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Claudia W. Tridapalli; Oliver Elliott – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Sustainability has emerged as a key concept in 21st-century education. The purpose of this paper is to identify faculty's behavior and barriers to incorporating sustainability in business school classrooms and suggest potential ways to tackle them. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses focus groups and interviews with faculty at a…
Descriptors: Sustainability, College Faculty, Business Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Prinz, Amanda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Almost 1.1 million students were reported as homeless by public school systems for the 2020-2021 school year. To ensure that youths experiencing homelessness (YEH) have the support to fully experience the learning opportunities of public school, this study sought to learn how school personnel understand YEH as well as the procedures and practices…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Public Schools, Access to Education, School Personnel
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Chiedu Eseadi – Online Submission, 2023
Students who are visually impaired but receive adequate support at an early stage have a greater chance of progressing in their academics and future careers. In this research article, the author identified various practice guidelines that can help students with visual impairments achieve a successful transition into the world of work. To discuss…
Descriptors: Students, Students with Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Guidelines
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Cevik, Aynur; Saracoglu, Sibel; Kaya, Hasan – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2022
This study was carried out to determine the views of science teachers about the inclusion of epidemic diseases in science curriculum. Phenomenology, one of the qualitative research designs, was used as the research design in the study. The study group consists of six science teachers who have at least five years of experience and have participated…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Communicable Diseases
Sugisaki, Larry Tsutomu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Since the 1980s, postsecondary institutions have seen a steady increase in student population, particularly from students with learning disabilities (LDs) (NCES, 2019; Clark, 2017). Previous research had shown that more specifically, students from this population opted for 2-year institutions (community colleges) as opposed to 4-year institutions…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, College Faculty
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Mollenkopf, Dawn L.; Matyo-Cepero, Jude; Lewis, Joan D.; Irwin, Bailey A.; Joy, Jennifer – Gifted Child Today, 2021
Early identification of gifted children, including those twice-exceptional, allows schools and parents to support these children's needs, but little is known about this early identification process and the role parents and teachers play. Parents of gifted children completed a survey which looked at what age their child was tested and identified,…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Gifted Disabled, Teacher Role
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Glackin, Melissa; Greer, Kate – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2021
Over the past decade, Japan's rich tradition of environmental education-related policy has shifted to encompass international discourse concerning global competition and education for sustainable development. In view of this shift, this article explores environmental education-related policy enactment from the perspective of high school teachers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Educational Policy, High Schools
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Gümüsçü, Betül; Bartan, Murat – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2020
This research was conducted to examine the thoughts of the fathers of 60-72 month-old children about the concept of the value and the processes of having values acquired to their children. The research was carried out by adopting the phenomenological method, which is one of the qualitative research methods. In the study, the data were collected…
Descriptors: Fathers, Young Children, Values, Moral Development
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Harju-Luukkainen, Heidi; Sandberg, Erja; Tiina Itkonen – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2018
This article examines two families' experiences on the support services for their school-aged child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Families' views about the received support were examined using netnography (a form of ethnography). The research was conducted using an online survey directed to 208 families, in a closed social…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Academic Support Services, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Harris, Elesha S. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined preservice teachers' overall self-efficacy, perceptions, and knowledge of their role in meeting the mental health needs of students. A questionnaire including questions about self-efficacy and sense of preparedness related to student mental health was completed by 84 participants at a prominent Midwestern university. Results…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Mental Health
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Gwekwerere, Yovita – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Despite the ever-growing body of knowledge about human impact on the environment and the need to work towards a sustainable future, participation in environmental action initiatives among the general population remains low. There is an increasingly urgent need to develop a culture of participation among young people who in turn may become future…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level
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Chandler, Paul D. – Australian Journal of Education, 2013
This study draws on a survey of 800 upper primary school students concerning their knowledge of certain 'new media' applications. The findings concur with other studies in suggesting that students' relationship with technology is more complex and nuanced than is conveyed by a simple branding of 'digital native'. Some differential experiences…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Experience, Mass Media Use, Media Literacy
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DeNobile, John; Kleeman, Grant; Zarkos, Anastasia – Geographical Education, 2014
Each year, World Vision and AusAID devote substantial resources to their educational programs. These initiatives include the production and dissemination of Global Education related instructional materials and the provision of professional learning for teachers. Given the substantial funds involved, it is important that we evaluate the…
Descriptors: Global Education, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Values
Lynch, Kristie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The New York State Physical Education Learning Standards for K-12 students were transformed into a survey administered to a sample of teachers of physical education (N = 261), ascertaining their ratings of their knowledge, ability/skill, education/training, and attitudes on the importance of future professionals receiving training to teach…
Descriptors: Physical Education, State Standards, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fitzclarence, Lindsay; Giroux, Henry A. – Language Arts, 1984
Compares the ways in which traditional and critical educational theorists relate the issues of school knowledge and control to the notion of power. Analyzes some of the major contributions each of the various positions has made to understanding how power and knowledge function in school life. (HTH)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Knowledge Level