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Printy, Susan M. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2008
Purpose: The study is a two-stage inquiry into the influence of high school principals and department chairpersons on the nature of science and mathematics teachers' community of practice participation. Of particular interest is the extent to which formal leaders influence the formation of productive communities of practice and the extent to which…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Gonzalez, Kenneth P. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
The Achieving the Dream (ATD) initiative works with more than 100 community colleges across the United States with the specific goal of increasing student success. Together, Achieving the Dream colleges graduate or transfer close to 250,000 students a year. With just a 5 percent increase in graduation rates, individuals can positively impact the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Organizational Change, Followup Studies, Success
Karlinski, Jean – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2007
The Associate Degree is a two year academic credential available with an Arts or Science focus. The British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) initiated development of this provincial credential at the request of British Columbia's (BC's) public post-secondary institutions. In March 2003, BCCAT prepared a report detailing the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Associate Degrees, Foreign Countries, Transfer Policy
Blachman, Dara; Laughlin, Lynda; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Howie, LaJeana; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Baum, Katrina; Lopez, Marsha; Jekielek, Susan; Nord, Mark; Morisi, Teri; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Colpe, Lisa; Fungwe, Thomas; Ghandour, Reem – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2009
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being" provides annual updates on the well-being of children and families in the United States across a range of domains. A more detailed report alternates every other year with a condensed version that highlights selected indicators. This year, the Forum is publishing the full report…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Well Being, Social Environment, Physical Environment
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Heinz, Manuela – Irish Educational Studies, 2008
This article presents and discusses some results obtained from the analysis of data collected by the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (NUI) Applications Centre (PDEAC), which was established in 1999 to administer the selection of student teachers for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) at the education departments of the four NUI…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Schools of Education, Foreign Countries
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Ladebo, Olugbenga Jelil; Olaoye, Olalekan Jacob; Adamu, Comfort Oyekale – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2008
This study proposes relationships between job satisfaction, affective commitment (organization, supervisor and workgroup), and exchange relations with supervisor, organization and workgroup members among extension personnel. Perceived self-esteem (SE) is hypothesized to moderate relations between the social exchange foci and the corresponding…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Self Esteem
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Moran, Anne – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2008
Access to initial teacher education (ITE) across the United Kingdom continues to be significantly determined by selective entry requirements, based on prior academic qualifications. While a number of alternative routes to teacher education exist, several barriers to participation in higher education, including teacher education, still exist.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Admission Criteria
Dorans, Neil J. – 1985
Two reduced rank classification procedures, principal components classification and equal weights classification, are described and compared by a simulation study to the standard classification procedure to determine their feasibilities as alternative classification procedures. A justification for the development of these two reduced rank…
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Grouping, Research Methodology, Simulation
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Baker, G. E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1974
Descriptors: Statistical Surveys, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Vocational Education
Bureau of Labor Standards (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1966
THE BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS FURNISHED REPORT FORMS AND GUIDES FOR COMPLETING THEM TO THE 28 PARTICIPATING STATES. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY MAIL ON A VOLUNTARY REPORTING BASIS DURING THE 18-MONTH PERIOD, JANUARY 1964 THROUGH JUNE 1965. FINDINGS INCLUDED -- (1) A TOTAL OF 16,936 INJURIES TO EMPLOYED MINORS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WAS REPORTED, (2) OF…
Descriptors: Accidents, Child Labor, Employees, Injuries
Kearsley, Greg P. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1976
Descriptive quantitative data on various aspects of CAI are reported, including subject matter, author languages, instructional strategies, level of instruction, sources, and central processors. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Questionnaires, Statistical Data, Statistical Surveys
Larsen, John C. – J Educ Libr, 1969
Descriptors: Humanities Instruction, Library Education, Reference Materials, Statistical Surveys
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Choldin, Harvey M. – Society, 1997
Examines the undercount problem in the 1990 census, the ways in which the Census Bureau has dealt with it in the past, and the Bureau's plans to avoid future undercounts. It also discusses the statistical concept of dual systems estimation in census counting as a means of lessening an undercount. (GR)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Computation, Sampling, Statistical Bias
Universities UK, 2010
This paper presents facts and figures of the international higher education. Facts reveal that the UK sells more brainpower per capita than anywhere else in the world. The UK has 1% of the world's population but undertakes 5% of the world's scientific research and produces 14% of the world's most highly cited papers (Universities UK 2010). More…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Campuses, Student Mobility
Morris, Marian; Rutt, Simon – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2008
This study aimed to identify the pathways, intentions and relevant perceptions of (non-UK) European Union (EU) students entering English higher education. It sought to identify why students wished to obtain an English HE qualification, their attitudes towards the uptake and repayment of tuition fee loans and their future career plans. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Tuition, Longitudinal Studies
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