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Factors Influencing the Contribution of Staff to Health Education in Schools
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Jourdan, Didier; McNamara, Patricia Mannix; Simar, Carine; Geary, Tom; Pommier, Jeanine – Health Education Research, 2010
Understanding the contribution of the whole-school staff to health education (HE) is an important goal in HE research. This study aimed to identify the views of staff (principals; teachers; school nurses and doctors; counsellors and administrative, maintenance, canteen and cleaning staff) regarding the nature of their contribution to HE. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Health Education, Interviews
Implementing a Large-Scale Reform in Secondary Schools: The Role of the Consultant within England's Secondary National Strategy
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Cameron, David Hagen – Journal of Education Policy, 2010
This article examines the role of the consultants in secondary schools and local authorities within a large-scale consultancy-based reform, the Secondary National Strategy (SNS), in London, UK. The SNS follows a cascade model of implementation in which nationally created initiatives are introduced and supported within local authorities (LA) and…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Consultants, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Breaking out of a Distinct Social Space: Reflections on Supporting Community Participation for People with Severe and Profound Intellectual Disability
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Clement, Tim; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Typically people with intellectual disability have small, highly restricted social networks characterized by interactions with other people with intellectual disabilities, family members, and paid workers. The goal of "inclusion" has been central to policies that have shaped services over the past 30 years. It is an ill…
Descriptors: Action Research, Mental Retardation, Research Methodology, Community Involvement
LMS Transitioning to "Moodle": A Surprising Case of Successful, Emergent Change Management
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Lawler, Alan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
During 2009-10 the University of Ballarat implemented the open-source learning management system (LMS) "Moodle" alongside its existing legacy LMS, "Blackboard". While previous IT implementations have been troublesome at the university, notably the student information and finance management systems in 2008-09, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Learning Systems, Open Source Technology, Educational Technology
Final Report of the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme: Staff Attitudes and Sexuality Programme Development in an Irish Service Organisation for People with Mental Handicap.
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Toomey, John F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reports on evaluation of a sex education program (the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme) and staff training for Irish individuals with mental handicap. Results indicate the need for attitude change among staff and administration toward sex education and a need for structural change in staffing arrangements to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Program Development
Implementing Transdisciplinary Services for Students with Multiple Handicaps: One District's Approach.
Carrol, M. Jane; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
A school district in Nanaimo, British Columbia (Canada) implemented a transdisciplinary team to provide services for students with multiple handicaps. The team comprises a special education teacher, speech/language pathologist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, and teacher aides. This paper describes team member roles and responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Flexible Learning: Support Issues for Support Staff
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Winter, Rosamund – Australian Educational Computing, 2002
The move to providing flexible delivery of university subjects and courses urged by government policy raises a number of issues for support staff. Whatever "flexible learning" might mean, there are hardware, software, training and attitudinal issues which are central to the work of support staff. This paper will address some of the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Information Literacy, Work Environment, Faculty Development