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Woollacott, Laurie; Booth, Shirley; Cameron, Ann – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
The problem which this paper addresses is the difficulty of knowing students in large diverse classes in pedagogically useful ways. The paper discusses how the phenomenographic methodology can be employed to address this problem. It describes how phenomenographic studies and their results can enable teachers to "know their students" at a…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Case Studies, Large Group Instruction, Student Diversity
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Jones, Narelle; Torezani, Silvia; Luca, Joseph – Intercultural Education, 2012
Career opportunities for Australian research graduates have expanded in recent years into areas outside academia. However, the employment market is highly competitive, and Australian universities have recognised the need to produce graduates with transferable skills across all sectors, not just academia. The need to provide an infrastructure to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Employment Potential, Career Planning, Education Work Relationship
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Yi, Zeng; LuXi, Zhang – Educational Studies, 2012
In the past few years, many students have begun to lose interest in science and information and engineering technology courses because they find them too boring and hard to learn. To strengthen this field of education and stimulate students' motivation and interest in learning, this study introduces a theoretical pedagogical framework based on…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Learning Problems, Science Interests, Cooperative Learning
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del Canto, Pablo; Gallego, Isabel; López, José Manuel; Medina, Esunly; Mochón, Francisco; Mora, Javier; Reyes, Angélica; Rodríguez, Eva; Salami, Esther; Santamaría, Eduard; Valero, Miguel – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2011
In the present paper, we describe the work being carried out by a group of professors so as to implement the follow-up and feedback processes of the activities students do throughout the first academic years in their Engineering studies. Not to mention, this project is within the EHEA (European Higher Education Area) framework. Our results show…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Followup Studies, Engineering Education, Learning Activities
Fischer, Karin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Just 1 percent of East Carolina University undergraduates study overseas. But thanks to a pair of enterprising faculty members, a growing number of students are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, North Carolina campus. The university's Global Understanding program uses inexpensive and relatively unsophisticated…
Descriptors: Schools of Education, Global Approach, Study Abroad, Partnerships in Education
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Boylan, Colin; Wallace, Andrew – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2009
"Learnscapes" are places where learning has been designed in ways that enhance the interaction with an environment (Tyas-Tunggal, 1997). A small rural primary school has creatively adopted a "Learnscape" as a significant focus to engage with its community. Within the school the Learnscapes Program works from the classroom to…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Outdoor Education, Educational Practices
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Santandreu Calonge, David; Chiu, Patrio; Thadani, Dimple R.; Mark, Kai Pan; Pun, Cecilia F. K. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2011
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) are front-line facilitators with first-hand contact with students. They play an important role in providing an engaging learning experience for undergraduate and postgraduate students. However, most of them have not received adequate training and guidance in teaching. This paper reports on an intensive and…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Distance Education, Formative Evaluation, Learning Strategies
Magzan, Masa; Aleksic-Maslac, Karmela; Juric, Visnja – Online Submission, 2010
This paper describes several models of teamwork used in business curricula at Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) in Croatia. Since its foundation in 2002, ZSEM has been implementing best academic practices for quality assurance. This is done both in terms of integrating ICT in teaching and learning, as well as applying contemporary…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Quality Control, Foreign Countries
Knipe, Sally; Edwards, Miriam – Australian Teacher Education Association, 2009
Dr. Sally Knipe, Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Education (Middle Schooling) at Charles Sturt University has been teaching undergraduate students in this program for six years. When Charles Sturt University introduced a learning management system, Interact she, with the faculty's educational designer, Miriam Edwards worked together in developing…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Undergraduate Students, Online Courses
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Baker, Philip A. – Gifted and Talented International, 2008
The intent here is to describe an "in-the-trenches" model for preparing teachers for service in a rather specialized field. It is presently operating successfully at the University of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada and is offered to stimulate and guide enrichment and talent development efforts for pre-service teachers in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Talent Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Howells, Simone – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1977
Observations from a visit to a Montessori school in Rome. (SB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions
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Calderón Pachón, Jennifer Paola; Jiménez Vargas, Milena Patricia – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2009
Seeking the best pedagogical practices for bilingual higher education and guided by the principles of the sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP), we describe a sub-study of the Sheltered Instruction Research Project (SIRP) which deals with how professors at ÚNICA college in Bogotá, Colombia implement one of the components of the model:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Bilingual Education, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
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Sailor, Dorothy Holin – Childhood Education, 1977
Describes the government-financed preschool program in the Netherlands. (SB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions, Public Support
Gatbonton, Elizabeth – 1991
This article examines the teacher training program at the Canada-China Language Centre in Beijing, China, and the communicative teaching methodology that it employs in helping scientists, government officials, and other professionals improve their English language skills. The staff consist of both Canadian and Chinese teachers of English, who…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Jacobs, G. J.; van Loggerenberg, C. M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Describes a Rand Afrikaans University (South Africa) program to prepare learners for lifelong, self-directed learning. Components include reduced classroom contact, increased independent study, use of a modular study guide, optimum student participation, and continuous evaluation. Focuses on the seven-year process of transforming the project into…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Foreign Countries
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