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Larimer, Amy – Journal of Dance Education, 2012
Although contemporary dance improvisation techniques and comedy improvisation are seldom linked, the two forms evolved around the same time and have many similarities. Both forms exist in the moment, share a highly ephemeral nature, and make use of physical games and structures. Both forms teach students the skill of being present, so essential to…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Creative Activities, Comedy
Cully, John H. – Online Submission, 2008
In the past decades there has been a significant transformation in global fiscal trends from a traditional resource based to a fast moving knowledge and technologically centered market. While this readjustment has triggered a significant number of advantages, issues and consequences upon industrialized countries, it has created even more concerns…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Course Content, Vocational Education, Teaching Methods
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Lemire, Dave; Gray, Jerry – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2003
Explains that the concern of learning style research is to identify student characteristics, which are related to instructional methods and learning outcomes in educationally significant ways. Demonstrates that styles as measured by the Ego Inventory Instrument have some desirable reliability and validity qualities. Proposes that in addition to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Context, Gender Issues, Higher Education
Grupas, Angela – 1998
St. Louis Community College-Meramec (SLCC-Meramec) is a metropolitan community college offering associate degrees, transfer, and certificate programs. Because of an anticipated increase in public speaking enrollment, the Communications Department Chair at SLCC-Meramec wanted to upgrade and improve the public speaking course content and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication Research, Community Colleges, Females
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Walker, Alexis J. – Family Relations, 1996
Illustrates the cooperative-learning approach as used in an upper-division undergraduate course on gender and family relationships. Results show that the approach enhanced student understanding and improved the quality of the classroom experience for both students and the instructor in a way that was consistent with feminist goals. (RJM)
Descriptors: Andragogy, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Students
Thompson, Kelvin – 1999
This annotated bibliography identifies issues affecting the on-line teaching environment by assembling a variety of quantitative and qualitative studies. Studies in the bibliography are divided into two major categories: (1) topical studies, which contain papers that focus primarily on one issue affecting teaching on-line (student…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Computer Uses in Education, Content Analysis
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Lapping, Claudia – Studies in Higher Education, 2006
This article argues that the analysis of changes in the social position of women needs to distinguish between levels of social practice and psychic subjectification. The argument draws on Lacan's conception of the relationship between subjectivity, desire and sexual difference to describe gendered aspects of subjectivity embedded within the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, College Faculty, Case Studies, Sexual Identity
Palloff, Rena M.; Pratt, Keith – 2003
This book provides information for online educators working with students in higher education and training settings. It offers an overview of the key issues of learning online and a guide to working with online students. There are 11 chapters in two parts. Part 1, "A Profile of the Virtual Students," includes: (1) "Who is the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Differences
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
This volume contains papers submitted to the 11th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-17 May 2013, and papers submitted to the 1st International Distance Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre "Scientific Cooperation,"…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Comparative Education, Global Approach