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Regula Windlinger; Laura Züger – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2021
Extended education services are expanding in Switzerland. Their quality depends on the working conditions and well-being of staff. This study examined the relationships between job demands, job resources and well-being using the job demands-resources (JD-R) model. 655 staff members from 113 extended education services from three Swiss cantons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Work Environment, Labor Demands
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Chung, Nary – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2020
This study aims to understand the ways in which children's play is situated in and shaped by middle-class parenting practices in South Korea. Drawing on a set of data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 parents having children aged 6-11 years, I observe that despite the widespread rhetoric of the significance of play, parents'…
Descriptors: Play, Middle Class, Parent Attitudes, Parenting Styles
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Ko, Myong-Hee – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The present study investigates South Korean university students' personal computer (PC) and smartphone usage patterns on an online Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) website using learning analytics. A total of 107 students taking a "College TOEIC" course participated during one academic semester and records of their…
Descriptors: Computers, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, English (Second Language)
Beattie, Nicholas – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
The author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of homework in secondary schools. He argues for a policy of clear assignments geared to the developmental levels of the students: brief, structured tasks for younger students moving toward self-directed projects in the higher grades. (SJL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Homework
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Kramer, Steven L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
A study of British Columbia high schools found that block scheduling can endanger mathematics achievement. Reduced math scores were attributed to irregular planning time, little opportunity to modify curriculum; and the provincial examination system. Longer time blocks cannot succeed without adequate planning time, curricular restructuring, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Block Scheduling, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Stott, Michael – 1995
This book is intended for foreign language teachers interested in the approaches used in Rudolf Steiner schools, and also classroom teachers who teach foreign languages. Chapters address these issues: what the language lesson is to achieve; how the language lesson differs from other lessons; lesson design; examples of actual lessons; avoiding the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques