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Direct linkDzerefos, Cathy – Environmental Education Research, 2020
The Eco-Schools programme in South Africa is the longest-running Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) initiative in Africa, which aims to enhance environmental literacy amongst students. This paper reports on a qualitative study involving a focus group of environmental educators working for a non-profit organisation. Through a Rapid…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Teacher Attitudes, Program Descriptions
Rossman, Allan J.; Lesser, Larry – Journal of Statistics Education, 2020
Larry Lesser is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso. He is also a UTEP Distinguished Teaching Professor whose awards include a 2016 Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award, the 2012 International Sun Conference Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, a 2011 UT System Regents' Outstanding…
Descriptors: Interviews, Statistics, College Faculty, Awards
Chou, Ann F.; Hammon, Dawn; Akins, Darrin R. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2022
The Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE) provides a formalized mentoring program and grant awards to new and early-stage faculty throughout Oklahoma. The OK-INBRE Research Project Investigator (RPI) award program has supported 30 faculty from both research-intensive universities and primarily undergraduate…
Descriptors: Mentors, College Faculty, Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers
Beutel, Denise; Tangen, Donna; Carrington, Suzanne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2019
This paper reports on the implications of participation in an Australian Award Short Course Awards programme for inclusive educators from South Asia. Seventeen educators from Nepal, three from Bangladesh, and one from Sri Lanka participated in the short course in Brisbane, Australia with a follow up component in Kathmandu, Nepal. The aim of the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Disabilities, Awards, Program Descriptions
Parker, Audra K.; Zenkov, Kristien; Dennis, Danielle V. – Action in Teacher Education, 2019
Recent policy and scholarly reports, accreditation agencies' guidelines, and professional association efforts have called for teacher preparation programs to incorporate more frequent and rigorous clinical experiences. Directing three elementary and secondary education programs in two states, we recognized that one reason they--and perhaps other…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Educators
Castro, Alma C. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
A deficit ideology of English language learner (ELL) students has permeated schooling practices and has led to devaluing students' native language and knowledge alike. This paper illustrates results of a qualitative case study exploring the untapped linguistic resources of ELLs. In this study, student and staff perceptions about the impact of a…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Literacy, Bilingualism, School Districts
Springer, Matthew G.; Taylor, Lori L. – Journal of Education Finance, 2016
Pay-for-performance is a popular public education reform, but there is little evidence about the characteristics of a well-designed incentive pay plan for teachers. Some of the literature suggests that effective incentive plans must offer relatively large awards to induce behavioral changes. On the other hand, the experimental economics literature…
Descriptors: Incentives, Public School Teachers, Preferences, Behavior Change
Sherman, Kathleen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This case study examined the perceptions of students, parent/guardians, and teacher mentors who participated in the 2009-2010 Check and Connect Intervention. The literature reviewed for this study identified that three specific practices had particularly strong effects on lowering rates of chronic absenteeism. They were: (a) providing awards and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Truancy, Intervention, Attendance
Download full textHumphrey, Daniel C.; Gallagher, H. Alix; Yee, Kaily M.; Goss, G. Kyle; Campbell, Ashley Z.; Cassidy, Lauren J.; Mitchell, Nyema M. – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) supports projects that are designed to reform teacher and principal compensation. Initially, the Department of Education (the Department) made two rounds of awards, in 2006 and 2007, to a total of 34 grantees. The specific goals of TIF were to reward teachers and principals for improving student achievement,…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness, Awards, Teacher Motivation
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gardner, Catherine G.; Ghoshdastidar, Bonnie; Lopez, Omar S.; Patterson, Christine H.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2007
This report presents findings stemming from the first-year evaluation of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas. In the fall of 2006, the GEEG program made available non-competitive, three-year grants to 99 schools ranging from $60,000 to $220,000 per year. Grants…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Research Reports
