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Fry, Jana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study sought to understand concerns and levels of use of a group of teachers in the process of developing a project-based learning (PBL) program, and the effect of a change facilitator on these processes. The research was guided by the following research questions: One, what are the concerns of teachers regarding the planning of a PBL…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers
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Arnim Wiek; Angela Xiong; Katja Brundiers; Sander van der Leeuw – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: The article aims to describe the problem- and project-based learning (PPBL) program and the institutional context at Arizona State University's School of Sustainability (SOS), with the goal of offering experience-based guidance for similar initiatives in sustainability programs around the world. Design/methodology/approach: This case…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Sustainable Development, Experiential Learning
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Amiel, Tel; McClendon, V. J.; Orey, Michael – Educational Media International, 2007
This paper discusses the establishment of an international collaborative program focused on school improvement in Brazil and the United States. Two qualitative research studies were conducted on the development work conducted by faculty, students, and local K-12 school stakeholders. The design and implementation of collaborative student projects…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Qualitative Research, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Davidson, Lawrence S.; Gumnior, Elisabeth C. – 1988
A "write to learn" collaboration between a business professor and a writing teacher at Indiana University's School of Business improved both student writing skills and knowledge of international economic policy issues. As part of a larger Indiana University project to improve undergraduates's writing skills, a course titled…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Students, Economic Research, Educational Change
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1978
Based on the realization that the arts humanize the teaching process, motivate learning in all areas of the curriculum, and answer the need for creative expression, the Oklahoma plan was instituted in 1976 to provide a comprehensive arts program for the public schools. Its approaches include in-depth instruction by arts specialists, integration of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Art
Imel, Susan – 2000
Despite the fact that a majority of urban educators remain optimistic about the future of city schools, urban high schools face significant challenges. Many recent developments in high school reform have important implications for career and technical education (CTE) programs in urban high schools. Publications on reforming secondary education…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Development