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Direct linkDijkstra, J.; Van der Vleuten, C. P. M.; Schuwirth, L. W. T. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2010
Research on assessment in medical education has strongly focused on individual measurement instruments and their psychometric quality. Without detracting from the value of this research, such an approach is not sufficient to high quality assessment of competence as a whole. A programmatic approach is advocated which presupposes criteria for…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Research and Development, Focus Groups, Interviews
Download full textNational Center for Education Statistics, 2013
In an effort to continuously advance the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) convened a series of meetings focusing on the future of NAEP. Participants engaged in productive discussions and debates, exchanging forward-thinking ideas about what role NAEP should play five,…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, State Programs, Organizational Change, Organizational Objectives
Ashton, Rebecca – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2009
This article describes the application of the Research and Development in Organisations (RADIO) model to five action research projects carried out in schools around transition processes. The RADIO model is mapped onto all five studies, and adapting the model in order to include greater stakeholder participation is suggested. Reflections are made…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Action Research, Focus Groups, Models
van de Perre, Liselotte; Verckens, Anneleen – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
An international conference on the theme "Advancing the European Education Agenda" took place in Brussels and Leuven, Belgium from 30 November to 1 December 2007. This conference, part of a conference series organised by the European Education Policy Network, aimed to stimulate debate among policy researchers and policy makers who are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Innovation, Research and Development
Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Graz-Styria: A Process of Mobilization Facing Regional Challenges
Mader, Clemens; Zimmermann, Friedrich M.; Steiner, Gerald; Risopoulos, Filippina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present how the Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Graz-Styria as well as RCEs as instruments can contribute to regional development. The RCE Graz-Styria is representing a case study of Central European RCEs. Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes the development process of RCE Graz-Styria.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Strategies, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Deblonde, Marian; Van Oudheusden, Michiel; Evers, Johan; Goorden, Lieve – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2008
In the first phase of the research project Nanotechnologies for Tomorrow's Society (www.nanosoc.be), the research consortium explored a variety of futuristic visions or technoscientific imaginaries. This exploration took the form of a Policy Delphi, adapted to the particular objective of jointly constructing nano-imaginaries, taking participants'…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Research and Development, Science and Society, Creative Thinking
Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2008
The Duke University School Research Partnership (SRP) Office was developed with support from the Office of the Provost and the Center for Child and Family Policy. Begun in 2006 as the Duke Office for Research in Schools (DORIS), the SRP Office is an integral part of the work of the Center for Child and Family Policy. The SRP Office facilitates…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Adolescents, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedWilson, Valerie – British Educational Research Journal, 1997
Explores what focus groups are, how they have been utilized by researchers, and some of the practical and theoretical implications for incorporating focus groups in the design of educational research. Includes verbatim transcripts from interviews and specific examples of various focus groups. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
Brown, Alan – European Educational Research Journal, 2004
This is a report of the "European Educational Research Journal" (EERJ) Roundtable that sought to describe what national educational research programmes are doing, how they are working together, and how they might contribute to the developing European Educational Research Space. The Roundtable was an opportunity for one large consortium…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups
Basic Skills Agency, 2007
"Pots of Gold" is a family finance research project delivered within Sure Start Children's Centre areas across Newcastle. It is funded by the DfES through the Basic Skills Agency and managed by Newcastle Family Learning Service. This project has been delivered in two phases, running from October 2005 to December 2006. Phase 1 ran from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Urban Areas, Social Services
National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects, 2006
The National Accessible Reading Assessment Projects (NARAP) is a collaboration of two projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education to conduct research and development on accessible reading assessments for students with disabilities that affect reading. The goal of these projects is to produce research findings and assessment techniques that…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Federal Legislation, Definitions, Focus Groups
Reddy, Lynn, Ed. – 2001
This document presents the national plan for research and development (R&D) in adult education and literacy that was developed by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL). The document begins by explaining the process used to develop the plan, which included conducting a literature review, obtaining input from a national steering group, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
