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Purcell, Megan L.; Schmitt, Sara A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023
Reflective practice is foundational in what preservice educators should know and be able to do as noted in professional preparation standards for Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE). Reflection aids preservice educators in connecting course content with field and clinical experiences…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Reflective Teaching, Standards
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Place, A. William; Clapano, Kevin; Palestini, Robert H. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2021
This qualitative follow up study sought the impressions of students after a two year program. The analysis of this data involved grounded theory qualitative methods. The primary means of data collection for the qualitative portion of this study was through digitally-recording and transcribing of participants' voices in response to individual…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Grounded Theory, Cues
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Rojas, Natalia M.; Morris, Pamela; Balaraman, Amudha – AERA Open, 2020
Achieving high-quality preschool at scale is challenging; to do so likely entails a combination of program standards, teacher qualifications and compensation, on-site quality monitoring, and professional development (PD). This study aims to examine the impact of investments in PD within the context of an expansion of universal preschool in one of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Evidence Based Practice, School Districts
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Pijanowski, John C.; Peer, Diana K. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2016
This paper describes the first two years of planning and launching a full scholarship principal preparation program aimed at developing leaders to work in poor rural schools throughout Arkansas. The founding principles that guided the program are explored as well as how those principles were challenged and retained from the initial proposal…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Principals, Administrator Education, Rural Areas
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Sellers, Wendy; Neff, Duane – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2019
This paper explores the process of assessment in social work education programs throughout the United States. Following the guidelines of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS), social work education has switched from student learning outcomes to competency-based measures. Included in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Guidelines, Professional Associations
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
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Vitta, Joseph P.; Jost, Dayna; Pusina, Alexis – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
Within English for Academic Purposes (EAP), writing instruction has often been of primary interest with a focus on curricula design and implementation. This especially holds true in East Asia where many universities operate EAP writing programmes. This study is located within this region, taking an inquiry stance in a small-scale case study of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Case Studies, English for Academic Purposes, Second Language Learning
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Cheung, Jordan C. M. – Quality in Higher Education, 2015
This article seeks to spark a dialectic discussion on the establishment of a set of professional competencies for quality assurance practitioners who serve in external quality assurance agencies in higher education. Such a need is identified due to the shortage of relevant and sufficient coverage in the quality assurance literature. To…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Evaluators
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Sabatino, Anthony – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
Catholic Extension and Loyola Marymount University (LMU) have engaged in a partnership to offer a graduate level, virtual classroom-based Certificate in Catholic School Administration (CCSA) program for novice and prospective leaders in Catholic schools in mission dioceses throughout the United States. This synchronous online Catholic School…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Catholic Schools, Faculty Development, Barriers
Meibaum, Debra L. – Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2016
This publication provides an overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The following topics are covered : (1) Introductory Information, including a timelime and ESSA modifications to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB); (2) State Plan; 3) Statewide Accountability System, ; (4) Academic Assessments; (5) Standards; (6) School Improvement;…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Descriptions, Definitions
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Young, John W.; Freeman, Donald; Hauck, Maurice Cogan; Gomez, Pablo Garcia; Papageorgiou, Spiros – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
ELTeach is an online professional development program consisting of two courses, English-for-Teaching and Professional Knowledge for English Language Teaching (ELT). Each course includes a coordinated assessment leading to a score report and certificate for individual teachers. Developed with reference to international and national teaching…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Faculty Development
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
This "What Works Clearinghouse Procedures and Standards Handbook (Version 3.0)" provides a detailed description of the standards and procedures of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The remaining chapters of this Handbook are organized to take the reader through the basic steps that the WWC uses to develop a review protocol, identify…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Guides, Intervention, Classification
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Mata-Segreda, Alejandrina – International Review of Education, 2010
The purpose of this article is to share information about the Costa Rican Marine Education Programme in relation to the quality criteria for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Schools. We found that the application of these criteria is feasible, not only to the organisation and management of schools that are looking to become ESD Schools,…
Descriptors: Marine Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
Tout, Kathryn; Starr, Rebecca; Soli, Margaret; Moodie, Shannon; Kirby, Gretchen; Boller, Kimberly – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
Quality Rating Systems (QRS) are currently operating, under development, or being piloted in over 25 states or local areas. As the QRS model becomes integrated into the landscape of child care and education service delivery, policy, and the decisions parents make about child care across the United States, there is an increasing need for…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Rating Scales, Educational Quality
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, 2009
The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), founded in 1997, is dedicated to improving academic degree programs for professional educators--those who teach and lead in schools, pre-K through grade 12. TEAC accredits undergraduate and graduate programs, including alternate route programs, based on (1) the evidence they have that they…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Professional Associations, Schools of Education, Teacher Education Programs
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