This study is situated within a larger research initiative in a university-based School of Education that is continuing accreditation with the Council of Educator Preparation Programs. With a focus on candidates in the educational administrator program, this study examined how key assessments were used in clinical practice to support candidates.…

This research paper specifically investigated Business Education students' evaluation of the benefits and challenges confronting Student Industrial Works Experience Scheme (SIWES) in Edo and Delta States. Two research questions were raised to guide the study and were answered descriptively. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for…

This mixed-methods study explored student, graduate, and faculty perceptions of the residency portfolio process in Marshall University's Ed.D. Program and the degree to which the portfolio met the stated goals of the program. Data was collected via online surveys, student/graduate focus groups, and individual faculty interviews. One hundred…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the development of preservice teachers' beliefs in regard to diversity concepts and issues. The current study finds a positive development in preservice teacher candidates' professional beliefs about diversity as shown through observations, interviews, and document analysis at the beginning and end of upper…

The increase in online programs has been accompanied by the need for library instruction and support for online students. Students enrolled in off-campus programs have to be able to successfully access and use digital library resources to complete course requirements. An embedded librarian project in an online graduate educational technology…

Quality assurance of teacher training has become of a great concern nowadays. This paper addresses the quality of BEd programme of the University of Education (UE) Lahore. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the quality of BEd programme with regard to the internal efficiency of Government Colleges for Elementary Teachers (GCETs), the…

This paper offers a case history of one university academic department's experience with the pressure to create online scholarship opportunities for professional educators. As tertiary education transforms its course delivery to Web-based learning management platforms, instructors are challenged to transform career-long practice suddenly and…

This report is concerned with investigation of the personal characteristics of students entering the teacher education program at the University of Georgia, Elementary Education Division. Information regarding undergraduate students admitted to the division's program in teacher preparation at the elementary, early childhood, and middle school…

This study is an evaluation of the educational administration department at West Virginia University. A questionnaire used in a 1975 study was revised and sent to the same departmental graduates and also to their employers. Specific indicators of graduate education quality and relevance were used as was an analysis of the content and instruction…

This is a study of two teams in the Childhood Education Program (CEP) at the University of Florida. It is an examination of how closely the program, as presently implemented, matches its own theoretical underpinnings. Volunteer CEP students helped to devise the questionnaire, which was given to two teams of CEP students. Some of the topics covered…

Nigerian university seniors in a variety of disciplines rated the quality of the institution's education degree program. The most popular education courses are reported, along with differences among arts and science, social science, and physical/health education student ratings. (MSE)

A study of the attitudes of Nigeria's senior education majors about the quality of the programs offered found overall satisfaction with courses, instructors, and instruction in their teaching subject departments in all but two schools, and satisfaction with the education departments in all but one school. (Author/MSE)

Describes the key quality indicators system (KQIs) used in the department of educational leadership at Northwest Missouri State University, and presents results of a survey of 36 graduate students concerning outcome statements, based on the KQIs, that were incorporated into course syllabi. Overall, students were satisfied with department…

Education graduates from the University of Central Florida who received degrees between December, 1980, and August, 1983, participated in this follow-up study evaluating their preparation for teaching. The student teaching experience was rated most highly, as was specialization preparation. Foundation courses were perceived as weaker. Of…

The off-campus intact (or closed enrollment) program has been a successful method of providing graduate education and advanced degrees to practicing educators. The College of Education at Virginia Tech's graduate degree programs are discussed including the establishment, administration, and evaluation of these programs. (Author/MLW)