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Accepting the Responsibility of Program and Policy Improvement: Institutionalizing Evaluation in the U.S. Federal Government
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Nolton, Esther; Powell, Marvin; Varier, Divya; Caracelli, Valerie Jean; Hopson, Rodney K. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Despite marked growth in evaluation use and capacity in the U.S. Federal Government over the last 50 years, the levers that have driven institutional change have not previously been identified. This ethnographic study mapped the process and factors that have led to the diffusion of value in evaluation in the U.S. Federal Government. Analyses of…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Federal Government, Program Evaluation, Public Policy
Time to Evaluate: The Students' Perspective of an Online MA in CALL Programme
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi; Giannikas, Christina Nicole – Research-publishing.net, 2019
Despite the critical importance of Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Teacher Education (CTE) programmes, L2 practitioners often report that there are not many such onsite/online programmes, and the ones that exist may not directly meet their specific needs. Moreover, there seems to be a lack of systematic evaluation studies of such…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
MOOC as a Laboratory of Culture Shock: Helping Non-U.S. Students Integrate into All-American Virtual Environment
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Chukhlomin, Valeri; Deshpande, Anant – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
"iMOOC101: Mastering American e-Learning" is a Coursera-based, free, massive online course aimed at preparing non-U.S. students to succeed in regular, for-credit, online classes in American universities. The course is also intended to help foreign-born professionals integrate into virtual work environments in U.S.-based companies. The…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Achieving Quality Assurance and Moving to a World Class University in the 21st Century
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Lee, Lung-Sheng Steven – Online Submission, 2013
Globalization in the 21st century has brought innumerable challenges and opportunities to universities and countries. Universities are primarily concerned with how to ensure the quality of their education and how to boost their local and global competitiveness. The pressure from both international competition and public accountability on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Cracking the Illiteracy Kernel: Need for a New Model
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Gafoor, K. Abdul; PG, Jayasudha – Online Submission, 2011
This paper discusses the need for new model and approach to solve the problem of illiteracy of the most backward section of the society-women among scheduled and other backward classes. The empirical support for the study is testing, interview and observation conducted on the present status of 100 from among 1,500 adult learners who attended a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Adult Literacy, Reading Programs
Urban Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Doctoral Students and Their Perceptions of Doctoral Program Design Features and Procedures: An Evaluation Report
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Nevin, Ann I.; Barbetta, Patricia; Cramer, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2009
The mission for Urban SEALS (Special Education Academic Leaders), a federally funded doctoral preparation program, is to prepare doctoral-level special educators, including those who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CLD) to assume leadership roles in the education of urban students with disabilities who are CLD. This report provides…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Doctoral Programs, Program Effectiveness, Special Education Teachers