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Urban, Emily; Navarro, Maria; Borron, Abigail – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Faculty development programs for internationalization of the curriculum in higher education are often evaluated for short- and medium-term outcomes, but more long-term assessments are needed to determine impact. This study examined the long-term (6 years) impacts on faculty from colleges of agriculture after participating in a one-year…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Higher Education, Global Approach, Program Effectiveness
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Merkel, John Conrad; Brania, Abdelkrim – Innovative Higher Education, 2015
This five-year study of the peer-led team learning (PLTL) paradigm examined its implementation in a Calculus I course at an all-male HBCU institution. For this study we set up a strong control group and measured the effect of PLTL in the teaching and learning of Calculus I through two points of measure: retention and success rates and learning…
Descriptors: Calculus, Peer Teaching, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning
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King-McKenzie, Ethel; Delacruz, Stacy; Bantwini, Bongani; Bogan, Barry – School-University Partnerships, 2013
Co-teaching in teacher preparation is viewed as a promising practicefor fostering collaborative skills, increasing student participation, improvingclassroom instruction, and professional growth for all participants. Using focus group interviews as a unit of analysis, this article explores pre-service teachers' perceptions of co-teaching used in…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, College School Cooperation, College Faculty, Team Teaching
Condon, James V.; Prince, Lori H.; Stuckart, Erik B. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2011
Since its inception in 1993, Georgia's HOPE Scholarship Program has provided thousands of state residents the opportunity to pursue a college education. This study examines the history and recent changes to the merit-based program along with interesting consequences resulting from its implementation. This study demonstrates how the program has…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Educational History, Intellectual History, Educational Change
Henry, Gary T.; Gordon, Craig S.; Mashburn, Andrew; Ponder, Bentley D. – 2001
The Georgia Prekindergarten Program was established in 1993 to provide the state's 4-year-olds with high-quality preschool experiences. A five-year, longitudinal study examined the ways in which differences in prekindergarten services received by 3,639 Pre-K 4-year-olds affected them during their first 3 years of elementary school and assessed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Age Grade Placement, Elementary School Students
Bos, Johannes M.; Scrivener, Susan; Snipes, Jason; Hamilton, Gayle – 2002
The effects of adult education in welfare-to-work programs were examined in a national evaluation of welfare-to-work strategies. The evaluation used a random research design to estimate the overall effects of welfare-to-work programs in the following states: Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, and California. The study focused on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills, College Programs