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Read, Stuart; Parfitt, Anne; Macer, Mel – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
In England, Pupil Premium Plus is additional funding to help address the educational attainment gap experienced by looked after children. This paper explores the experiences of virtual school heads and designated teachers (n = 140) as they access Pupil Premium Plus-related information, guidance and training to support their practice; navigate the…
Descriptors: Social Theories, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Educational Attainment
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Horton, Jennifer – Public Services Quarterly, 2021
As academic libraries are instituting 3D printing into their services, assessment of these programs is necessary. This paper analyses the 3D printing program at an academic library from inception through the one thousandth print request. Information such as who was using the library's 3D printers, were they associated with specific departments on…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Computer Peripherals, Academic Libraries, Shared Resources and Services
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MacKenzie, Laura; Bedggood, Joanna; Csiernik, Rick – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2021
The demand for counseling services in Canadian post-secondary settings has grown dramatically over the past decade putting increased demands on limited resources as colleges and universities were never intended to be part of the mental health treatment continuum of care. One response at many institutions has been to introduce walk-in counseling…
Descriptors: Weather, Foreign Countries, College Students, Counseling Services
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Nsamba, Asteria; Bopape, Angie; Lebeloane, Bongi; Lekay, Laetitia – Open Praxis, 2021
Recently, the University of South Africa widened access to academic facilities and services at one of its study centres. Although this is laudable and demonstrates a commitment by the university towards its students, it raises these three concerns (1) What is the occupancy rate of the facilities? (2) To what extent are these improved facilities…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Program Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Perry, Cody J.; Lausch, David W.; McKim, Courtney; Weatherford, Jennifer – Journal of International Students, 2020
Universities throughout the United States struggle with fiscal issues that can be improved by greater retention and graduation rates. One step often taken is to cut student service spending, which hurts students' ability to finish a degree. While some have advocated for greater spending in student services, we contend that current services may…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Use Studies, Value Judgment, Student Personnel Services
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Strawser, Michael G.; Apostel, Shawn; OKeeffe, Moira – Communication Center Journal, 2018
Communication center directors, staff and tutors must continually analyze student perception of the center space in order to promote long-term campus viability. Thus, this manuscript addresses perceptions of communication center liberal arts students at a small, southern private university. Through surveys, students were asked how they utilize the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Data Collection, Academic Support Services, Sustainability
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Chang, Ben; Shih, Yen-An; Lu, Fang-Chen – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Today's learners can easily share their thoughts on their social networks, and this movement, undoubtedly, has been affecting their learning. However, learners in such an ad hoc social network environment need a deliberate design to support their idea sharing and concept exchange. Gaining insights into how to stimulate concept sharing in a social…
Descriptors: Social Media, Web Sites, Information Management, Information Dissemination
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Roseberry, Martha; Peacemaker, Bettina – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
The research guide is a common tool librarians use to communicate with and instruct their audiences. Despite their prevalence and value to users, research guides remain underused. There are many examples of efforts encouraging guide use, but few studies have measured the effectiveness of that promotion. Academic Outreach librarians at Virginia…
Descriptors: Guides, Use Studies, Research Tools, Library Research
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Savage, Devin; Piotrowski, Pattie; Massengale, Lisa – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
Many academic libraries have actively sought to articulate their value to campus stakeholders for well over a decade, and this demonstration of utility has become even more necessary as college and university budgets are scrutinized and even imperiled. This article will examine the experience of several academic libraries that have sought multiple…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Evaluation Methods, Information Literacy
Kool, Wouter; van der Werf, Titia; Lavoie, Brian – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2014
The Preservation Health Check (PHC) project, undertaken as a joint effort by Open Planets Foundation (OPF) and OCLC Research, aims to evaluate the usefulness of the preservation metadata created and maintained by operational repositories for assessing basic preservation properties. The PHC project seeks to develop an implementable logic to support…
Descriptors: Information Storage, Metadata, Information Management, Computer Security
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Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Assessment, 2017
Test accommodations for English learners (ELs) are intended to reduce the language barrier and level the playing field, allowing ELs to better demonstrate their true proficiencies. Computer-based accommodations for ELs show promising results for leveling that field while also providing us with additional data to more closely investigate the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Testing
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Wang, Hui-Ting – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2016
Using response cards is one strategy to increase active student response. This approach may also satisfy a unique cultural learning need in some cultures like Taiwan where students are hesitant to speak in class. This paper provides a case example of using personal writing boards (PWBs) as an alternative response option to improve student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Audience Response Systems, Case Studies, Student Participation
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Glover, Gyles – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of sources are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Burke, Susan K.; Snead, John T. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2014
Library and Information Studies (LIS) faculty members responded to a survey of their opinions on the use, advantages, and disadvantages of a variety of end of program assessments (EPAs) in LIS master's programs. Portfolio was the most widely preferred top choice for EPAs, but opinions ranged from preference for no EPA to preference for a…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Teacher Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Use Studies
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Raymond, Bruce C.; Kannan, Vijay R. – Journal of Management Education, 2014
The human resources management literature offers considerable evidence that mentoring programs can positively influence a variety of measures of both individual and organizational performance. This study examines the use and effectiveness of faculty mentoring programs at business schools in the United States. A survey of 118 schools accredited by…
Descriptors: Mentors, Faculty Development, College Faculty, Business Administration Education
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