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Carol A. Mullen – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2024
This book provides an original mentoring/induction framework that spotlights equity in schools. In it, support-accessibility-collaboration-equity (SACE) is presented as a powerful structure for re-imagining mentoring/induction, especially for busy practitioners. Current mentoring models refer to the three pillars of support, accessibility, and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Cooperation, Socialization
Muir, Christine – Multilingual Matters, 2020
Directed motivational currents (DMCs) are goal-directed motivational surges in pursuit of a much-desired personal outcome. This book introduces the reader to cutting-edge theory and research in second language learner motivation and presents empirical research which investigates DMCs in the context of language learning. The studies explore the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Khachatryan, George A. – Oxford University Press, 2020
"Blended learning" is an educational approach that combines online and face-to-face components in the classroom, and it is becoming popular in American schools. But the quality of these programs is inconsistent; some are based on scientific findings on how children learn, while others lack such support. In fact, very little reliable…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teaching Methods, Program Design, Program Implementation
Freshwater, Mike; Crawley, Rick – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Describes Manpower Services Commissions Open Tech Programme, a developmental, project-based program begun in 1982 to open adult access to updating and upgrading training at technical and supervisory skill levels. Discussion includes issues arising in the program's management, administration, and the design and process of open learning and impact…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Educational Technology, Foreign Countries, Instructional Design
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Granger, Charles R. – 1986
Because of a consistently high failure rate of freshmen in a required introductory biology course, numerous strategies to improve the success rate of students without compromising academic standards were explored. The major underlying cause of lack of success was perceived to be the level of thinking skills possessed by the incoming freshman. The…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Course Content
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 2001
The National Research Council formed a Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism and charged the committee with integrating the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature and creating a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis