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Cordie, Leslie; Hébert, Keith; Burt, Richard – Commission for International Adult Education, 2021
History tells the Civil Rights struggle through the lens of Selma, Alabama. Bloody Sunday, an event that galvanized a generation, provided the background for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, educators, local historians, and community members to focus on place-based learning experiences and explore civil rights education. The Selma event is…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, United States History, Communities of Practice, Historical Interpretation
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Coffman, Karie; Putman, Paul; Adkisson, Anthony; Kriner, Bridget; Monaghan, Catherine – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
This qualitative study examined the identity of doctoral students in their quest to become scholars. The research question asked: What impact did a Community of Practice have on the doctoral students? The findings illustrated that on the journey the participants struggled to integrate multiple identities and roles. They also refined their…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Communities of Practice, Expertise
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Conti, Keli Cristina; Lucchesi de Carvalho, Dione – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This article focuses on the notion of literacy--general and statistical--in the analysis of data from a fieldwork research project carried out as part of a master's degree that investigated the teaching and learning of statistics in adult education mathematics classes. We describe the statistical context of the project that involved the…
Descriptors: Statistics, Scientific Literacy, Science Projects, Adult Education
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Hutchins, Holly M. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
In this article, I describe my reflections on developing student authors through a class research project. I review the assignment origins and description and my role in the students' developmental journey from transforming a class assignment to a publishable work. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Student Writing Models, Reflection, Research Projects
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Kemmis, Ros Brennan; Green, Annette – International Journal of Training Research, 2013
There is a growing enthusiasm for developing a more highly skilled workforce in both Australia and internationally. Federal and state policies are directed towards increasing productivity and the engagement of formerly disengaged senior school students and the wider society. There is a new determination to manage transition arrangements between…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Bondestam, Fredrik – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2011
Feminist pedagogy implies performing some kind of feminist teaching practices, while at the same time contesting the very possibility of performing such practices. One needs to start out from the assumption that only what cannot be foreseen will enable one not just to overcome resistance to feminist knowledge and teaching but also to make such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feminism, Instruction, Teaching Methods
Arnold, Cath, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Improving Your Reflective Practice through Stories of Practitioner Research" shows how research has informed and created effective and valuable reflective practice in early years education, and offers depth to the arguments for a research-orientated stance to this vital field of study. This thought-provoking text explores and documents a variety…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Leadership Effectiveness
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de Silva, Eugene, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
While the great scientists of the past recognized a need for a multidisciplinary approach, today's schools often treat math and science as subjects separate from the rest. This not only creates a disinterest among students, but also a potential learning gap once students reach college and then graduate into the workforce. "Cases on…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Hands on Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Farrell, Thomas S. C. – Center for Adult English Language Acquisition, 2008
There is a longstanding recognition in the field of language education that teachers must continually reshape their knowledge of teaching and learning. This knowledge is developed initially in teacher education programs, then becomes part of teachers' education throughout their careers through reflective practice. Reflective practice occurs when…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Action Research, Second Language Learning, Criticism
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Van Zyl, H.; Massyn, L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
The Bachelor in Management and Leadership (BML) is a programme specifically designed for working adult learners in the field of management leadership. As part of their assessment, students have to complete a small research project, called the Major Piece of Work (MPW). The aim of this paper is to discuss the Major Piece of Work as a real example…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Administrator Education, Bachelors Degrees
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Loo, Sai – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2007
Since 2002, adult numeracy specifications have been introduced for the first time in England. This article investigates the relevance of Bernstein and Shulman's theoretical frameworks to teacher training using the new Level 4 adult numeracy teacher training programmes as an example. The article discusses Bernstein's theories relating to pedagogic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Trainees, Numeracy
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Loo, Sai – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
Nationally approved adult numeracy teacher training programmes were started in September 2002 following the introduction of subject specifications by the Department for Education and Skills and the Further National Training Organisation in England. These programmes delivered by higher education institutions and further education colleges were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Adult Education, Classification
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Jones, Paul; Song, Liyan – Ontario Action Researcher, 2005
This article describes the Action Research Fellows project at Towson University. The authors provide background information about the Action Research Fellows project, present the Action Research Fellows model employed at Towson University, and briefly describe four action research fellows' projects. Finally, the authors share their reflections on…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Projects, Program Descriptions, Reflection
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Peters, Kristine – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
Mobile learning is variously viewed as a fad, a threat, and an answer to the learning needs of time-poor mobile workers, so does it have a place in delivering mainstream learning? Based on a 2005 comparative research project, commissioned by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework, the paper reports on research into Web-based information…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Learning Activities, Internet
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
This bulletin, the fifth in a series, includes brief descriptions of research projects approved by the Cooperative Research Program of the Office of Education during the fiscal year 1961. Most of the projects were negotiated into contract in fiscal year 1961; however, some were contracted in fiscal year 1962. Each description contains a statement…
Descriptors: Educational History, Research Projects, Educational Research, Federal Programs
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