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Hoover, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2018
This action research study investigates how the implementation of a Choice-Based Art curriculum might foster the development of self-determination in pre-kindergarten through first-grade students with diverse learning needs. Through a case study conducted over a ten-week period, the participant-researcher, an art teacher at a non-profit community…
Descriptors: Action Research, Art Education, Self Determination, Early Childhood Education
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Wiklund, Matilda; Andersson, Annika – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2018
A multitude of different technologies are used in school today. Some are provided by the school and others are brought by the individual teacher or student. In addition, different applications are available. In this study the focus is on student-initiated uses of technology and how it conditions learning. Based on a case study with surveys,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Case Studies, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries
Eve Bernstein; Ulana Lysniak – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2018
In 2007, Eve Bernstein started her doctoral research examining how students perceive competitive activities in physical education class. The literature in physical education explored many of the variables that create a successful competitive activity for students in these classes. Factors such as time and appropriate practice, skill progression,…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Observation, Physical Education, Competition
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Ashton, Graham R.; Klopper, Christopher J. – International Journal of Music Education, 2018
There appear to be considerable differences in the outcomes of group string teaching programs in Queensland. Some teachers appear to be able to generate, manage, and administrate highly efficacious programs; others seem to experience difficulty transferring the knowledge and skills required for students to become successful string players. As a…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music, Music Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Iddrisu, Issah – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: Maintaining the success of educational institutions largely depends on the teacher. It is the teacher whose main efforts and contribution help in achieving the goals in education. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current state of the programme delivery and how involving the active participation of the teacher will help enhance…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews, Foreign Countries, Teacher Participation
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DeMatthews, David – School Community Journal, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the community-oriented school leadership practices of a school leader at an elementary school within a colonia in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Analysis of interviews and observations revealed how this school leader employed a broad range of practices, strategies, and approaches to develop deep…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Leadership, Social Capital
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Whitaker, Nancy – Music Education Research, 2016
Research on the improvement of learning shifted from a focus on the learner as individual to the concept of sociocultural learning in communities of learning, communities of practice or learning cultures during the 1990s. A similar shift in the focus of the development of a single construct of individual musical creativity to socially situated…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Music Education, Communities of Practice, Sociocultural Patterns
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Meyer, Helen – Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2017
This article presents a single case study of an experienced physical science teacher (Janet) integrating engineering practices into her urban science classroom over a two-year time frame. The article traces how Janet's understanding of the role engineering in her teaching expanded beyond engineering as an application of science and mathematics to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Science Education, Urban Schools, Engineering Education
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Sarantou, Melanie – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Improvisatory processes are considered synonymous with play, offering only second-best solutions to art and design problems. The role of improvisation in visual art processes is not widely discussed academically. This paper draws on a case study situated in Namibian art worlds to reflect on the role of improvisation in fluid and complex design and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, Case Studies, Art
Gibbs, Kauthar S. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many unemployed or underemployed workers find it difficult to attain wages that support them and their families. Due to a skills gap, a program evaluation was conducted using a qualitative case study methodology and was intended to determine the efficacy of a workforce training and education program in Maryland. The study was designed to gain…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Program Evaluation, Job Training, Unemployment
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Moore, Corey L.; Manyibe, Edward O.; Sanders, Perry; Aref, Fariborz; Washington, Andre L.; Robertson, Cherjuan Y. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this multimethod study was to evaluate the institutional research capacity building and infrastructure model (IRCBIM), an emerging innovative and integrated approach designed to build, strengthen, and sustain adequate disability and health research capacity (i.e., research infrastructure and investigators' research skills)…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Institutional Research
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Nouri, Ali; Farsi, Soheila – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2018
The central aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the recently revised elementary curriculum for arts education in Iran. The study employed an educational criticism method and was conducted in two elementary schools. Data were collected by observation, semi-structured interviews and curriculum documents over a four-month period.…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Stefaniak, Jill E. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2018
This case study examines how a cognitive apprenticeship was utilized as a faculty development tool to improve instructional design practices in the classroom. Three instructors participated in a cognitive apprenticeship where they were taught how to implement learner-centered instructional strategies into their coursework. The cognitive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Apprenticeships, Faculty Development, Instructional Design
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Crawford, Renée – International Journal of Music Education, 2017
This article reports the findings of a case study that investigated the impact of music education on students in an F-12 school in Victoria, Australia that is considered as having a high percentage of young people with a refugee background. Key findings from this research indicated that music education had a positive impact on this group of young…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Music, Music Education, Refugees
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Kim, Jieun; Kim, Sunyoung – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2017
This study examines the ways in which Korean immigrant mothers take up roles to position themselves while they engage in their children's education across a wide range of settings--academic, social, and linguistic. Data sources included interviews with four Korean mothers, home and community observations, and field notes. Positioning theory is a…
Descriptors: Korean, Immigrants, Mothers, Children
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