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Exploring Use of New Media in Environmental Education Contexts: Introducing Visitors' Technology Use in Zoos Model
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Yocco, Victor; Danter, Elizabeth H.; Heimlich, Joseph E.; Dunckel, Betty A.; Myers, Chris – Environmental Education Research, 2011
Modern zoological gardens have invested substantial resources in technology to deliver environmental education concepts to visitors. Investment in these media reflects a currently unsubstantiated belief that visitors will both use and learn from these media alongside more traditional and less costly displays. This paper proposes a model that…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Performance Factors, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Making The Transition To Four-Year Institutions: Academic Preparation And Transfer. CCRS Working Paper No. 13
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Roksa, Josipa; Calcagno, Juan Carlos – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2008
In this study, we examine the role of academic preparation in the transition from community colleges to four-year institutions. We address two specific questions: To what extent do academically unprepared students transfer to four-year institutions? And, can positive experiences in community colleges diminish the role of inadequate academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Transitional Programs, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
Early Indicators of Pathological Dissociation in Sexually Abused Children.
McElroy, Linda Provus – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
This paper reviews factors in the professional neglect of multiple personality disorder (MPD) and sexual abuse in childhood, as well as recent diagnostic developments in childhood dissociative disorders. The identification of subtle dissociative symptomatology in children is illustrated, and two case examples are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Identification
Opportunities in the Comparison of State Education Policy Systems.
Coombs, Fred S. – 1980
Because of states' growing roles in education, the study of variation in state educational policies contributes to a better understanding of policy processes and to the prediction of possible policy outcomes. Comparing state educational policies involves choosing variables and analytical designs and defining cases, concepts, and measurement.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Linking Research Evidence and Practice in Fostering Work--The Art of the Possible.
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Nissim, Ruth; Simm, Mike – Adoption & Fostering, 1994
Suggests incorporating into practice those findings that emerge repeatedly in different foster care studies. Identifies four characteristics of children that have been linked to particular outcomes: age at time of placement, contact with biological family, length of time in care, and behavior problems. Shows how incorporation of these factors into…
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children
Should Faculty Rank Be Included as a Predictor Variable in Studies of Gender Equity in University Faculty Salaries?
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Boudreau, Nancy; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1997
Two studies illustrate how omitting faculty rank as a predictor variable from gender equity studies of faculty salaries can lead to incorrect conclusions about gender discrimination. One uses hypothetical data constructed so there is no gender difference in salary, but omission of academic rank skews the results. The second uses data from a…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty