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Enora Bennetot Pruvot; Thomas Estermann; Nino Popkhadze – European University Association, 2023
The Scorecard 2023 provides a full comparative analysis of the state of play of university autonomy in 35 higher education systems in Europe. With findings across four dimensions of university autonomy -- organisational, financial, staffing, academic - the Scorecard supports an evidence-based dialogue on this crucial topic. This allows concrete…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Autonomy, Universities, Profiles
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Hortigüela-Alcalá, David; Calderón, Antonio; González-Calvo, Gustavo – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: To compare the impact of the experience of learning to teach sport education on preservice teachers' (from Spain, Chile, and Mexico) perceived professional competence, autonomy, and academic motivation and to explore participants' perceptions of their country's sociocultural and curricular aspects that may influence sport education…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies, Cross Cultural Studies
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Ramos, Alicia; Venneman, Sien; Donche, Vincent; Verschueren, Karine – Journal of College Student Development, 2022
In this qualitative study, we explored the opportunities and difficulties experienced by cognitively high-ability students during the transition to higher education. Although high-ability individuals undoubtedly have the cognitive capacity to excel academically, research has demonstrated persistent underachievement among this group of students,…
Descriptors: Barriers, College Attendance, Gifted, Academic Achievement
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Seifert, Sophia; Porter, Lorna; Cordes, Sarah A.; Wohlstetter, Priscilla – Teachers College Record, 2022
Background: In the United States, students' experiences are shaped by racioethnic, socioeconomic, and linguistic segregation. School choice, and especially charter schools, generally exacerbate existing levels of school segregation. Counter to this trend, hundreds of intentionally diverse charter schools (IDCS), with a mission to promote school…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Outcomes of Education, Teacher Attitudes, Institutional Mission
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Goforth, Anisa N.; Yosai, Erin R.; Brown, Jacqueline A.; Shindorf, Zachary R. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2017
This multi-method inquiry used (1) quantitative examination of context, characteristics, roles, and responsibilities of rural school psychologists compared to their suburban and urban counterparts and (2) qualitative examination of two focus groups of rural school psychologists. Results showed that rural school psychologists served more schools,…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Psychology, School Psychologists, Counselor Characteristics
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Raque-Bogdan, Trisha L.; Lucas, Margaretha S. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
Undergraduate students who are the first in their immediate family to go to college represent a unique population on campus deserving special attention to their educational and career development needs. We explored career development characteristics of first-generation college students and compared them to those who are not first-generation, using…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, First Generation College Students, Social Cognition, Career Development
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Hartley, Calum; Allen, Melissa L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Previous word learning studies suggest that children with autism spectrum disorder may have difficulty understanding pictorial symbols. Here we investigate the ability of children with autism spectrum disorder and language-matched typically developing children to contextualize symbolic information communicated by pictures in a search task that did…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Comparative Analysis
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Vogel, Linda R. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2015
This qualitative study explores the preparation and practice of school leaders in Taiwan based on indepth interviews and observations with six Taiwan school directors serving geographically diverse student populations. The journey leading to school leadership and the challenges that this representative group of educational leaders face are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Education, Management Development
Asher, Lauren; Cheng, Diane; Thompson, Jessica – Institute for College Access & Success, 2014
This white paper analyzes the potential effects of requiring income-driven repayment for all federal loans as well as relying on paycheck withholding for loan payments, with particular attention to the implications for low-income students and families. The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) also examines the relevance and evolution…
Descriptors: Income Contingent Loans, Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment, Finance Reform
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Freuler, Ashley C.; Baranek, Grace T.; Tashjian, Christene; Watson, Linda R.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Turner-Brown, Lauren M. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Background: Despite the mounting evidence of efficacy of early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders, there is little research that considers the various perceptions and resources with which parents respond to the pressures and opportunities associated with participation in early intervention. Research is particularly lacking…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Modification, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Ruys, Ilse; Van Keer, Hilde; Aelterman, Antonia – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
Despite the research evidence on the effectiveness of collaborative learning (CL), the implementation of this teaching strategy has not yet found a profound place in teaching practice. As a consequence, several studies have investigated teachers' motives regarding and experiences with the use of CL. Most of these studies concern however senior…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Cooperative Learning, Novices, Beginning Teachers
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Macdonald, Doune; Rodger, Sylvia; Ziviani, Jenny; Jenkins, David; Batch, Jenny; Jones, Judy – Sport, Education and Society, 2004
While questions of children's engagement in physical activity are being widely debated, little is known about how physical activity is valued and managed within families. This paper reports on qualitative data from a multi-method study on lower primary aged children. The focus of the broader study was to determine the relationships between young…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Physical Activity Level, Elementary School Students, Family Influence
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers