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A Qualitative Study of English Instructors' Course Design and Pedagogical Decision-Making Processes at Private Liberal Arts Colleges
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Irons, Jeanine Amethyst – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the course design and pedagogical decision-making processes of English teachers at liberal arts colleges. Principles of course design iterated by Fink (2013) through the Integrated Course Design (ICD) model provided a framework for the study. The participants in this study were full-time English department…
Descriptors: English Teachers, College Faculty, Curriculum Design, Decision Making
Designing with Critical Multiliteracies in a Teacher Inquiry Group: Using Productive Tensions between Theory and Practice as Resources for Design
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Willett, Kara E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A new vision of literacy education that involves moral, political, and cultural decisions about the literate practices needed to enhance both peoples' agency over their life trajectories and communities' intellectual, cultural and semiotic resources is essential for reframing literacy to encompass the multiple modalities and literacies of the 21st…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Theory Practice Relationship, Literacy Education, Curriculum Design
Educational Experiences and the Professional Reintegration of Registered Nurses Returning for Baccalaureate Degrees
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Einhellig, Katrina – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to understand the experiences of RN to BSN graduates within their educational experience and their subsequent reintegration into professional practice. The goal of the study was to elucidate the experiences of nurses as they returned for a baccalaureate degree in order to more fully…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing Education
The Art of Teaching and Learning in the Practicum: The Pedagogical Perceptions of Bilingual Cooperating Teachers in an On-Site Block Program
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Valverde-Wheaton, Alicia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study will be presented to university education programs, Professional Development Schools, cooperating teachers, preservice teachers, and administrators who are part of the practicum experience. This study concentrated on looking at the perceptions of cooperating teachers about the practicum in preparing preservice teachers to meet the needs…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Collaboration, Practicums, Elementary School Teachers
Learning on the Job: Cooperative Education, Internships and Engineering Problem-Solving Skills
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Yin, Alexander C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Cooperative education (co-op) and internships are forms of experiential education that allow students to complement their classroom experiences with work experience. This study examines the influence of co-op and internships on engineering problem-solving skills by answering the following research questions: (1) Does experience in cooperative…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Programs
Developing a Consensus-Driven, Core Competency Model to Shape Future Audio Engineering Technology Curriculum: A Web-Based Modified Delphi Study
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Tough, David T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this online study was to create a ranking of essential core competencies and technologies required by AET (audio engineering technology) programs 10 years in the future. The study was designed to facilitate curriculum development and improvement in the rapidly expanding number of small to medium sized audio engineering technology…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Industry