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Direct linkWeston, Alana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an intervention-based, character education program that is being implemented in many schools nation-wide. It is important to know the extent to which PBIS reflects the principles of an effective character education program because PBIS is a widely used behavior modification character education…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Values Education
Peer reviewedGekara, Victor; Snell, Darryn – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2018
As job security declines and precarious employment arrangements become more prevalent, transferable skills have become vital for job seeking success. In recognition of this issue, many governments are seeking to redesign their training systems in ways that transferable skills become better emphasised. This paper examines the challenges of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transfer of Training, Occupational Mobility, Vocational Education
Prendergast, Mark; Treacy, Paraic – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
Algebra has long been identified as an area of difficulty in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Evidence of this difficulty can be found in Irish secondary-level classrooms. Chief Examiner Reports have consistently identified algebra as an area of student weakness in State examinations. In light of poor student performance, and as part of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Algebra, Educational Change, Secondary School Curriculum
Brazill-Murray, Colleen Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Addictive disorders are a public health crisis that affects our society by draining our workforce, health care, judicial, education, and law enforcement, resources. Adolescents are particularly susceptible to social influence--for better and for worse--and addiction. Through social media, today's youth experience a whole new way of communicating.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Addictive Behavior, Mixed Methods Research, Attitude Measures
Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
Download full textZarifnejad, Gholamhosein; Mirhaghi, Amir; Rajabpoor, Mohammad – Journal of Peer Learning, 2018
Research on the impact of peer education (PE) on learning outcomes has produced inconclusive results, partly due to the methodology employed in such studies. There is a necessity to design blind, controlled studies. Further, quantitative approaches to evaluating PE may not provide a complete picture of the impact of PE on learning outcomes. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Peer Teaching, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries
Turhan, Burcu; Kirkgöz, Yasemin – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
English is an access to a global society (Normark, 2013), which implies studying a specific subject area through English is crucial in today's educational arena. The reason behind this is that English is a motive for universities to gain a global status as Coleman (2006) argued. Thus, the focal point of this study is to reveal motivational…
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering Education, Student Motivation, College Faculty
Monroe, Lisa; Ruan, Jiening – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2018
While the early childhood student population has become increasingly diverse in the U.S., its teaching force remains primarily European American. The diverse student population demands that early childhood educators possess intercultural sensitivity in order to teach their culturally diverse learners effectively. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Cross Cultural Training
Tracy, Daniel G. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
As librarians increasingly support digital publication platforms, they must also understand the user experience of these tools. This case study assesses use of Scalar, a digital humanities publishing platform for media-rich projects, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Based on a survey, interviews, and content analysis, the study…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Academic Libraries, Humanities, Electronic Publishing
Ginja, Tamirat Gibon – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Technical and Vocational Education & skills Training (TVET) and Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) are so significant sectors in socio-economic development journey of a country. This Article was aimed at investigating empirically the challenges that Micro and Small Enterprises facing and the extent of business development services provided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Vocational Education, Job Skills
Cela Hamm, Toni – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In post-disaster and post-conflict societies, critical threshold events trigger or intensify diaspora mobilization and engagement in their homelands. Taking the 2010 earthquake as a "critical event" that has transformed the course of Haitian society, this study builds on existing research on diaspora influence on homeland development by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Higher Education, Immigrants
Opitz, Sebastian T.; Blankenstein, Andreas; Harms, Ute – Journal of Biological Education, 2017
The concept of energy serves biologists as a powerful analytical model to describe phenomena that occurs in the natural world. Due to the concept's relevance, educational standards of different countries identify energy as a core idea for the teaching and learning of biology and other science subjects. However, previous research on students'…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Energy, Biology
Mudulia, Mabel Ambogo; Ayiro, Laban Peter; Kipsoi, Emmy – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Sustainable development goal number five of the 2030 agenda aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The Kamunge Commission report of 1988 recommends that schools and universities provide guidance to university applicants to enable them make rightful choices. The paper objectively looks at the forms (processes, programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Guidance, Academic Achievement, Career Choice
Delgaty, Laura E. – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2017
With the uptake of distance learning (DL), which has actually been marginal for most academics, teaching contexts, traditional power structures and relationships have been transformed, leaving lecturers potentially disenfranchised. Institutional and cultural change is vital, particularly changes concerning academic roles. The advent of DL has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Medical Education
Hokkanen, Johanna; Elorinne, Anna-Liisa; Hämeen-Anttila, Katri; Keinonen, Tuula – Health Education Journal, 2017
Background: Educating children about medicines and medicine use is part of health education and is often seen as parents' responsibility. However, to date, little research has been conducted on medicines education as provided in the home. Objective: To explore (1) parents' attitudes towards medicines, (2) medicines education practices in the home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medicine, Health Education, Home Instruction
