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Connery, Lori A.; Frick, William C. – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
The purpose of this research was to investigate a formal principal mentoring program and report on perceived learning benefits and the well-being of the participants. The study highlights aspects of the mentoring relationship evidenced in the explicit and intentional development of school leaders. The empirical investigation used…
Descriptors: Mentors, Novices, Program Effectiveness, School Administration
Maple, Matthew David – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative case-study design was to better understand P-12 students' soft skills and postsecondary readiness through the perceptions of higher education counselors and advisors. Specifically, this study investigated the impact of students' soft skills and the relation to unprepared postsecondary students. Throughout the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Skill Development, College Readiness, Postsecondary Education
Hora, Matthew T. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2014
Policymakers and educators alike increasing focus on faculty adoption of interactive teaching techniques as a way to improve undergraduate education. Yet, little empirical research exists that examines the processes whereby faculty make decisions about curriculum design and classroom teaching in real-world situations. In this study, I use the idea…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Instructional Design, College Instruction, Curriculum Design
Beebe, Robert J. – Executive Educator, 1984
Approaching an orderly desk as an indication of good use of time, the author proposes (1) six folders to organize paperwork and (2) efficient desktop organization. (JW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Office Management, Office Practice, Problem Solving
Berkowitz, Bob – Big6 Newsletter, 1998
Discusses special needs students from a Big6 perspective. Topics include inclusion versus mainstreaming, diverse student needs, time needed to plan, time to teach and help students, academic and social learning, and examples of possible actions that provide various options and alternatives to meet student's needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Problem Solving
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Downing, Jerry; Harrison, Tom – School Counselor, 1992
Suggests that effective school counseling program would be time efficient and time limited; address issue that most students are not self-referred; address issue of reluctant student; demonstrate positive orientation toward people and change; teach students to use counseling process, change their behaviors, and cope; and use strength of clients…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving, Role Perception
Anday-Porter, Sharon; Henne, Kori; Horan, Sandra – 2000
This report describes a program for improving student organizational skills. The targeted population consisted of a fourth-grade self contained class, a sixth-grade science class, and a high school nine through twelve learning disability class in an elementary, middle, and high school setting. The schools were located in middle to upper class…
Descriptors: Action Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Problem Solving
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Timperley, Helen; Robinson, Viviane – Educational Management & Administration, 2000
Increases in teacher workload, deemed an undesirable site-based management consequence, is partly attributable to teachers' organizing skills. A New Zealand case study shows how secondary teachers attempting to improve minority student achievement unintentionally created workload pressures by developing parallel problem-solving structures and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Workload
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Wilkins-Canter, Elizabeth A.; Edwards, Audrey T.; Young, Alice L.; Ramanathan, Hema; McDougle, Kenny O. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2000
Describes a series of four professional development workshops designed to help novice teachers cope with stress. The workshops focus on four approaches: effective use of networking and building of support systems; strategies for relaxation and making time for oneself; management of paperwork and other tasks; and a step-by-step problem solving…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Scheer, Sage Ann – School Planning & Management, 2002
Key areas school districts have used in making the decision to purchase technology applications include: what the district hopes to achieve by purchasing the system; how the proposed system will support the district's vision and help achieve the strategic plan; what the effect of the proposed solution will be on staffing; and what type of timeline…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Horner, Charlotte M. – Academic Therapy, 1987
A four-stage model, designed to shape learning disabled students' independent study skills and foster generalization of skills is presented: (1) ease students into a homework routine; (2) focus on time management; (3) teach problem-solving techniques; and (4) conclude in independent study with intermittent parent and teacher monitoring. (CB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Independent Study, Learning Disabilities
Hertzog, Hillary S. – 2000
This study investigated how unprepared beginning teachers engaged in problem solving within the context of a community of practice, examining how they: defined and perceived classroom problems; negotiated the meaning of problems; and viewed the mentor teacher's role. Twelve alternatively certified beginning teachers participated. Each completed an…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Farrugia, Charles J.; Attard, Paul A. – 1989
Of the 48 members of the Commonwealth, 28 have a population of under 2 million. This handbook is intended for senior personnel in ministries of education in small states, including those with responsibility for the management of personnel, finance, and physical resources. Major themes related to educational administration in small states are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Pyryt, Michael C. – 1992
This paper on career education for gifted and talented students addresses the following issues: multipotentiality versus pressure toward early specialization, expectations of significant others, differences in career lifestyles, required investments of time and money and resulting deferred family life, mobility demands possibly leading to…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Career Development, Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Oberg, Dianne – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2003
Describes Brock's Information Intermediary Process Model, which focuses on the role of the library media specialist as information intermediary. Highlights include information seeking and use; use of the model by teachers and librarians as well as their collaborative roles; guidelines for use of the model; and problem solving and use of time. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Seeking, Information Utilization
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