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Camp, Heather C.; Walters, Giovanna E. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2016
As co-authors of this response to Annmarie Guzy's essay, these authors provide different vantage points on prior-credit programs that arise from their distinct roles on campus, and together they suggest the appropriate way forward for honors. To represent their unique perspectives and to mimic the ongoing back-and-forth on this topic on their…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Honors Curriculum, Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Quality
Chatmon, Chris; Gray, Richard – Voices in Urban Education, 2015
African American males are three times more likely than their White male counterparts to be suspended or expelled in public schools. Changing these odds requires not only addressing disparities in discipline practices, but also lifting up a new narrative of hope, possibility, and brilliance so that young Black men can see and realize their…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, African American Achievement, Educational Change
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Schaffhauser, Dian – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
It's like a dream come true for educators: free resources available wherever a web browser can operate and with nary an iota of advertising. What's not to like? What is it about this organization, whose mission is "to provide a free, world-class education for anyone anywhere," that has provoked such vitriol? Part of it is that when its videos have…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Resources, Mathematics Instruction, Access to Information
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Cardoza, Yanet; Tunks, Jeanne – Computers in the Schools, 2014
This case study explored teachers' concerns, use, and actual practices in their adoption of the Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) initiative. Participants were 12 secondary teachers in a private school setting. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model tools provided data: Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ), Levels of Use interview, and the Innovation…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
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Tedder, Michael; Lawy, Robert – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2009
Mentoring has become established as a central feature of initial teacher training programmes in English further education (FE) yet there remains a lack of clarity within the sector about what mentoring should mean. The direction of government reforms has been to make mentoring part of the formal assessment of trainee teachers against national…
Descriptors: Mentors, National Standards, Adult Education, Foreign Countries
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2006
The phenomenon of marketing in educational institutions has been critically examined by Vining, Topor (2001) and Sevier (1986, 1996). However, no studies have yet been undertaken to examine the marketing of language programs in public education. A timely study is needed to examine the promotion of a recent educational program: the Alberta…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Language Role, Foreign Countries, Public Education