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Christa Reyes; Jingshun Zhang – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2024
Prospective doctoral students face a daunting challenge choosing between Doctor of Education (EdD) programs and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education due to programmatic ambiguity, inconsistency, and ill-defined career alignment (Carpenter, 1987; Perry, 2012; Shafer & Giblin, 2008). This qualitative study employed comparative analysis to…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, National Standards, Degree Requirements
Lubell, Sam; Putman, Hannah – National Council on Teacher Quality, 2016
The National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2016 "Landscape in Teacher Preparation" has examined 875 traditional undergraduate programs that prepare elementary school teachers, finding widely variable levels of quality. Some programs prepare teachers whom parents would love to see in front of their child's classroom. Too many…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Program Effectiveness
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Durak, Halil Ibrahim; Vatansever, Kevser; van Dalen, Jan; van der Vleuten, Cees – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Clerkships would benefit from teachers' improved understanding of the didactic aspects of their task. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that determine the teaching quality of clerkships and to examine the predictive value of these factors for students' global satisfaction. Thus, results would be further reflected to clinical…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teacher Effectiveness, Participant Satisfaction, Questionnaires
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Diamond, Arthur M., Jr.; Medewitz, Jeanette N. – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Analyzes data from the National Assessment of Economic Education Survey using data envelopment analysis. Determines whether high school economics classes in the Developmental Economic Education Program (DEEP) produce higher achievement levels than non-DEEP classes. Calculates technical efficiency of DEEP and non-DEEP classes. Reports results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economics Education, National Competency Tests, Program Effectiveness
Rosales, Carmen Leonor – 1994
This post-doctoral study was conducted to investigate selected features of graduate schools, including graduate schools of education, and graduate programs in curriculum studies in 25 leading research universities in the United States. This document describes the unique features of each of the graduate schools in the universities in regard to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Doctoral Dissertations, Graduate Study
Zeller, William J., Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
Residence life programs play a key role in recruiting students, helping them make a successful transition to a new institution, and in retaining them, whether students are enrolling for the first time, transferring from another institution, or entering graduate school. Chapters in this book address theories of learning and development, new…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Student Adjustment, College Freshmen
Melcher, Joseph – 1993
This manual is designed for high school teachers and students who plan to participate in intergenerational community service programs. Intergenerational community service is a powerful teaching tool that introduces problem solving and active learning while enhancing self-esteem. Four case studies describe what schools in Pennsylvania are doing to…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, High School Students, High Schools