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McFarlane, Kathryn J. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The research into personal tutoring in higher education from a tutor's perspective suggests that tutors lack training in tutoring and may lack clarity as to the purpose and boundaries of the role. This article explores personal tutors' perceptions of their confidence and competence in relation to personal tutoring and identifies strategies that…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
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Stevens, Kym; Huddy, Avril – Research in Dance Education, 2016
Despite tertiary institutions acknowledging that reflective practice is an essential component of undergraduate dance teacher training, there is often a disparity between the tertiary students' reflective skills and the more sophisticated reflective ability needed to navigate the twenty-first-century workforce. This paper charts the evolution of a…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Undergraduate Study, Teacher Education
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2020), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Educational Quality, Academic Standards
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2021), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Educational Quality, Teacher Education
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Denton, Jon J.; Mabry, M. Patrick, Jr. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1981
This study illustrates the application of causal modeling techniques in testing a conceptual model of teaching using data collected in naturalistic, nonexperimental settings. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Path Analysis, Research Methodology, Teacher Education
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Trends, Educational Change
Wheeler, Edyth J.; Mallory, Walter D. – 1996
Team teaching provided a model for real-world collaborative research efforts in a doctoral level course in research methodology. The instructors--one bringing extensive experience in teaching statistical methods and program evaluation; the other specializing in conducting qualitative research--used a constructivist framework for the course,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Qualitative Research
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McKenzie, Richard B. – Journal of Economic Education, 1977
Challenges the belief that knowledge of economics will help students make more intelligent decisions in their roles as citizens. Questions the usefulness of current research by economic educators. Urges that the tools of economic analysis which they teach about should also be used in the study of economics teaching itself. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Economic Research, Economics Education, Educational Change
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Kain, Edward L.; Buchanan, Emily; Mack, Rob – Teaching Sociology, 2001
Explains that students in a research methods class analyzed and interpreted alumni attitudes and financial giving patterns, presenting their findings to university administrators and staff. Details the organization of the class, the structure of assignments, and the educational benefits of this teaching experience. (DAJ)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Benefits, Educational Strategies, Experiential Learning
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Sassen, Georgia – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Suggests using the paradigm of qualitative research, consistent with the bio-psycho-social perspective, rather than the "rule out" decision-tree method of diagnosis for training in geriatrics. Argues that this paradigm would provide clinicians with the broadest picture of the presented problem. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Geriatrics, Higher Education
Cooper, Charles R., Ed. – 1985
Written for those who would like to seriously and systematically study response to literature and the teaching of literature, this book presents a review of the major theories that might inform research on response and a catalog of most of the promising research techniques. The book is organized into three parts: theories of response, ways to…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Models
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Jarvela, Sanna – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1996
Reviews and evaluates empirical experiments that use two instructional models of student-teacher interaction, cognitive apprenticeship and reciprocal teaching. developed Argues that although many experiments have been conducted in different settings with good results, there is no evidence about the situational conditions or the ability of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Psychology, Higher Education, Literature Reviews
Ashcroft, Kate; Palacio, David – 1996
This practical guide is one of a series aimed at assisting academics in higher education in researching specific aspects of their work. Focusing on small-scale insider research in colleges and universities, the handbook covers contemporary issues, research methods, and existing practice and values in the area of assessment and evaluation. Issues,…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educational Research