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Dionne Barnes-Proby; Susan Bush-Mecenas; Tara Laila Blagg; Christopher Joseph Doss; John F. Pane; Jennifer Jeffries – RAND Corporation, 2024
Formal mentoring has been an effective approach to mitigate challenges facing underserved youth and contributes to observable improvements in behavior, relationships, and emotional well-being. In recent years, virtual mentoring has emerged as a promising way to expand the provision of mentoring. By engaging virtually, mentorship programs can…
Descriptors: Mentors, Computer Simulation, Youth Programs, Interpersonal Relationship
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Alabdulkareem, Saleh Abdullah – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
This study aims to measure science teachers' perception about their students' practices in science class, and to measure their model of inquiry teaching. The sample consisted of 127 middle school science teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 65 males and 62 females, in the school year 2016/2017, and utilized a questionnaire with two parts, 11 items…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Inquiry, Curriculum Implementation
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Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku; Amankwah, Francis; Baafi-Frimpong, Stephen; Asomani, Joseph – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2017
Research findings in the literature show that teachers' concern about change process is extremely personal and it influences the implementation of innovation. This study aimed at assessing information and communication technology teachers' stages of concern regarding the implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation, Information Technology
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Al-Kindi, Naeema Saleh; AL-Mekhlafi, Abdo Mohammed – English Language Teaching, 2017
The purpose of the current study is to investigate post-basic English teachers' practice of critical thinking skills and the challenges they face while teaching skills in EFL classrooms. Three research questions were investigated to achieve this purpose: 1--To what extent do EFL teachers use classroom behaviors that nurture critical thinking at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Teaching Skills
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Treagust, David F.; Amarant, Arlene; Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Won, Mihye – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Environmental education in schools is of increasing importance as the world population increases with the subsequent demand on resources and the potential for increased pollution. In an effort to enhance the standing of environmental education in the school curriculum, this study was designed to determine primary students' knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Elementary School Students
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Klakayan, Jagree; Singseewo, Adisak – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
This research aimed to (1) design a curriculum on Production of Charcoal Briquettes from Agricultural Residues, (2) implement the designed curriculum, and (3) study and compare the learning achievements of Matthayomsuksa 3 students at Samakee Wittaya Municipality School in terms of knowledge, learning skills, and participation in the production of…
Descriptors: Energy, Energy Conservation, Questionnaires, Agriculture
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Liu, Hong-Cheng; Yen, Jih-Rong – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The development of computers in the past two decades has resulted in the changes of education in enterprises and schools. The advance of computer hardware and platforms allow colleges generally applying distance courses to instruction that both Ministry of Education and colleges have paid attention to the development of Distance Learning. To…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Investigations, Educational Improvement
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Hendehjan, Niyosha Morshedi; Noordin, Nooreen – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2013
The current study attempted to identify the level of (ICT) usage among ESL teachers, the difference between the level of ICT usage based on gender and age, the teachers' perception towards ICT usage and the barriers faced by teachers. This study was a quantitative study using the descriptive survey approach. The total number of participants was 90…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Gender Differences
Mezieobi, Dan I.; Oyeoku, E. K.; Ezegbe, B. N.; Igbo, Janeth – Online Submission, 2012
The study investigated gender issues in the implementation of social studies curriculum in Nigerian universities. The subjects for the study comprised of all the 200 final-year sandwich social studies students of University of Port-Harcourt in the 2009 contact session. Five research questions guided the study. Researchers developed questionnaire…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Social Studies, Gender Issues, Curriculum Implementation