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Judging the Quality of School Leadership Learning Programmes: An International Search
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Fluckiger, Bev; Lovett, Susan; Dempster, Neil – Professional Development in Education, 2014
How to best address the professional learning needs of those aspiring to leadership roles in schools is a crucial issue. Robust evaluation practices are needed to determine the quality of current provisions and to identify where improvements can be made. This paper considers the quality of professional learning programmes using a set of 10…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Educational Quality, Professional Education, Leadership Role
Developing Participatory Approaches for Use in an Action Research Project with Teachers Who Support Children with Visual Impairment in Kenya and Uganda: Reflections on the Relational Praxis between Participants and Research Institutions
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Lynch, Paul; McLinden, Mike; Douglas, Graeme; McCall, Steve; Muturi, Mary; Bayo, Asher; Mwaura, Martha; Muga, John – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2012
Participatory research is a broad term covering a range of approaches that are characterised by a focus on "action-oriented" research involving researchers and participants working in collaboration to bring about positive change. These approaches emphasise engagement with co-researchers and the development and implementation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Design, Research Methodology, Action Research
An Evaluation Study of an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) Program in an Urban City: Examining the Transfer of Knowledge and Leadership Practices
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Choi, Hye Lim – Online Yearbook of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2011
This study examined the effectiveness of the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree program in terms of transfer of knowledge and leadership practices. Based on a review of literature related to adult learning theories, EMBA programs, the importance of evaluation practices, and leadership practices, this study was designed to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Masters Programs, Program Effectiveness, Urban Education
The Pragmatist in Context of a National Science Foundation Supported Grant Program Evaluation: Guidelines and Paradigms
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Ross, Margaret E.; Narayanan, N. Hari; Hendrix, Theron Dean; Myneni, Lakshman Sundeep – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2011
Background: The philosophical underpinnings of evaluation guidelines set forth by a funding agency can sometimes seem inconsistent with that of the intervention. Purpose: Our purpose is to introduce questions pertaining to the contrast between the instructional program's underlying philosophical beliefs and assumptions and those underlying our…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Grants, Financial Support, Computer Science Education