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Hromalik, Christopher D.; Myhill, William N.; Carr, Nancy R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2020
This design case details the design and development of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Academy, a two-phase training to guide community college faculty in applying the UDL framework to their instruction. This article focuses on the first phase, in which faculty were trained in UDL. The authors of this paper, who were the creators and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Manekin, Sarah – Abell Foundation, 2016
Public school systems employ a range of professionals to provide support to children and youth in schools. For students living in poverty and experiencing trauma, the work of these professionals is particularly necessary and urgent. Ranging from the treatment of acute mental health issues and accommodations for students with special needs, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Success, Program Design, Educational Change
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Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; Snowden, Peggy A.; Stuart, Nicole M.; Baumgartner, Dana; Maiorano, Michael J. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2012
Nationwide, personnel preparation programs are responding to the changing population demographics and its impact on Pre K-12 classrooms. Needs surveys conducted by the Monarch Center over the past ten years have consistently yielded a need for support in redesigning program course and fieldwork components to better prepare their teachers and other…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Institutional Characteristics, Feedback (Response), Surveys
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Spooner, Fred – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1996
Reflects on the differing viewpoints in previous articles addressing the preparation of special education teachers. Discusses the need for the special education field to continue to use effective instructional strategies and share them with general education change agents to better the lives of all children. (CR)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Center for International Education. – 1987
This publication includes abstracts of all dissertations written by members of the Center for International Education at the University of Massachusetts since its inception in 1969. The Center offers training at the master's and doctoral levels in third world development education and nonformal education. The dissertations are based on work…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Area Studies, Black Colleges, College Role
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2002
The problem of social exclusion in Poland was examined along with possible strategies for combating social exclusion through vocational education and training (VET). The examination began with an analysis of the special needs of individuals who have reduced opportunities within the labor market and/or are members of national and ethnic minorities.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Change Strategies