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Moraes Varjao, Jaqueline Urania – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In March 2011, the U.S. Department of Education released a list of Teacher Shortage Area (TSA) nationwide. In most states the need for certified teachers fall in four main areas: English as a Second Language (ESOL), Mathematics and Science (6-12), and Foreign Language. The current study explored the ways in which career changers enrolled in online…
Descriptors: Career Change, Alternative Teacher Certification, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks
King, Elizabeth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
While research indicates that an increasing number of males are experiencing a sense of disaffiliation with traditional education (Kleinfeld, 2006; Steinkuehler & King, 2009), nearly all teenage boys and young adult men (approximately 99%) regularly engage in playing video games of some sort (Roberts, Foehr & Rideout (2008). This is an interesting…
Descriptors: Discourse Communities, Workplace Learning, Job Skills, Career Exploration
Gilliam, Brian K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify future trends and barriers that will either facilitate or impede the narrowing of the digital skills divide among older adults during the next 10 years. Methodology: To address the research questions, this study used a modified version of the Delphi process using a panel of experts who…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Older Adults, Community Colleges, Private Sector