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Turner, Lindsey; Johnson, Tyler G.; Calvert, Hannah G.; Chaloupka, Frank J. – Grantee Submission, 2017
With provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act, attention to physical education (PE) programs in school will be crucial for developing well-rounded students. We assessed the availability of resources that have the potential to impact PE (staffing, continuing education, annual PE equipment budgets) in a nationally-representative sample of 640…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Kyvik, Svein; Aksnes, Dag W. – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
In Norwegian research universities, a large individual increase has taken place in scientific and scholarly publishing over the last 30 years. The purpose of this article is to explain the reasons for this growth in a generational perspective. We put forward six hypotheses that can be illuminated by cross-sectional data drawn from five surveys to…
Descriptors: Productivity, Faculty Publishing, Research Universities, Hypothesis Testing
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Smolka, Adam J.; Halushka, Perry V.; Garrett-Mayer, Elizabeth – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2015
Academic medical centers nationwide face numerous fiscal challenges resulting from implementation of restructured healthcare delivery models, contracting state support for higher education, and increased competition for federal and other sources of biomedical research funding. In pursuing greater accountability and transparency in its fiscal…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Teacher Salaries, Operating Expenses, Financial Support
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Baker, Vicki L.; Pifer, Meghan J.; Lunsford, Laura G.; Greer, Jane; Ihas, Dijana – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2015
In this study, we sought to contribute to research about the high-impact practice of undergraduate research from the understudied faculty perspective. We relied on focus group data from faculty members (N = 41) across five institutions to better understand the supporting and inhibiting factors that contribute to faculty members' engagement in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scholarship
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Miksza, Peter – Arts Education Policy Review, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate advocacy influences that may impact school arts programs using data from the 2009-10 National Center for Education Statistics elementary and secondary school surveys on arts education. Regression models were employed to assess the relative effectiveness of variables representing community support,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Advocacy, Educational Resources, Influences