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Challenges and Difficulties to Teaching Engineering to Generation Z: A Case Research
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Correia Barreiro, Suamit; Bozutti, Daniel Fernando – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2017
Many people from generation Z are at the beginning of their academic activities. This generation has peculiar characteristics that might be a challenge in the labor market. Thus, instructors have a great role in their preparation. However, professors might face difficulties dealing with their specific characteristics. The research aims to carry…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Case Studies
What is an Effective Learner? A Comparison of Further Education Students' Views with a Theoretical Construction of Effective Learners
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McQueen, Hilary; Webber, John – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
Following an investigation of students' views of one further education college's teaching and learning model (McQueen and Webber 2009), a second project, reported here, sought to review students' ideas about what constitutes an effective learner. For this project a set of 36 statements was constructed based on theoretical models and research about…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Students
Instruction of Diverse Students in Mainstream Classrooms
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Chang, Sau Hou – Online Submission, 2013
This chapter focuses on the instruction of diverse students in mainstream classrooms. The first part summarizes academic achievement of diverse students from different ethnicity, gender, language and social class. The second part discusses the characteristics of different diverse instruction. The third part suggests specific instructional…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Classroom Techniques, Student Diversity, Academic Achievement
A Study of the Learning and Teaching Processes of Non-Naive Music Students Engaged in Composition.
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van Ernst, Barbara – Research Studies in Music Education, 1993
Describes a study that involved a search for a model for the teaching of musical composition to students with some prior experience. Recounts in detail the way students approached the task of composing music, and the compositions they produced. Offers several recommendations for reforming composition instruction. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Renaissance in Citizenship Education: An Australian Perspective.
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Print, Murray – International Journal of Social Education, 1997
Charts the rebirth of civics and citizenship education in Australia. Discusses the decline of interest in citizenship education during the 1960s and the educational and social influences leading to its renaissance. Examines the educational model proposed by the Civics Expert Group and extends this treatment to include more egalitarian concepts.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Educational Change, Educational Development
Teaching the Very Able Child: Developing a Policy and Adopting Strategies for Provision.
Wallace, Belle – 2000
This guide is intended to provide guidelines, from a British perspective, for group discussion of issues relevant to developing a school policy to meet the needs of students who are very able. The guide utilizes short case studies and a series of mindmaps to illustrate issues and highlight key planning and decision-making points. The guide begins…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Case Studies, Definitions, Delivery Systems