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Teachers' Perceptions of Sustainability of the Social Emotional Learning Program in Latvia: A Focus Group Study
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Martinsone, Baiba; Vilcina, Sabine – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2017
The aim of this study was to provide an initial evaluation of the sustainability of the first Social Emotional Learning (hereafter SEL) program in Latvia, which to date is still the only SEL program in our country. Initiated during the 2012/13 academic year, this program has already been implemented in 41 Latvian schools. In order to address the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Sustainability
An Examination of Effective Professional Development Characteristics in Professional Learning Communities
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Strickland, Crystal Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the extent to which professional development practices in professional learning communities are consistent with research-based principles of effective professional development. Additionally, the study investigated potential differences in the content focus, active learning, coherence, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Statistical Analysis, Educational Practices, Faculty Development
Effective Professional Development Planning: The Wisconsin PDP
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Fischer, John A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Designed to improve PK-12 professional learning and increase student achievement, Wisconsin's policymakers developed and implemented new educator licensing guidelines (PI 34) and a Professional Development Plan (PDP) system based on empirical research and national policy trends in 2004. As PI 34 and the PDP system are relatively new, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Guidelines, State Programs
The Influence of Multicultural Educational Practices on Student Outcomes and Intergroup Relations
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Zirkel, Sabrina – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background: How best to serve a racially and ethnically diverse student body has been a topic of intensive theory development for the past 30 or 40 years. We have strong theoretical models regarding the need for and practice of multicultural education, the goals of which include both increased educational achievement for students of color and…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Models, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
Inside The Black Box: Exploring The "Content" of After-School. Out-of School Time Policy Commentary #5
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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
School-to-Work: What Works in School. Spotlight on Student Success.
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Stull, William J. – 1998
The school-to-work (STW) movement began in the mid-1980s in response to concerns about the U.S. education system's ability to prepare most students for the "new economy." Despite the fact that most of the STW programs and activities funded by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 have only recently been established, a fairly…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship