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McComb, Vivien; Eather, Narelle – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
In a neoliberal political context, educational reform is seen as largely dependent on the individual teacher and his or her ability to continue developing and improving his or her practice with the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes. Professional development (PD) is therefore reliant on teachers to embrace new models of practice, to…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Neoliberalism, Program Effectiveness, Beliefs
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Ioannou, Soula; Kouta, Christiana; Andreou, Angeliki – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: Health promotion can fall into a victim blaming approach and put social pressure on particular students who could be marginalized due to their personal, economical, cultural, social or ethnic characteristics, for example, students who are obese, drug users or HIV carriers. The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss ways in which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Curriculum Development, Victims
Billingsley, Bonnie S.; Griffin, Cynthia C.; Smith, Sean J.; Kamman, Margaret; Israel, Maya – National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of what is known about teacher induction in special education and to outline recommendations for the design of induction programs and further research. Five questions guided this research: (1) What are the experiences and concerns of new special educators in their first years of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Educational Research
Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Shwalb, Rebecca – Child Trends, 2006
There is great variation in the content of out-of-school time programs and in the outcomes that these programs may influence. While school success is often the focus, other outcomes related to children's well-being also matter and are the focus of many out-of-school time programs. These outcomes fall within four research-based child outcome…
Descriptors: Emotional Development, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Mental Health
Nestarick, Davie Jane; Falchek-Clark, Linda – 1988
This project report contains two major components: (1) a feasibility study to assess the need for an associate degree nursing program at Williamsport Area Community College, Pennsylvania; and (2) an appropriate curriculum developed for the project. The feasibility study describes the community characteristics, reviews the college resources, and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Course Content
Santa Fe Community Coll., Gainesville, FL. – 1983
A project was undertaken to revise a model competency-based trade and industrial education program that had been developed for use in Florida schools in a project that was implemented earlier. During the followup evaluation, the project staff compiled task listings for each of the following trade and industrial education program areas: automotive;…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades