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Jessica Poff – Routledge Research in Education, 2024
This volume provides a critical narrative inquiry into the learning experiences of adults and children at a Community School in Canada. It tells the story of a closely connected family of people living and learning together, combining activities such as learning to read and write with unconventional learning experiences such as trick riding, rodeo…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Learning Processes, Community Schools, Nontraditional Education
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McGaw, Martha Ann Davis; Evans, Simone McGaw – IGI Global, 2021
The metrics presently being used to gauge student success have become outdated and irrelevant. Enrollment, persistence, and degree attainment are secondary measures, missing entirely the question of whether students are truly achieving an effective life skillset while attempting to complete degree or graduation fulfillment. Student success, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Success, Outcomes of Education, Educational Change
Mayer, Susan Jean – Peter Lang New York, 2012
This book provides practitioners and scholars with a number of practical tools for studying and implementing democratic learning processes within schools, and theorizes these tools in relation to current developmental learning and democratic theory. Three dimensions of knowledge are framed--foundational, expert, and personal--and the place of each…
Descriptors: Democracy, Learning Processes, Learning Experience, Teacher Role
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Cherrstrom, Catherine A. – Adult Learning, 2012
Attending a professional conference is an effective way to explore and advance knowledge, skills, and careers. For graduate students, attending a conference is an effective way to explore academic fields and new professions. However, attending a professional conference requires precious resources--time and money--so the decision to attend, or not,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Conferences (Gatherings), Student Participation, Attendance
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France, Derek; Wakefield, Kelly – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2011
Modern day students are said to hold a toolbox of technical knowledge, which can assist them with their undergraduate studies. The "net generation" is more technologically capable than ever before and crave interactivity and image-rich environments, which has created a need for higher education institutions to diversify assessment…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Higher Education, Field Studies, Geography Instruction
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Seeman, Jeffrey I.; Lawrence, Tom – Science Teacher, 2011
One goal of 21st-century education is to develop mature citizens who can identify issues, solve problems, and communicate solutions. What better way for students to learn these skills than by participating in a science and engineering fair? Fair participants face the same challenges as professional scientists and engineers, even Nobel laureates.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Science Fairs, Learning Experience, Peer Influence
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Hodges, Thomas E.; Conner, Elizabeth – Mathematics Teacher, 2011
Integrating technology into the mathematics classroom means more than just new teaching tools--it is an opportunity to redefine what it means to teach and learn mathematics. Yet deciding when a particular form of technology may be appropriate for a specific mathematics topic can be difficult. Such decisions center on what is commonly being…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Learner Engagement, Educational Technology, Mathematics Teachers
King, Kathleen P., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This handbook is a much expanded version of the original Learning Activities Survey published by Dr. Kathleen P. King of Fordham University in 1998. Based on her ground breaking research in this field where she used a mixed methodology research approach to study transformative learning, the book will provide a model of research, firsthand…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Educational Research
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McCarthy, Richard; Petrausch, Robert – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Internships have been used by many academic programs to augment the student's educational experience. We discuss two internship programs that have been continuously refined in recent years to provide the students with a structured learning experience. We present a model for enriching student experiences by integrating internship experiences with…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Program Improvement, Total Quality Management, Program Effectiveness
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Freeman, John – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2006
This article proposes an approach to teaching and learning in the university arts sector that is able to accommodate and assess creative process alongside practice. In arguing thus, romanticized notions of "the spontaneous artist" are exposed to scrutiny, and the creative process itself is made subject to analysis. Notwithstanding its focus on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Creativity, Lifelong Learning, Learning Experience
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Berry, Theodorea Regina – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2005
Public schools have increasing numbers of its teachers fitting into one demographic, white and female, while the numbers of African American teachers decrease (Ladson-Billings, "Crossing over to Canaan: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms". San Francisco: Josey-Bass" [2001]). Furthermore, African American collegiates…
Descriptors: African American Education, Teacher Educators, Educational Experience, African American Teachers
Hill, Wilhelmina – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
This bulletin has been prepared to help teachers, supervisors, students of education, and others gain information and understanding about current practices and developing trends in the social studies programs of elementary schools throughout the Nation. Emphasis is given to ways in which social studies adjusts to the challenges of living in an age…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, School Activities, Social Studies, Curriculum Guides
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Hjalmarson, Margret; Diefes-Dux, Heidi A.; Bowman, Keith; Zawojewski, Judith S. – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2006
We have designed model-development sequences using a common context to provide authentic problem-solving experiences for first-year students. The model-development sequence takes a model-eliciting activity a step further by engaging students in the exploration and adaptation of a mathematical model (e.g., procedure, algorithm, method) for solving…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Learning Experience, College Freshmen, Mathematical Models