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Valentine, Keri D.; Jensen, Lucas J. – Online Submission, 2018
The case study research reported in this paper followed the iterative design trajectory of youth game designers (ages 11-17) in a week-long summer game design camp, focused on the fundamentals of video game design. Drawing on data from a daily conceptual pitch and feedback activity, the research team traced the iterative design trajectory for one…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Summer Programs, Educational Games, Design
Cosner, Shelby A.; Whalen, Samuel P.; Richard, Meagan S.; Hebert, Martha M. – Online Submission, 2021
The UIC Center for Urban Education Leadership conducted a study in collaboration with the Qatar Foundation. As the research and work on educational ecosystems has grown, we now recognize a growing global trend that has positioned "intermediary organizations" in an oversized ecosystem role. Through their direct work with schools,…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Ecology, Systems Approach, Networks
Whalen, Samuel P. – Online Submission, 2020
This study investigates the leadership practices associated with, impacts of, and challenges encountered from a "big city" Chief Executive Officer's continuous improvement approach to system-level leadership. Undertaken from Summer 2019 to early Fall 2020, this study used organizational learning and continuous improvement as tools to…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Educational Practices, Educational Administration, Leadership
Ozcan, Deniz; Uzunboylu, Huseyin – Online Submission, 2015
The aim of this study is to determine the needs of special education teachers about curriculum development, and to implement the constructivist approach to in-service training programme for special education teachers. Furthermore, this study seeks to evaluate the developed in-service training programme. The descriptive and experimental methods…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Training, Inservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Development
Truby, William F. – Online Submission, 2016
This article provides information, questions, and answers about current approaches to dropping the dropout rate of our students. For example, our current model of education is based on the mass production or assembly line model promoted by Henry Ford back in early years of the 1900s (1900-1920). This model served both factory production and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Intervention
Sampson, James P., Jr., Ed.; Bullock-Yowell, Emily, Ed.; Dozier, V. Casey, Ed.; Osborn, Debra S., Ed.; Lenz, Janet G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This publication is based on the 2016 Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) Biennial Conference, that was held at the Florida State University on May 16-17, 2016. The conference theme was "Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice in Vocational Psychology." The conference content and the resulting edited book are based on the…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Integrated Activities, Theory Practice Relationship, Vocational Education
Dawidowicz, Paula M. – Online Submission, 2010
The understanding and use of systems has been studied in numerous environments, particularly among leadership and management. However, as yet it is unclear what people at large know about systems thinking, where they gained their knowledge, or how important the role they perceive it to have in their decision making processes. Through a mixed model…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Decision Making, Interviews, Questionnaires
Ngoma, Sylvester – Online Submission, 2010
There is growing recognition that an electronic Student Information System (SIS) affects student learning. Given the strategic importance of SIS in supporting school administration and enhancing student performance, school districts are increasingly interested in acquiring the most effective and efficient Student Information Systems for their…
Descriptors: School Administration, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Student Records
Arnold, Pamela; Garner, Joanna; Neale-McFall, Cheryl; Nunnery, John – Online Submission, 2011
This technical report presents the findings of a study of perceptions of elementary public school educators regarding the academic and social emotional needs, existing institutional supports, and potential areas for improving school responsiveness to educational obstacles faced by military-connected children experiencing transitions and parental…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Military Personnel, Parent Student Relationship, Elementary School Students