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Alicia J. Lozano; Monica L. Ahrens; Genevieve R. Lyons; Jennie Z. Ma; Sarah J. Ratcliffe; Alexandra L. Hanlon – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Background: The field of collaborative biostatistics plays a critical role in translating scientific discoveries into practical applications by providing sound statistical analysis, ensuring data integrity, and facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration in translational science and decision-making in healthcare. The role of a collaborative…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Health Education, Statistics Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Gueorguieva, Petia; Ghosh, Sayantani; Martini, Ashlie; Lu, Jennifer – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2020
With support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Merced Anomaterials Center for Energy and Sensing (MACES) was launched in the summer of 2015 at the University of California Merced (UC Merced). MACES is a research and education center, focused on creating innovative materials-enabled solutions for energy and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Fellowships, Aerospace Education
Duron, Jacquelynn; Huang, Lee Ann; Brown, Mickie; Joiner-Hill, Amber – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2022
The Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being were launched in 2010 to promote interdisciplinary learning and advance research that improves public policy and practice. The Doris Duke Fellowships Equity Study examined the perspectives of multiple key constituencies--academic and policy mentors, staff members, national advisory…
Descriptors: Child Development, Well Being, Fellowships, Researchers
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Wilson, Zakiya S.; Iyengar, Sitharama S.; Pang, Su-Seng; Warner, Isiah M.; Luces, Candace A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Increasing college degree attainment for students from disadvantaged backgrounds is a prominent component of numerous state and federal legislation focused on higher education. In 1999, the National Science Foundation (NSF) instituted the "Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships" (CSEMS) program; this initiative was designed to…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, State Legislation
Armstrong, Anthony, Ed. – Learning Forward (NJ), 2010
"Teachers Teaching Teachers" ("T3") focuses on coaches' roles in the professional development of teachers. Each issue also explores the challenges and rewards that teacher leaders encounter. This issue includes: (1) Teaching English Language Learners: Mainstream Teachers Make a Stellar Journey as a Team to Transform Classroom Practices (Elsa M.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Faculty Development, Teacher Leadership, Second Language Instruction
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Cotter, James J.; Coogle, Constance L.; Parham, Iris A.; Head, Colleen; Fulton, LaQuana; Watson, Kathleen; Curtis, Angela – Educational Gerontology, 2004
This paper describes a Geriatric Health Professionals Mentoring Program designed to address recruitment and retention of health professionals in geriatrics and gerontology. The training provided information on the mentoring process, negotiating mentoring agreements, and coaching mentees. The evaluative framework described examines: (a) the effects…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Geriatrics, Gerontology, Mentors
Clark, W. Bruce – Educational Technology, 1994
Presents a conceptual framework for a model of professional education based on an interdisciplinary approach developed at the University of Calgary. Highlights include professional growth; experts' behavior; mentorship; professional knowledge base; elaboration theory; and fuzzy logic. (Contains 21 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Logic
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Gaia, A. Celeste; Corts, Daniel P.; Tatum, Holly E.; Allen, Jan – College Teaching, 2003
Describes an interdisciplinary mentoring program for graduate teaching assistance, the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) program. Outlines the vision and structure of the program and highlights its many benefits, which include the development of personal and professional relationships. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, College Faculty, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Ng, Eugenia M. W., Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
With the advent of new technologies, more convenient and effective ways of learning are being adopted. However, despite the growing advancements there remains a lack of literature in applications of using these technology teaching approaches. This book offers in-depth analysis of new technologies in blended learning that promote creativity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Action Research, Distance Education
Nagy-Darvas, Judith – 1992
The Studio in a School was an experimental program in which artists train selected classroom teachers with no formal art background to link art activities with other content area subjects. This professional development/mentoring program for classroom teachers then enabled the teachers to provide turnkey training to other colleagues in their…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Artists, Educational Research
Kaufman, Dorit, Ed.; Brownworth, Barbara, Ed.; Burton, Jill, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
The volume is organized around three aspects of professional development for international teaching assistants: Part 1: Grounding Practice in Research and Researching Practice; Part 2: Beginnings, Challenges, and Growth; and Part 3: Collaborative Practices and Partnerships Across Disciplines. Change, progress, and commitment are themes that are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness, Administrators, Professional Development
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1997
The persistent underrepresentation of women and people of color in science and mathematics education and careers remains a challenge to all who champion the commitment of equity and excellence in education. This is the first publication in a series produced by the Science and Mathematics Education unit at the Northwest Regional Educational…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Career Awareness, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Pluralism
2000
This document contains 18 papers from the partnership for vocational education and training (VET) section of an international conference on VET for lifelong learning in the information era. The following are papers are included: "School, TAFE (Technical and Further Education), and University Links, in Pursuit of a Seamless Pathway"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education)