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Giannoukos, Georgios; Hioctour, Vasilios; Stergiou, Ioannis; Kallianta, Sotiria – World Journal of Education, 2016
This work is the result of a qualitative research that tries to highlight, through an interview with an adult educator, the qualities, skills and qualifications a trainer in adult education should have. His qualifications must be of high quality because the difficulties and obstacles in adult learning are different and perhaps more numerous than…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Education, Andragogy, Qualitative Research
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Nitecki, Elena – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017
Increasing focus on the quality of childcare and Pre-K is calling attention to the circumstances of childcare and impact on the child's social and emotional health, specifically in terms of attachment. The early childhood profession recognizes that consistency in caregiving is essential for the child's attachment. Looping, the practice of keeping…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Attachment Behavior, Young Children, Preschool Education
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Bernstein, Debra; Puttick, Gillian – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
Three studies examined whether a social norm message (SNM) to Girl Scouts who had completed an energy conservation program would impact behavior and attitudes. Studies 1 and 2 were conducted with girls recently completing the program, study 3 was conducted with girls completing the program one year earlier. Results suggest that the SNM may impact…
Descriptors: Females, Youth Programs, Energy Conservation, Social Attitudes
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Wallace, Tanner LeBaron; Chhuon, Vichet – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
We examine adolescents' interpretations of instructional interactions to understand the academic and developmental implications of pedagogy for urban youth of color. In doing so, we seek to advance existing knowledge regarding student engagement in two ways--enhancing the ecological validity of such theories and making the links to teacher…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Minority Group Students
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Hebert, Elizabeth Baltus – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Due to the numerous interventions available for children with autism, parents are faced with challenging decisions regarding treatments from the time of diagnosis and throughout their child's life. This exploratory qualitative study investigated the reasons behind parents' decisions about interventions for their child with autism. In-depth…
Descriptors: Parents, Decision Making, Autism, Early Intervention
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Bengtson, Ed; Zepeda, Sally J.; Parylo, Oksana – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
The importance of effective school leadership is well known. The inevitable changing of school leaders raises concerns over the successfulness of the succession process. Directly linked to leader succession is socialization; therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the processes and practices of school systems that control the…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Principals, Organizational Theories, Educational Practices