities and create a stronger connection to the entire online community. "Enriching…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Educational Cooperation
Nugent, Gwen C., Ed.; Kunz, Gina M., Ed.; Sheridan, Susan M., Ed.; Glover, Todd A., Ed.; Knoche, Lisa L., Ed. – Springer, 2016
This volume represents current and futuristic thinking of seminal rural education researchers, with the goal of providing perspectives and directions to inform the work of rural education research, practice, and policy. With an emphasis on leveraging collaboration among key rural education stakeholders, this title both outlines our current…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Researchers, Educational Research, Stakeholders
Owen, Nick, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Placing Students at the Heart of Creative Learning" shows teachers of key stages 2 and 3 how to introduce creativity into what is often seen as a prescriptive and stifling curriculum, and addresses the tensions that can exist between the requirement to follow the curriculum and the desire to employ innovative pedagogies. It offers…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Creativity, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
von Frank, Valerie, Ed. – National Staff Development Council, 2008
This compilation of articles from NSDC's newsletters and JSD is a comprehensive resource on creating a positive school culture. The collection includes descriptions of healthy cultures and specific information about how district and school leaders can take actions to create more positive environments, beginning with the audits provided and…
Descriptors: School Culture, Journal Articles, Educational Resources, Educational Environment
Bean, Rita M., Ed.; Dagen, Allison Swan, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Bringing together leading experts, this book presents the principles of effective literacy leadership and describes proven methods for improving instruction, assessment, and schoolwide professional development. The book shows how all school staff--including reading specialists and coaches, administrators, teachers, and special educators--can play…
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Reading, Reading Programs, Second Language Learning
Stacey, Elizabeth, Ed.; Gerbic, Philippa, Ed. – IGI Publishing, 2009
New innovations of online learning within blended environments create a need within academia for research on best practices in teaching. This book provides insight into the practice of blended learning in higher education. This unique book collects new international research into many aspects of blended learning from the perspectives of learners,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses, Case Studies, Professional Development
Blankstein, Alan M., Ed.; Houston, Paul D., Ed.; Cole, Robert W., Ed. – Corwin Press, 2007
The third volume of "The Soul of Educational Leadership" series offers key concepts and strategies for sustaining the critically important work of professional learning communities. With contributions from Shirley Hord, Maurice Elias, Karen Seashore Louis, Andy Hargreaves, and other nationally known educators, this essential reading for all school…
Descriptors: National Standards, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 2002
Educational researchers and policy analysts concur increasingly that the organizational design and culture of schools can either enhance or hinder the effectiveness of school reform efforts. This book offers a series of essays that may help parents, educators, and policymakers understand and solve school organizational problems that get in the way…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Tyrer, Richard; Gunn, Stuart; Lee, Chris; Parker, Maureen; Pittman, Mary; Townsend, Mark – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2004
This book offers the notion of a "toolkit" to allow Teaching Assistants (TAs) and colleagues to review and revise their thinking and practice about real issues and challenges in managing individuals, groups, colleagues and themselves in school. In a rapidly changing educational environment the book focuses on combining the underpinning knowledge…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Esteem, Teaching Assistants
Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Brazil, Brasilia. – 1998
Predicated on the fact that most school and state curricula for upper grades include a study of other cultures and that one method for examining Latin American countries and their culture is through an in-depth study of one specific country, this report details a summer travel seminar for 18 U.S. elementary and secondary school teachers to Brazil,…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Tucker, Gary, Ed.; Gunn, Cathy, Ed.; Lapan, Stephen D., Ed. – 1998
This volume of the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) monograph series describes Northern Arizona University's (NAU) commitment to education and innovation. Contained within this volume are discussions of professional development courses and programs in the area of educational technology. The articles in this monograph feature educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Constructivism (Learning)
French, Deanie, Ed.; Hale, Charles, Ed.; Johnson, Charles, Ed.; Farr, Gerald, Ed. – 1999
This contributed volume is designed for junior college faculty, senior college faculty, and business trainers who wish to integrate new Internet technology for learning. Chapters are as follows: (1) "Preparing for Internet-Based Learning" (Deanie French); (2) "Learning To Learn in a WWW-Based Environment" (Betty Collis and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Business, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment
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