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Yadu Prasad Gyawali; Meghna Mehndroo – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2024
Drawing from the rich cultural heritage and diverse historical contexts of Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, we examine how teachers adapt traditional and modern pedagogical methods in response to linguistic and cultural diversity. Colonial legacies in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, along with Nepal's shifting sociopolitical climate, offer insights…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Change, Activism, Cultural Background
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Valackiene, Asta; Kairiene, Brigita – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2019
While many studies explain the contributions of economics and environmental protection to social sustainability, and discuss how to achieve sustainable development (SD) through education, less is known about change processes in order to ensure the sustainable development at school. The authors emphasize that as active members of the school…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Case Studies, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries
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Zebron, Shupikai; Mhute, Isaac; Musingafi, Maxwell Constantine Chando – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The challenge of actively involving students with communication disorders in the formal education systems prompted this desktop study on some of the challenges and problems associated with students with communication disorders in the classroom. This paper examines the relationship between communication disorders and learning from a very basic and…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Literature Reviews, Content Analysis
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Khetani, Mary A.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Law, Mary C.; Coster, Wendy J. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2013
The authors examined the extent to which parent expectations, perceptions about resource availability and supports, and strategies used to promote participation in home and community activities varied by setting and activity type. Sixteen 90-min semistructured interviews were completed with families receiving Part C early intervention services in…
Descriptors: Parents, Teaching Methods, Content Analysis, Early Intervention
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Rawson, Casey H. – School Library Research, 2015
Numerous authors in the library and information science (LIS) field have called for more authentic collaborative experiences for students in school librarian education programs, particularly experiences that partner school library students with pre-service teachers to collaboratively design instruction. The first-iteration, design-based study…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Assignments
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Leggette, Holli R.; Witt, Christy; Dooley, Kim E.; Rutherford, Tracy; Murphrey, Theresa Pesl; Doerfert, David; Edgar, Leslie D. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
Experiential learning allows students to connect previous experiences with new ideas. Second Life (SL) is a virtual world that allows students to simulate real-world experiences. SL was utilized as an educational tool in an agricultural risk and crisis communications course. Weekly journal entries pertaining to the SL simulation were analyzed to…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Student Attitudes, Content Analysis, Best Practices
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Cavanaugh, Cathy; Dawson, Kara; Ritzhaupt, Albert – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
This article examines how laptop computing technology, teacher professional development, and systematic support resulted in changed teaching practices and increased student achievement in 47 K-12 schools in 11 Florida school districts. The overview of a large-scale study documents the type and magnitude of change in student-centered teaching,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Achievement Gains, Computer Uses in Education
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Stricker, David R. – Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 2011
This study was conducted to describe a high school engineering curriculum, identify teaching strategies used to increase math and science literacy, and discover challenges and constraints that occur during its development and delivery, as well as what strategies are used to overcome these obstacles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interviews, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Methods
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Zarina, Sandra – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2010
In the context of compulsory education for 5-6 year-old children, the question about reading acquisition is one of fundamental concerns for both pre-school teachers and parents. This article examines the methods of reading acquisition frequently applied in preschool, discusses the situation and teachers' view of reading acquisition in pre-school…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Compulsory Education
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Xu, Jianzhong; Coats, Linda T.; Davidson, Mary L. – American Educational Research Journal, 2012
The authors of this article argue both the urgency and the promise of establishing a constructive conversation among different bodies of research, including science interest, sociocultural studies in science education, and culturally relevant teaching. With the instructional practices of eight exemplary African American elementary teachers serving…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Science Activities, Student Interests, Science Interests
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Griggs, Richard A.; Jackson, Sherri L.; Christopher, Andrew N.; Marek, Pam – Teaching of Psychology, 1999
Updates Roberts S. Daniel's history of "Teaching of Psychology" that focused on the major changes of the journal from 1974 to 1990. Describes the various journal format and editorial changes, provides contributor analyses for the 25 years of publication, and presents a content analysis of issues published from February 1991 through November 1998.…
Descriptors: Authors, Change Strategies, Computers, Content Analysis