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Sutton, Martin E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study used action research to help improve technology use in teachers' classrooms through the use of information gained from research of technology use in the classroom. The teachers were asked to be responsible for development and implementation of their own learning through the use of personal professional development. Throughout the study…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
Lai, Oiki Sylvia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to conceptualize an R & D based learning-to-innovate (LTI) model. The problem to be addressed was the lack of a theoretical L TI model, which would inform science pedagogy. The absorptive capacity (ACAP) lens was adopted to untangle the R & D LTI phenomenon into four learning processes: problem-solving via…
Descriptors: Science Education, Research and Development, Educational Innovation, Models
Edwards, Chester Roy – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The need for new and innovative alternatives to traditional high schools has never been greater. Never designed to graduate all students on time, traditional high schools and their high dropout rates have remained unchanged for the last 30 years. Improving secondary schooling for all young people is a worthwhile social and educational objective.…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High Schools, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility
Gagliardi, Jonathan S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As a result of turbulent conditions, institutions are changing the way they operate. Research that illustrates the growing importance of activities on the edges of institutions is an important part of portraying entrepreneurship accurately; the growth of areas like intellectual property, applied research, fundraising, and increased university…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Intellectual Property, Fund Raising, Partnerships in Education
McClair, Vetisha L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The current study seeks to build on to the existing literature on career interventions by empirically examining possible outcomes of two of the most widely utilized career interventions, career counseling and career courses. This investigation used Critical Ingredients (Brown & Ryan Krane, 2000; Brown, et al., 2003; Ryan, 1999) to assess the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Error of Measurement, Counselors, Career Counseling