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Tim L. Davey; Kaprea F. Johnson; Lisa Webb; Erin White – Journal of Faculty Development, 2021
Diversity and inclusion at research one Predominantly White Institutions continues to be an investment for administrators in higher education. To increase faculty diversity at any research university, there must be multiple innovative strategies to recruit diverse applicants while also reducing bias in the search process. One such initiative, the…
Descriptors: Predominantly White Institutions, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Recruitment
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Ruiz Rosendo, Lucía; Barghout, Alma; Martin, Conor H. – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2021
The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a training programme targeted at United Nations (UN) staff interpreters who go on field missions. The UN deploys staff interpreters to ensure effective multilingual communication in field missions. Whilst being professional interpreters, however, these interpreters do not have any formal…
Descriptors: Translation, International Organizations, Language Processing, Second Languages
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Hill, Barbara; Tulloch, Marian; Mlcek, Susan; Lewis, Melinda – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2020
This paper explores the impact of self-reflective processes of staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) while undertaking an online Indigenous Cultural Competency Program (ICCP). The ICCP was designed for completion by all university staff to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures, histories and contemporary realities.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Universities, Indigenous Populations, Metacognition
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Ketting, Evert; Brockschmidt, Laura; Ivanova, Olena – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
The purposes of this paper are: to assess how comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is implemented in schools in the World Health Organisation's European Region; and to investigate the evidence supporting its effectiveness. Data were collected in 2016-2017, using a validated questionnaire sent to representatives of governmental and…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Program Implementation, Teaching Methods
Umezulike, Nneka A. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
The educational system has witnessed a number of laudable programs since inception in both formal and non-formal systems of education programs that were set up to empower adult educational skills, knowledge, decision-making processes.Correspondence education transformed into distance education which--with the advent of information and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Distance Education, College Programs
McCrone, Tami; Sims, David; Gladding, Cath – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2016
Apprenticeships are currently undergoing reform in England. Funding mechanisms and the content of Apprenticeship programmes are being restructured. NFER and the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) have carried out a joint research project to inform future policy and practice with evidence on how providers of Apprenticeships are…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
How do effective programs deliver academic content? Can after-school programs help students master a broader base of content? What strategies can help programs and systems deliver content effectively? What is realistic to expect of programs? Program content is closely linked with our understandings about the purpose of after-school programming.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Content, Educational Strategies, Program Descriptions
Cohen, Carol; Darling-Hammond, Linda; LaPointe, Michelle – Stanford Educational Leadership Institute, 2006
This paper offers highlights from the final report of Stanford's School Leadership Study, which should be available in January 2007. It discusses various policy and resource factors that enhance or impede the implementation of exemplary programs that develop and support principals. Among the research questions that guided this study were a set…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Professional Development, Principals, Program Implementation