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Finding the SurPriSe: A Case Study of a Faculty Learning Community
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Michel, Roberta M. – Academic Leadership Journal in Student Research, 2014
This article details a faculty learning community (FLC) that started in 2009 on the campus of a Midwestern University and has evolved into an interdisciplinary research, teaching and social community of practice and learning called SurPriSe. SurPriSe is an acronym that reflects the interest area of the FLC; Sur for surveillance, Pri for privacy,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Communities of Practice, Institutional Characteristics
Findings and Preliminary Recommendations from the Michigan State and Indiana University Research Study of Value-Added Models to Evaluate Teacher Performance
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Guarino, Cassandra M. – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2013
The push for accountability in public schooling has extended to the measurement of teacher performance, accelerated by federal efforts through Race to the Top. Currently, a large number of states and districts across the country are computing measures of teacher performance based on the standardized test scores of their students and using them in…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Models, Program Descriptions
Broadening Diversity in the Geosciences through Teacher-Student Workshops That Emphasize Community-Based Research Projects
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Murray, Kent S.; Napieralski, Jacob; Luera, Gail; Thomas-Brown, Karen; Reynolds-Keefer, Laura – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
The Geosciences Institute for Research and Education at the University of Michigan-Dearborn has been an example of a successful and effective model in increasing the participation of underrepresented groups in the geosciences. The program emphasizes involving middle school and at-risk high school students from the Detroit area public schools,…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Earth Science, Workshops, Middle School Students
Engaged Research in a University Setting: Results and Reflections on Three Decades of a Partnership to Improve Juvenile Justice
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Davidson, William S., II; Petersen, Jodi; Hankins, Sean; Winslow, Maureen – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2010
Michigan State University's Adolescent Project (MSUAP) was founded in the mid-1970s to create university-community collaboration through which innovative educational experiences would be offered, best practice intervention practices employed, and sound scientific methodology used to address the pressing social issue of juvenile delinquency. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Social Problems, Mentors
Assessment of the Educational and Career Exploration System (ECES) for 1971-1972 and Proposal for 1972-1973.
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Mallory, Alva E.; Drake, Jeffrey W.
The document, which assesses the educational and career exploration system of the Genesee (Michigan) Intermediate School District, consists of two parts. The first contains project information for the 1971-72 fiscal year, including project overview, description, procedures, and budget allocation. The second part consists of an overview for…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Intermediate Administrative Units, Program Budgeting
A DEVELOPMENTAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM BASED ON A CLINICAL SCHOOL CONCEPT. FINAL REPORT.
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HAINES, PETER G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE PROGRESS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R AND D) PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION DURING THE FIRST 18-MONTH CONTRACT PERIOD IS SUMMARIZED, AND PROJECTIONS ARE MADE REGARDING ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE R AND D PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN THE CLINICAL APPROACH TO TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROGRAM EXPERIMENTATION. THIS APPROACH UTILIZES THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Experiments, Program Descriptions, Program Development
A Study of Job Demands and Curriculum Development in Agricultural Training Related to the Muskegon County Wastewater Management System. Final Report. Volume I. An Overview of the Research Project.
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Fisher, Harold S.; And Others – 1976
This volume is one of a four-volume final report of a research project developed to identify the jobs and training needs for the area of wastewater land treatment systems and related agricultural occupations. The overall purpose of the project is presented in terms of its six subobjectives: (1) To identify the agricultural occupations related to…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Curriculum Development