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Kyle Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores to what extent principals perceive "instructional program coherence" (IPC) and vertical collaboration occur in high schools and their mid-level feeder schools. It also measures IPC and its five components' association with different measures of student achievement. The study took place in the state of Missouri, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Transitional Programs, Principals, Instructional Development
Perez, Wanda W. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research on how the principles of instructional design are taught in faculty training courses for online teaching and how faculty members incorporate these principles into their online courses is limited. This gap in the research literature is especially pronounced when considering the relatively new online learning context of Puerto Rico's higher…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Online Courses
Curry, Vickie Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Transition from high school to post-school activities is recognized as a serious challenge for students with disabilities (Shandra & Hogan, 2008; Wehman, 2006). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (2006) outlines the development of the IEP and transition plan as an essential task. However, the preponderance of secondary…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Transitional Programs, Teacher Attitudes
Lawson, Raymond Late – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Online learning has become a major force in higher education, creating a need to understand the relationship between instructional support factors and learner satisfaction. This study focused on students who had enrolled in online courses. The setting for this study was a Midwestern community college that offered online courses for college…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Online Courses, Participant Satisfaction
Kang, Hosun – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates the mechanism of beginning teachers' learning in the context of a university-based teacher preparation program. The purpose is to understand "how" and "why" secondary science teacher candidates from the same university-based teacher preparation program develop different kinds of practices of science teaching as their…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers
Rebar, Bryan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Field trips are well recognized by researchers as an educational approach with the potential to complement and enhance classroom science teaching by exposing students to unique activities, resources, and content in informal settings. The following investigation addresses teachers' field trip practices in three related manuscripts: (1) A study…
Descriptors: Evidence, Field Trips, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies