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Aloysius Nwabugo Maduforo; Shelleyann Scott; Donald Scott – SAGE Open, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of contemporary higher education, the demand for leaders well-versed in the intricacies of its challenges has become paramount. Despite the availability of leadership fellowships and retreats globally, there is a notable dearth of institution-specific leadership development programs tailored for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Professional Development, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
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Fornauf, Beth S.; Erickson, Joy Dangora – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
The presence of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has gained traction in K-12 and postsecondary settings over the past two decades as educators have sought to reframe traditional means of teaching and learning. In the realm of higher education, UDL-related research is somewhat limited, hampered by competing definitions, aims, and constructs. The…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Students with Disabilities
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Zezhen Wu – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background/Context: Well-documented achievement gaps persist between members of disadvantaged social groups and their more advantaged peers (Domina et al., 2018; Harackiewicz et al., 2014; Musu-Gillette et al., 2017; Stoet & Geary, 2013). Certainly, systemic and structural factors explain most of these gaps; yet, there is another contributor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Socioeconomic Status, Social Influences
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van der Linden, Sara; van der Meij, Jan; McKenney, Susan – Review of Educational Research, 2022
Video and coaching as vehicles for teachers' professional development have both received much attention in educational research. The combination of the two, video coaching, where teachers watch and discuss videos of their own practice with a coach, seems especially promising, but there is limited insight into how the design leads to desired…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Video Technology, Faculty Development, Outcomes of Education
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Wiseman, Alexander W.; Chase-Mayoral, Audree – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
This special issue of Research in Comparative and International Education investigates the spread and development of two-year and community college institutions worldwide. While not all post-secondary education falls within the scope or definition of community colleges, both post-secondary and community college education tend to serve the needs of…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, College Role, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Arendale, David R., Comp. – Online Submission, 2017
This 2017 annotated bibliography reviews seven postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs that have been implemented nationally to increase student achievement. An extensive literature search was conducted of published journal articles, newspaper accounts, book chapters, books, ERIC documents, thesis and dissertations, online documents, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Academic Achievement, Peer Groups
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Thoma, Colleen A.; Lakin, K. Charlie; Carlson, Dawn; Domzal, Christine; Austin, Kira; Boyd, Kimberly – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2011
Various forms of participation in postsecondary education by students with intellectual disabilities have received increased attention from the field of special education over the past decade. This review of literature from 2001 through 2010 builds on a similar review conducted by Neubert, Moon, Grigal and Redd (2001) to determine whether there…
Descriptors: Evidence, Postsecondary Education, Program Design, Mental Retardation
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Roberts, Peter – International Review of Education, 2007
This paper provides a critical analysis of New Zealand's Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF). The first section sketches the development and implementation of the PBRF. The second section evaluates the scheme, concentrating on three themes: the relationship between privatization, competition and research performance; the standardization of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Privatization, Policy Analysis
Lee, Grace O. M. – 1997
Despite recent attempts at implementation, the government must play a more active role in promoting lifelong learning in Hong Kong. They did little until 1989, when the Open Learning Institute (OLI) was established. The OLI was innovative because it provided degree level courses for adults, without concern for prerequisite academic qualifications.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Economic Development, Federal Regulation
Gillis, H. L.; McLeod, Jay A. – 1992
This paper describes successful indoor adventure activities that are used in the Georgia correctional system for treating substance abuse with adolescents and adults. An experiential style of learning is appropriate for adolescent and adult offenders who have typically not done well in traditional settings and are usually slow- or poorly-achieving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
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McGrann, James M.; And Others – 1985
The Cooperative Extension Service faces the challenge of helping United States farmers and ranchers use microcomputers in managing their farms. Farm management extension education programs are delivered to farmers and ranchers through such activities as (1) local meetings and workshops organized by county agents and producer advisory groups, (2)…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Needs
Maley, Donald, Ed. – 1988
This publication for technology teachers is developed around a series of questions commonly raised about the integrated approach to teaching technology. Responses have been provided by eight experienced teachers. An introduction explains the integrated approach and provides a schematic drawing showing the principal phases of the program plus the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Arts, Integrated Activities
Doxey, Isabel M. – 1983
A critical analysis of the field practice component of early childhood teacher education is presented. As used here, the term "practice" includes on- and off-campus student teaching programs that provide preservice experiences for persons intending to work with children from birth to eight years of age and lead to a two-year diploma or a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education
Law, Song Seng; Low, Sock Hwee – 1997
Based on a literature review of factors that affect the provision of learning opportunities for adults and the experiences of Singapore's Institute of Technical Education (ITE), this paper proposes an empirical framework for developing and implementing lifelong learning systems. Following an introduction, the theoretical foundation for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Planning, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries
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Ohtake, Nobuyuki; Kanahori, Toshihiro – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
This article discusses the conversion of mathematical equations into Extensible Markup Language (XML) on the World Wide Web for individuals with visual impairments. A program is described that converts the presentation markup style to the content markup style in MathML to allow browsers to render mathematical expressions without other programs.…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Technology, Computer Software, Equations (Mathematics)
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