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Björklund, Camilla; Ahlskog-Björkman, Eva – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2017
Thematic work that integrates different knowledge areas is considered suitable for developing young children's knowledge and skills in early childhood education. This paper reports evidence from a survey of early childhood teachers' work with mathematics and art integrated in thematic work. In this study, we aim to explore how teachers perceive…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Mathematics Education, Art Education
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Heikkinen, Juho; Isomöttönen, Ville – Industry and Higher Education, 2017
This article examines how students in a multidisciplinary project-based learning course involving real customers perceive their interactions with their customers. The authors conducted a qualitative study and analysed students' learning reports by means of a thematic network analysis. The analysis shows how students perceive their status in…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Student College Relationship, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Huett, Kim C.; Kawulich, Barbara – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2015
Collaborating at two universities to improve teaching and learning in undergraduate engineering, an interdisciplinary team of researchers, instructors, and evaluators planned and implemented the use of multimedia case studies with students enrolled in an introductory engineering course. This qualitative action evaluation study focuses on results…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education
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Rees, Amanda; Shaw, Kimberly – Journal of Faculty Development, 2014
In light of recent interest in the limitations of early and mid-career mentoring (Driscoll et al 2009; Trowers 2011), this case study of a women's scholarly activity and goal setting Community of Practice (CoP) indicates that such groups can offer extensive peer mentoring at one teaching-oriented state university in the United States. Using a…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, College Faculty, Questionnaires
Sturm-Smith, Melissa R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of professors participating in an institution-wide effort to educate students for engaged citizenship at Drake University, a Midwestern private institution that explicitly claims to prepare students for citizenship as part of the university mission statement. The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, College Faculty, Citizenship Education
Venzen, Carine – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In order to "offer a first class educational experience and become the system of choice for all families the school system," challenged individual schools within the district to select and implement innovative educational theme based programs, coupled with the framework of Georgia Performance Standards (GPS), to increase the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Tests
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Stewart, Robyn – Australian Art Education, 1996
Defines a narratological approach to art education research as one that integrates autobiographical writings, interviews, and other voices into the construction of Neonarratives (literally "new stories"). Includes guidelines for conducting this research and a thematic approach to analyzing narrative data. Provides graphs and diagrams of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Biographies, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis