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Daniels, Carlo; Niemczyk, Ewelina K.; de Beer, Zacharias L. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2023
As evident in scholarly literature, universities worldwide embrace Sustainable Development Goals initiated by United Nations. Yet, regardless institutions' commitment, many countries, especially developing ones, struggle to effectively implement sustainability-oriented principles and practices in higher education. To that end, this paper, based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
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Gregorutti, Gustavo – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2015
The present study starts describing the relevance of university mission statements and how they have been interacting with the social demands throughout the history of higher education. This way, the recent development of a knowledge economy has strongly impacted universities that look for ways to produce and commercialize ideas (second and third…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Institutional Mission, Position Papers
Courville, Keith – Online Submission, 2011
(Purpose) This article describes two current trends in Educational Technology: distributed learning and electronic databases. (Findings) Topics addressed in this paper include: (1) distributed learning as a means of professional development; (2) distributed learning for content visualization; (3) usage of distributed learning for educational…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Knowledge Management, Educational Technology, Databases
O'Connor, C. Richele; Herrelko, Janet – 2000
This qualitative study documented the variance of five different school districts and one consortium as they implemented Local Professional Development Committees (LPDCs). Two of the sites were pilot districts in the state of Ohio, which mandated that districts/consortiums create LPDCs effective in September 1998. The six different cases are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Pilot Projects, Professional Development
Sunderman, Gail L.; Nardini, Gloria – 1999
The role of external partners in school reform in Chicago (Illinois) was studied. The first section of this paper outlines the analytical perspective that guides the study, expressing the view that unless the institutional structure of the system as a whole and teacher autonomy are figured into the design of the program, institutionalizing…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Partnerships in Education
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Fien, John – Environmental Education and Information, 1991
Outlined are curriculum issues concerning the development of a master's degree program in Environmental Education at Griffith University during 1990. This paper examines how fundamental considerations, purposes, objectives, course organization schema, and proposed teaching methods have evolved to meet the challenges of professional development…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Higher Education
Champion, Robby; And Others – 1988
This paper describes the development of a state initiative to improve the quality of induction programs for new teachers in Maryland. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) based its decisions about appropriate teacher induction programs on a variety of information sources from research and practice. The important steps in the creation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Program Development
Mink, Deborah V.; Fraser, Barry J. – 2002
This paper describes a 1-year study of 120 fifth-grade students whose teachers participated in a program entitled Project SMILE (Science and Math Integrated with Literary Experiences). The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the classroom implementation of Project SMILE positively influenced the classroom environment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Gardner, Jenny – 1996
Because the quality of teachers determines the quality of the school system, teachers must be provided with high-caliber inservice programs. During the 1980s, responsibility for the provision of professional development in Australia shifted to local schools. Under the current National Professional Development Program (NPDP), the Australian…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Matters, Pamela N. – 1994
This paper examines formal arrangements to encourage successful mentoring partnerships. It asserts that the most effective way to provide access to a variety of mentoring relationships is through formal programs that have clear goals and outcomes. Four phases of a formal mentoring program include development, consolidation, sponsorship, and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Shulman, Judith – 1986
This paper draws from a case study of first year district implementation of the California Mentor Teacher Program in one of the largest districts in California. The paper focuses on the opportunities offered to teachers who work with mentors. Through the presentation of a selection of vignettes of teachers who worked with mentors, the paper…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Interprofessional Relationship, Mentors
Arikian, John A. – 1985
The staff development program of the Elmira City School District, New York, is designed to assist teachers in teaching to the specific objectives of the curriculum, and to ensure that teachers have the requisite knowledge and skills to accomplish this. The plan provides an opportunity for every teacher, building administrator, and the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
Freidus, Helen; Grose, Claudia; McNamara, Margaret – 1997
This paper reports on the findings of Year 1 of a three-year project, funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, to study the implementation of the First Steps Literacy Program in a New England urban school district. The study is informed by theories of literacy that view reading, writing, and language as integrated components…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Holistic Approach, Instructional Effectiveness, Integrated Activities
Bean, Rita M.; And Others – 1993
This paper presents findings of a study that evaluated the impact and institutionalization of Project READ/Inquiring School, a school-reform project for systemic change. The product of collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and several school districts in western Pennsylvania, the project's goals are: (1) to help schools build literacy…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
Holcomb, Edie L. – 1993
Outcomes of the School-Based Instructional Leadership (SBIL) program are described in this paper. The goal of the program is to empower school leadership teams (which include administrators, teachers, and representatives of stakeholder groups) for new roles and relationships as they implement a school-development process within their own contexts.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Professional Development
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