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Direct linkLeal 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
Fielke, Simon J.; Botha, Neels; Reid, Janet; Gray, David; Blackett, Paula; Park, Nicola; Williams, Tracy – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2018
Purpose: This paper highlights important lessons for co-innovation drawn from three ex-post case study innovation projects implemented within three sub-sectors of the primary industry sector in New Zealand. Design/methodology/approach: The characteristics that fostered co-innovation in each innovation project case study were identified from…
Descriptors: Agricultural Engineering, Innovation, Case Studies, Semi Structured Interviews
Download full textAtabekova, Anastasia A.; Gorbatenko, Rimma G.; Shoustikova, Tatyana V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The paper focuses on the university academic excellence projects worldwide and tries to explore the higher education institutions experience and trends regarding their language policies within the international landscape and increasing globalisation. The article agrees that English goes as a major medium of instruction at universities that strive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Universities, Language of Instruction
Lawrence, Belinda – Distance Education, 2018
Innovation is a key goal of many tertiary education and distance learning providers. This research explores how teachers and educational designers across three New Zealand tertiary institutions worked to innovatively achieve teaching goals. A longitudinal design using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework explored the influence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Postsecondary Education, Instructional Innovation
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
Highlen, Douglas – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
While more and more individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are choosing to pursue higher education, comparatively little research has been conducted on the success of these students. Even less practical information has been developed and promulgated to classroom educators. This article reviews trade publications, peer-reviewed journal…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Community Colleges, Journal Articles
Hart, Shelly R.; Pate, Christine M.; Brock, Stephen E. – Communique, 2013
Clinical diagnosis is not a typical school psychologist activity. However, changes to the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" (DSM), the framework for diagnosis put forth by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), are important to consider. First published in 1952, major revisions are being proposed for this new edition…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, School Psychologists, School Psychology
Morris, Michael – New Directions for Evaluation, 2012
The author explores the challenges encountered when organizations attempt to facilitate evaluation and improvement through policy statements of professional associations. The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is used as an example. Various AEA statements are described as general and avoiding particular value preferences. The author concludes…
Descriptors: Ethics, Professional Associations, Position Papers, Program Improvement
Maunganidze, Langtone; Tsamaase, Marea – International Education Studies, 2014
Scholarly and institutional research on early childhood education is not a new phenomenon, but what is perhaps limited is extant literature that particularly focuses on revisiting current practices and their "dialogue" with the ever-changing environment that prevails especially in an African setting. The practices of providers of early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Case Studies, Content Analysis
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
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
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
Hamilton, Mary – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2014
This paper explores the relationship between global, regional and local influences on adult literacy policy and practice in the UK through a discourse analysis of policy-related texts. The analysis is framed by theoretical perspectives from literacy studies and socio-material theory. The paper identifies a number of specific features in the UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy, Global Approach
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
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)
