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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
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Tsai, Chia-Yen – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study aimed to explore the timing and strategies of teacher participation in children's play and the factors which have a bearing on teacher participation. This study used qualitative research and conducted observation of natural situations. The samples were preschool teachers in an elementary school's affiliated kindergarten in Hualien. The…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Play, Teacher Participation
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Hsu, Pi-Sui – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine changes in preservice teachers' beliefs about technology integration during the student teaching semester in USA. This study used in-depth interviews, review of documents, and observations. The findings indicated the preservice teachers' beliefs about technology integration changed in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Student Teaching, Technology Integration, Preservice Teachers
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Chang, Huei-Chun – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of managing the major environmental costs from an accounting perspective. The current state of practices for managing the costs associated with the consumption of electricity, water and paper, as well as the generation of wastes within three universities in Taiwan, was investigated. The…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Countries, Costs, Sustainability
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McCluskey, Gillean; Riddell, Sheila; Weedon, Elisabet – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
This paper examines findings from a recent study in Wales of school exclusion and alternative educational provision. Many, but not all, children in alternative provision have been excluded from school. The most recent statistics reveal that nearly 90% of pupils in alternative provision have special educational needs, nearly 70% are entitled to…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Educational Opportunities, Student Experience, Program Effectiveness
Potenziano, Phillip J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
As district- and school-level leaders face increasing pressure from federal, state, and local accountability mandates there has been increased dependence on using and analyzing student data to help improve student performance. While the reporting of disaggregated data by student subgroup confirms that achievement gaps exist, it does not provide…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Student Records, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
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Frost, Melanie; Little, Angela W. – Oxford Review of Education, 2014
This paper explores questions of relevance to Ethiopian primary education policy. It examines (i) the match/mismatch between government-prescribed pedagogy and actual student learning practices and (ii) the relationship between those practices and school, class and teacher level factors. The paper employs evidence from government documents on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Alignment (Education)
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Gross, Patricia A. – Educational Forum, 2012
This qualitative case study examined a state-run, foundation-funded initiative to introduce literacy coaching in a medium-sized urban high school district over a period of two years. Data analyses revealed the complex development and multiple understandings of the process of literacy coaching on the secondary level. The role of the coaches…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Barriers, Performance Factors, High Schools
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Neault, Lynn Ceresino; Piland, William E. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Lower division transfer preparation for the university has been the primary mission of community colleges since their inception creating an important pathway to baccalaureate degree attainment for many students who may not otherwise have the opportunity for higher education. Once considered fairly straightforward, the transfer pathway has become…
Descriptors: State Policy, Local Government, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
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Evans, Neus; Whitehouse, Hilary; Gooch, Margaret – Journal of Environmental Education, 2012
There are many documented barriers to implementing school-based sustainability. This article examines a) the barriers faced by principals and staff in two regional primary schools in Far North Queensland, Australia, well known for their exemplary practice, and b) ways the barriers were overcome. Through interviews conducted with principals and key…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Sustainability
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Zimmerman, Wade W.; Wickersham, Leah E. – Current Issues in Education, 2012
This study was conducted to determine the success for the diffusion of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) white paper Framing the Future: Reforming Intercollegiate Athletics. The Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) and personal interviews were utilized to collect data and purposeful sampling was used to identify one NCAA Division…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Activities, College Athletics, Program Proposals
Gaubatz, Julie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Secondary school department chairs are content area specialists in their schools and are responsible for providing students with the most appropriate curricula. However, most secondary school department chairs have limited authority to institute change unilaterally (Gmelch, 1993; Hannay & Erb, 1999). To explore how these educational leaders…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Department Heads, Educational Change, Specialists
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Roy, Virginia; Kochan, Frances – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
This study investigated the perceived factors that enabled an Alabama School Assistance Team (ASAT) to be effective in helping improve a low performing school. A case study was conducted with the ASATs and the Local Education Agency (LEA) site they served. Data were collected from interviews, documents and observations. The perceptions explored in…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, School Districts, Performance Factors, Teamwork
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Kurt, Serhat – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study examined whether teachers prioritize the use of technology. More specifically, this paper focused on how Turkish teachers think about the importance of technology and technological tools for their daily routines. The research design employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. The data were collected through document analyses,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Integration
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Kao, Chen-yao – Roeper Review, 2012
This study examines the current problems affecting Taiwan's gifted education through a large-scale gifted program evaluation. Fifty-one gifted classes at 15 elementary schools and 62 gifted classes at 18 junior high schools were evaluated. The primary activities included in this biennial evaluation were document review, observation of…
Descriptors: Gifted, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Junior High Schools
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