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Becker, Megan – Journal of Political Science Education, 2020
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been identified as High-Impact Practices that increase understanding of complex concepts, foster independent inquiry, and improve educational outcomes, such as student retention and graduation rates. This article argues that in order to make the URE truly "high-impact," the laboratory model…
Descriptors: Student Research, Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Laboratories
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Ambler, Trudy Belinda – Professional Development in Education, 2016
Teachers are an important influence on students' learning, and therefore the opportunity for teachers to learn and develop is something of interest to educators internationally. This article reports on a research project involving six primary school teachers who participated in one-on-one and small group interviews to explore the opportunities for…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Zhang, Meilan; Passalacqua, Susan; Lundeberg, Mary; Koehler, Matthew J.; Eberhardt, Jan; Parker, Joyce; Urban-Lurain, Mark; Zhang, Tianyi; Paik, Sunhee – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2010
In this study we described an action research project enacted by a veteran Kindergarten teacher (Sarah) in the context of a professional development program. Over the course of a year, Sarah collaborated with other teachers in a small group to investigate how to use "Science Talks" to promote student learning in Kindergarten classrooms. A…
Descriptors: Action Research, Problem Based Learning, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers
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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
This case study draws attention to Pedro's story, a Grade 6 Latino teacher who, along with other grade 4-6 teachers, participated in a three-year professional development research project. By using data analyzed from multiple ethnographic interviews with teachers and students, and by drawing from the quantitative analyzes of concept map unit…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Federal Legislation, Cultural Education
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Garrett, Shelley; Roberson, Sam – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2008
The surge of high-stakes testing and accountability has been felt in Texas and all across the country. Every state is demanding to some degree or another that administrators and teachers increase their workload, alter their teaching, rearrange the curriculum, adjust professional development, and implement improvement programs in order to raise…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Testing, Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests
EdSource, 2007
EdSource hosted an unprecedented forum on October 19, 2007 in Sacramento, California for the presentation and sharing of research-based education policy options offered by a range of K-12 organization and opinion leaders in California with diverse perspectives. Invitees included highly respected state policymakers, education leaders, researchers,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Educational Finance, Governance
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Hines, Mary Beth; Conner, Jenny; Campano, Gerald; Damico, James; Enoch, Melissa; Nam, Daehyeon – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2007
Since the inauguration of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in the United States, with a billion-dollar budget to induce educational reform, American schools have been under the microscope for meeting accountability standards for students. The performance pressures have intensified as the consequences for not achieving academic…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Action Research, Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests
Torstendahl, Rolf – 1985
A Swedish Research on Higher Education project to investigate relationships between knowledge and educational certification is described. The first study involves several cohorts of engineering students from technological universities in Paris, Stockholm, Zurich, and Berlin for the period 1880-1960. Attention is directed to students' educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Certification, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level