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Wahl-Alexander, Zachary; Schwamberger, Ben; Neels, Darren – Physical Educator, 2017
The Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program approach has been suggested to provide students with additional opportunities for physical activity (PA) outside of traditional physical education (PE). Although research suggests that this program is successful at increasing children's levels of PA, research on implementing pedagogical models to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, After School Programs, Athletics
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Ozturk, Zehra; Dooley, Caitlin McMunn; Welch, Meghan – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate how elementary teachers with little knowledge of computer science (CS) and project-based learning (PBL) experienced integrating CS through PBL as a part of a standards-based elementary curriculum in Grades 3-5. The researchers used qualitative constant comparison methods on field notes and reflections…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Computer Science Education, Student Projects, Teaching Methods
Dalieh, Franklin T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In post-conflict Liberia, more students are returning to schools and moving to urban areas resulting in overcrowding and class sizes that surpassed recommended and legally-sanctioned limits. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore educational stakeholders' perceptions of the factors (e.g., organizational leadership, social, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Schools, Class Size, Qualitative Research
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Beers, Courtney – Action in Teacher Education, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to propose a framework for the types of practices and ideologies that the most successful clinical-based, early childhood teacher education programs use to prepare their preservice teachers for the profession. Grounded theory methods guided the collection and analysis of data. Participants included…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Education Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
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Nicholson, Julie Marie; Kroll, Linda – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Developing leadership among early childhood professionals has become increasingly important as investing in children's early years has been championed as a public and private national and international priority. Two case studies present how oral inquiry and specifically, the Prospect Center's Descriptive Review of a Professional Dilemma of…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Teacher Leadership, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education
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DeFauw, Danielle L. – Reading Horizons, 2017
High-quality writing instruction needs to permeate elementary students' in- and outside-of-school experiences. The aim of this research was to explore how teaching writing to parents may support home-school literacy connections. This qualitative case study explored parents' experiences in interactive writing sessions. The descriptive coding and…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Oral Reading, Pictorial Stimuli, Elementary School Students
Robitaille, Yvette Powell; Maldonado, Nancy – Online Submission, 2015
Questioning and discussion techniques are effective instructional methods that develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. There is often inconsistent implementation of these techniques, which can result in a negative effect on student achievement. This case study explored elementary, middle, and high school teachers and evaluators'…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Huddleston, Andrew P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The author uses Bourdieu's concepts of field, capital, and habitus to analyze how students, parents, teachers, and administrators are responding to Georgia's test-based grade retention policy in reading at one Georgia elementary school. In this multiple case study, the author interviewed, observed, and collected documents regarding ten fifth…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, State Policy, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Teachers
Hunt, E. Stephen – 1994
The Comparative Database System (CDS) provides a means for coding and using data on U.S. and international postsecondary educational activity and behavior. CDS permits education-data users to obtain accurate and reliable comparative data on postsecondary education questions. This document contains a discussion of the development of CDS, a detailed…
Descriptors: Coding, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Data Analysis