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Strickland-Davis, Shantell; Kosloski, Michael; Reed, Philip A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of professional development modeled upon social learning theory on community college teacher efficacy. A pre-experimental, one-group pre- and post-test research design using the Teacher's Sense of Efficacy Scale was used to measure the effectiveness of a faculty development treatment on teacher…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Pretests Posttests
Rosenberg, Joshua M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Data-rich activities provide an opportunity to develop core competencies in both science and mathematics identified in curricular standards. Perhaps even more importantly work with data puts learners in the position to use data to ask and answer questions, a potentially empowering capability. Research on work with data has focused on cognitive…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Data Analysis, Learner Engagement, Educational Practices
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Grunwell, Stewart G. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2015
This study seeks to examine the processes through which leadership is fostered and developed within student leadership development programs. While there has been some scholarly literature written in this area, a dearth in the literature exists with respect to providing a detailed chronicle and examination of the complete processes employed within…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Leadership Training, Qualitative Research, Interviews
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Hunter, Jean – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2013
How can action learning be used as part of an overall approach to changing the culture of an organisation? This article describes some of the work being done by managers in South Cambridgeshire district to build a more empowered and engaged organisation following the appointment of a new chief executive tasked with raising standards in an…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics, Learner Engagement, Organizational Change
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Vian, Taryn; Ashigbie, Paul G. – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2015
Purpose: The environment of public health practice is rapidly changing, creating the need to adapt graduate education and accelerate educational innovation. Formative peer review is a strategy designed to promote critical reflection on teaching and to develop faculty as teachers. Through case study methods, we explore how peer review of teaching…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Masters Programs, Public Health, Peer Evaluation
Afterschool Alliance, 2014
Over the past 15 years, knowledge of the afterschool field has grown substantially. A large body of evidence exists that confirms quality afterschool programs help children become more engaged in school, reduce their likelihood of taking part in at-risk behaviors or acting out in school, and help raise their academic performance. A greater…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Outcomes of Education, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes
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Thompson, Anne L. – Afterschool Matters, 2005
Fabulous Fashions is a program established in 2000 for fifth through eighth graders attending high-need school, M.S. 127, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Within the program, fashion design is offered three times a week; students who enroll are required to attend all three sessions. Students may participate in as many seasons of fashion as…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, Disadvantaged Schools, Urban Schools