In the following research review, 57 articles were analysed to get an insight into research in the field of computational thinking and programming in K-12. The results show that empirical research regarding programming and computational thinking is prevalent in the USA and Greece. The articles were published in 43 different academic journals. A…

The aim of the research is to classify the problems of school managers and teachers working in the educational organizations in Elazig during the project preparation and implementation processes according to the project cycle management stages and to find solutions for these problems. The study was carried out according to the situation analysis…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how a Canadian intervention based on a professional development (PD) model did or did not influence schools' capacities to absorb a Healthy School (HS) approach into their operations. This study is the second part of a research project: previously published results regarding this research…

In many rural school districts in a midwestern U.S. state, special education service implementation conflicts with initiatives to improve and maintain an effective school-wide educational environment. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate how differences in levels of teacher training in special education affected the…

This paper reveals how the provision of teacher professional development is conceptualised within the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP) policy text and its predecessors, and uses these texts to infer the nature of the production practices associated with the development of these policies. The paper argues that multiple…

A discussion of the development, final content, and uses of fifteen commercial reading programs is presented. (MKM)

Profiles six noteworthy web sites on literacy-related information, including sites that deal with issues addressing literacy and deafness, literacy development, family literacy program development, evaluation of family literacy programs, and encouraging young children with deafness to read. Online addresses of the web sites are provided. (CR)

Consituting the first full treatment of computers in reading, this volume focuses on recent developments in computer assisted instruction and its classroom implications. The eight chapters provide information on the following topics: the development of digital computers and of programs for using them for educational purposes, college centers…

The document relates a search for instruments to measure affective goals of educational programs. The document is part of the final report of a project to humanize education. The document is presented in five major sections. Section I presents a conceptual framework for categorizing affective instruments according to the dimension of affect…

The booklet summarizes nine recent publications representative of the growing number of reports about arts education in the United States. Selected for reasons of significance and usefulness for policy formation, the publications include descriptions of exemplary programs, summaries of research, and handbooks for effective school-community…

Summarizing the analyses of testimonies presented before the Minnesota Subcommittee on Indian Education by both Indians and nonIndians concerned and/or involved with national, state, or local Indian education, this report focuses on findings at the statewide and individual site levels (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Red Wing, Cass Lake, Duluth, White…