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Butcher, John; Clarke, Anactoria; Wood, Carlton; McPherson, Elaine; Fowle, Wendy – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
This article explores the impact of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Access module on the progression of students to undergraduate Science. Drawing on the Widening Participation (WP) literature, this research investigated the experience of adult learners from disadvantaged backgrounds taking their first steps into higher…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Learning Modules, Adult Students, Access to Education
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de Oliveira, Camila Aparecida Machado; de França Carvalho, Carolina Prado; Céspedes, Isabel Cristina; de Oliveira, Flávia; Le Sueur-Maluf, Luciana – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2015
The Federal University of São Paulo, Baixada Santista Campus was founded in 2006 with five degree-granting programs in physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, psychology, and occupational therapy. The guiding principle behind the programs' educational mission was centered on the development of health care professionals capable of working in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peer Teaching, Peer Relationship, Mentors
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Feser, Jason; Vasaly, Helen; Herrera, Jose – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
In this paper, the authors describe how two institutions are helping their undergraduate biology students build quantitative competencies. Incorporation of quantitative skills and reasoning in biology are framed through a discussion of two cases that both concern introductory biology courses, but differ in the complexity of the mathematics and the…
Descriptors: Biology, Data Analysis, Mathematical Concepts, Skill Development
Guenther, John E.; Hansen, Patricia A.
The document presents guidelines to aid elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they develop activity centers in economic education. An activity center is a designated area of a classroom or building where students work individually or in small groups on activities designed to achieve certain objectives. The document is presented in two…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Economics Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the first in a series of four competency-based inservice teacher education modules in consumer education. Each of the modules is self-contained and can be completed by teachers at their own rate. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they plan,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Blum, Mark; Spangehl, Stephen – 1976
Developmental education can help college-level curriculum planners identify competency objectives in social sciences, humanities, and the natural sciences. Developmental education is interpreted as learning that helps an individual develop the abilities necessary for pursuing personal and social goals. Abilities, differing at each stage of human…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Competency Based Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the third in a series of four competency-based inservice teacher education modules in consumer education. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teaches as they plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a multidisciplinary consumer education program. The present…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Economics
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the second in a series of four competency-based inservice teacher education modules in consumer education. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a multidisciplinary consumer education program. The present…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Business Cycles, Competency Based Teacher Education