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Betemariam, Blene Aklilu – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Ethiopia faces a tremendous challenge producing an adequate supply of teachers to meet demands while maintaining the quality of education. Today, 497,737 (0.55%) of the teaching population in Ethiopia support 44,555,953 (49%) of the student population under the age of 18. Out of which, 70% stated they would leave the teaching profession given the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Strategic Planning, Intervention
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Carr, Tony – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2016
This article considers how online conferences can support professional development across Africa and reviews elements of the literatures of social learning, online professional development and online conferences. The e/merge online conference is then described in terms of design features and participation metrics. This sets context for discussion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Computer Mediated Communication, Program Design
Fulkerth, Robert – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
A comprehensive adjunct faculty training program is described, whose aim is to improve student perceptions of courses and programs in a private, not-for-profit MBA and Law degree granting university in San Francisco, The program is somewhat novel in that it uses (a) student input from open-ended responses on course evaluations to determine faculty…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Feedback (Response), Faculty Development
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Meyen, Edward L.; Yang, Chien Hui – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
This study on barriers to online staff development for classroom teachers was conducted as part of the planning activities of a delivery models project designed to develop guidelines for implementing large-scale online staff development programs. The study involved engaging 54 general and special educators in several professional roles from nine…
Descriptors: Barriers, Program Implementation, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Ingram, Judith K. – 1982
The practical steps outlined in this manual are based on the experience of establishing Marquette (Michigan) Alternative Senior High (MASH), organized in 1978 to serve rural youth who had dropped out or were not benefiting significantly from the regular high school programs. Chapters are organized in chronological progression and each refers to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention, Employment Potential, Faculty Development