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Direct linkMarla J. Lohmann; Kathleen A. Boothe – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2024
Discussion boards are a common component of asynchronous online courses. While many teacher preparation courses utilize traditional text-based discussion boards, university faculty are increasingly designing innovative approaches to asynchronous online discussions. There is significant research regarding the effectiveness of varied discussion…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Learner Engagement, Discussion Groups, Online Courses
Download full textDowdall, Leah; Sheerin, Edel; O'Reilly, Niamh – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2019
This article is a reflection on the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum (NFLF). It uses the NFLF as an example of learner voice in practice, retracing the history of the NFLF as a means of reflecting on some of the benefits and challenges of bringing learner voice into public policy. The article outlines educational debates…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Individual Power, Discussion Groups
Garcia, Lars Bonell; Ríos, Oriol – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2014
The research "INCLUD-ED, Strategies for Inclusion and Social Cohesion in Europe from Education" (2006-11) identified several forms of family participation that contribute to the improvement of school performance and living together in schools: participation in decision-making processes, participation in the evaluation of educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Decision Making
Lifsey, Sarah; Cash, Amanda; Anthony, Jodi; Mathis, Sheryl; Silva, Sandra – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Population-level interventions focused on policy, systems, and environmental change strategies are increasingly being used to affect and improve the health of populations. At the same time, emphasis on implementing evidence-based public health practices and programming is increasing, particularly at the federal level. Valuing strategies in the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Public Health, Evidence, Strategic Planning
Caldis, Susan – Geographical Education, 2014
The Australian Geography Teachers Association (AGTA) represents the views of Australian geography teachers on educational matters. AGTA also seeks to improve the capacity of geography teachers to respond to a changing teaching and learning landscape. The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is an independent authority…
Descriptors: Role, Professional Associations, Geography, Teacher Attitudes
Staarman, Judith Kleine – Language and Education, 2009
Classroom discourse is structured by socially accepted ways in which knowledge is presented and by established procedures for carrying out educational activities. However, the underlying linguistic and social ground rules are usually implicit, for students as well as for teachers. The implicitness of these ground rules has been attributed to…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Educational Technology, Classroom Communication, Cooperative Learning
Chapman, Diane D.; Storberg-Walker, Julia; Stone, Sophia J. – E-Learning, 2008
Providing tools for dialogue exchange does not ensure that students will respond to team mate postings or that online groups will grow in cohesiveness. Students decide whether or not to reply, and it is increasingly important to understand how students make these decisions due to the increase in distance education, millenials, and asynchronous…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Graduate Students, Discussion Groups, Electronic Learning
Grace, Marcus – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The conservation of biodiversity is an important socio-scientific issue that is often regarded as a precondition to sustainable development. The foundation for citizens' understanding of conservation issues can be laid down in formal school education. This research focuses on decision-making discussions about biological conservation issues among…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Conservation (Environment), Discussion Groups
Hodes, Carol L.; Foster, John C.; Pritz, Sandra G.; Kelley, Patricia – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
As part of a multiyear research study on the preparation of educators to use assessment data for instructional improvement, the present study is a pilot test of a research-based professional development intervention for career-technical teachers. Forty-eight educators at nine sites in five states participated in a 1-day workshop followed by…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Mentors, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Workshops
WALLACH, MICHAEL A.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED WHETHER THE PHENOMENON OF SHIFTS TOWARD GREATER RISK TAKING FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF RISK-RELATED MATERIALS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO GREATER GENERAL PERSUASIVENESS EXERTED BY RISK TAKERS THAN BY CONSERVATIVES. ITS PROCEDURE WAS TO DISCOVER WHETHER RISK TAKERS WOULD BE JUDGED MORE PERSUASIVE THAN CONSERVATIVES FOLLOWING…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics, Individual Characteristics
McIntyre, Ellen – Reading Teacher, 2007
Literature discussion groups have become a popular instructional alternative to traditional reading groups. Yet, literature discussion does not happen naturally in the classroom, and some teachers find it particularly difficult to implement with primary-grade students. This article explores how two teachers used a balance of explicit teaching and…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Reading Instruction
Ryan, Michael G. – 1973
The term "risky shift" is used to describe the tendency of groups to make a collective decision that is less conservative than the members might make as individuals. Previous research on this subject has been based on three analytical categories: demographic makeup of groups, group familiarity with the task and information, or individual…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Discussion Groups, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics
Gresham, Jon N. – 1986
A study examined the different degrees of satisfaction with the nominal group technique (NGT) felt by policymakers and change agents with differing professional backgrounds and responsibilities who participated in nominal groups. A total of 206 participants at four conferences at Texas A&M University (international food and water policy, Texas…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Decision Making, Discussion Groups, Group Dynamics
Peer reviewedKochen, M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1972
The primary message of the SIG/BSS panel discussion at the 1971 ASIS annual meeting was the need to probe more deeply into the utility of knowledge for decision-making and to shift priorities toward making data more usable to policy-makers than to collectors and disseminators. (17 references) (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Decision Making, Discussion Groups, Economic Factors
Chapman, Diane D.; Storberg-Walker, Julia; Stone, Sophia J. – Online Submission, 2007
Providing tools for dialogue exchange does not ensure that students will respond to teammate postings or that online groups will grow in cohesiveness (Murphy, 2004). Students decide whether or not to reply, and it is increasingly important to understand how students make these decisions due to the increase in distance education, Millennials, and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
