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Contemporary Global Perspectives on Cooperative Learning: Applications across Educational Contexts. Routledge Research in Education
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Gillies, Robyn M., Ed.; Millis, Barbara, Ed.; Davidson, Neil, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2023
This volume captures contemporary global developments in cooperative learning (CL) across varied educational contexts, levels, and disciplines. Cooperative learning is widely recognized as a pedagogical practice that promotes socialization and learning among students, from kindergarten to tertiary education and across different subject domains.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Socialization
Twenty Years of Research on Total Quality Management in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review
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Nasim, Kanwal; Sikander, Arif; Tian, Xiaowen – Higher Education Quarterly, 2020
Faced with intensified global education competition, universities and other Higher Education institutions are implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) to keep rivals at bay. Meanwhile, research interest in TQM in Higher Education is growing. This paper reviews the achievements and limitations of extant research on TQM in Higher Education, and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Total Quality Management, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Governmental Initiatives in Staff Development.
Moreland, Neil; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Six articles highlight governmental initiatives to encourage staff development in the United Kingdom. The Grant-Related In-Service Training Scheme (GRIST) is described from the perspectives of sponsoring institutions and local education authorities; course approval criteria established by government are reviewed; and teacher education through…
Descriptors: Criteria, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Microcomputers and Teacher Training.
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Benzie, David; And Others – Education and Computing, 1987
Three articles discuss teacher training and the use of microcomputers in elementry and secondary school curriculums. Highlights include microcomputers in British primary schools; the University of Chicago School Math Project; computer training for teachers in Iceland; learning and educational change; and introducing elementary school teachers to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Developed Nations
Effects of Embedded Processing Tasks on Learning Outcomes.
Hobbs, D. J. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a British study with undergraduate accountancy students which compared the quantitative and qualitative effects of three types of embedded tasks or questions--relational-semantic, transpose-semantic, and non-semantic--on learning outcomes. Variables investigated included mathematical background, recall, and comprehension. Relevance of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
Action Research as Action Learning as Action Research as Action Learning...at Multiple Levels in Adult Education.
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Krogh, Lola – 2001
Research in Australia on evaluating the application of action research as an action learning tool and its impact on the learning of students, educators, industry, and training providers, explored how that learning, in turn, has impacts on research, learners, educators, and the community. In the field of social and community services, in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Classroom Techniques, Developed Nations