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The Development of Distance Education in the Russian Federation and the Former Soviet Union
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Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Kourotchkina, Anna – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
Distance education in the present Russian Federation and former Soviet Union has a long tradition that prevails to this day. The majority of students in Russia are enrolled in distance learning programs. The numbers indicate the existence of a well-established system for distance education, of which little is known in Western literature. A review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Statistical Data, Educational Development
Dialectical Practices in Education: Creating Third Spaces in the Education of Teachers
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Kozleski, Elizabeth B. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2011
In this commentary, the author provides a framework for examining the articles in this issue. The author does so by providing a focus for reading and linking our brief history to the present and the future. She provides a set of questions about engaging research that seeks to improve the ways in which we question, construct understanding, and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Teacher Education, Educational Improvement, Cooperation
Filling in the Implementation Gap? Problems in the Greek Educational System--An Evidence-Based Explanatory Framework and Critical Reflections
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Kyridis, Argyris; Fotopoulos, Nikos; Chronopoulou, Ageliki; Papadakis, Nikos; Zagkos, Christos – Current Issues in Education, 2011
The Greek educational system during last 50 years recounts among numerous reformations and counterreformations. All the continuous changes seem not to be characterized by a clearly defined operational aim and rational continuity. Currently, educators, pupils, university students, parents, politicians and citizens criticize various structural and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Delivery Systems, Performance Factors
A Comparative Analysis of Four Individualized Instructional Delivery Systems with Adult Learners. Final Report.
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Holzbauer, Ida; Florell, Robert J. – 1975
Because many pesticides are potentially injurious to their users and can have a deleterious effect on the environment when misused, the Environmental Protection Agency has restricted the use of some chemicals to certified users only. A program was developed to assess the need for training in pesticide use, to develop the necessary curriculum, to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Chemical Occupations, Agricultural Education, Audiovisual Instruction
An Historical Perspective: A Personal Perspective on Our History of Service to Mildly Handicapped and At-Risk Students.
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Kauffman, James M.; Pullen, Patricia L. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1989
Because research does not support the efficacy of any single service delivery arrangement for all mildly handicapped and at-risk students, the best approach is to maintain familiar service delivery structures while testing new ones. Direct instruction and behavioral interventions are probably the most effective classroom strategies with most of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification, Delivery Systems, Educational History
Controversial Issues Confronting Special Education: Divergent Perspectives.
Stainback, William; Stainback, Susan – 1992
This book of 24 papers presents divergent views on 12 issues in special education: organizational strategies, classroom service delivery approaches, maximizing the talents and gifts of students, classification and labeling, assessment, instructional strategies, classroom management, collaboration/consultation, research practices, higher education,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Delivery Systems