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van der Meer, Frans-Bauke; Marks, Peter – Teaching Public Administration, 2018
The pace of societal change and the development of societal challenges have speeded up considerably during the last couple of decades, with substantial impact on different levels, i.e. ranging from global to local, or from business to government. When focusing on the public domain, these changes and challenges have had a major impact on public…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Masters Programs, Midlife Transitions, Career Change
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Millar, Julie A.; Thompson, Janet; Schwab, Dorothy; Hanlon-Dearman, Ana; Goodman, Deborah; Koren, Gal; Masotti, Paul – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2017
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disability with significant implications for learning and behaviour. International research suggests that the prevalence of FASD in school-aged children is 2.3-6.3%. In this paper, we address the questions: (1) what is FASD; (2) what is the prevalence of FASD in schools; (3)…
Descriptors: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Educational Policy, Theory Practice Relationship, Developmental Disabilities
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McDowell, Teresa; Fang, Shi-Ruei; Kosutic, Iva; Griggs, Julie – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2012
In this article, we report the results of a survey that accessed the perceptions of family studies and family therapy international master's and doctoral students across the United States. Our goals included giving collective voice to the experience of international students and gathering their suggestions for improving programs. Themes that…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Family Counseling, Program Development, Faculty Development
Valenzuela, Angela – Equity Assistance Center Region II, Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
Grow Your Own (GYO) educator programs are a potential strategy for districts and universities to employ to help recruit and retain teachers of color. When designed within an asset-based framework, they emphasize equitable approaches and critical perspectives that combine the powerful roles of "homegrown" teachers, culturally-relevant…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Minority Group Teachers, Student Recruitment, School Districts
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Long, Suzanna K.; Carlo, Héctor J. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2013
This teaching brief describes an innovative multi-institutional initiative through which integrated student groups from different courses collaborate on a common course project. In this integrated group project, students are asked to design a decentralized manufacturing organization for a company that will manufacture industrial Proton-Exchange…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Group Activities, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning
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Brand, Jamie C.; Radel, Claudia; Brain, Roslynn; Greene, Jack – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
We describe experience with a pilot week-long, No-Child-Left-Inside (NCLI), outdoor program implemented in Cache Valley, Utah, in 2012. Through response analysis of a "pre-then-post" children's survey and a parent-completed demographic survey, we assess program effectiveness in raising children's enthusiasm for nature-related behaviors…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
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Coffin, Prarthana – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2013
Staff development is a crucial element for educational intervention. Recognizing the importance of staff development, this study aims to pin-point suitable methodologies in developing a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) academic staff development program for a higher education institute where PBL has become an intervention alternative. The study aims…
Descriptors: Program Development, Problem Based Learning, Specialists, Workshops
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Forret, Michael; Fox-Turnbull, Wendy; Granshaw, Bruce; Harwood, Cliff; Miller, Angela; O'Sullivan, Gary; Patterson, Moira – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
The Pre-service Technology Teacher Education Resource (PTTER) was developed as a cross-institutional resource to support the development of initial technology teacher education programmes in New Zealand. The PTTER was developed through collaboration involving representatives from each of the six New Zealand university teacher education providers,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Technology Education, Educational Resources, Educational Objectives
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Chang, Jane; Benamraoui, Abdelhafid; Rieple, Alison – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
Many studies have explored the use of learning-by-doing in higher education, but few have applied this to social entrepreneurship contexts and applications: this paper addresses this gap in the literature. Our programme involved students working with different stakeholders in an interactive learning environment to generate real revenue for social…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods, Higher Education
Frey, Nancy E.; Fisher, Douglas B. – ASCD, 2011
Students perform poorly on assessments primarily because they don't see the relevance of the content they are expected to master, they think they know the material but really don't, or teachers don't recognize that students aren't learning. Now there's a way you can overcome all of those challenges by using the improved formative assessment system…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Student Motivation
Noyce, Pendred E., Ed.; Hickey, Daniel T., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"Formative assessment is a powerful learning tool that is too seldom, too haphazardly, and too ineffectively used in the United States," Pendred E. Noyce writes in the introduction to this volume. "The purpose of this book is to delve into why this is so and how it can be changed." Formative assessment involves constantly monitoring student…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Misconceptions, Student Evaluation, Educational Strategies
Principal, 2010
About three-fourths of the states have already adopted the Common Core State Standards, which were designed to provide more clarity about and consistency in what is expected of student learning across the country. However, given the brief time since the standards' final release in June, questions persist among educators, who will have the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Teaching Methods, Academic Standards, Standard Setting
Kreck, Carol – Education Commission of the States, 2014
Today, English language learners (ELLs)--students whose primary language is other than English--are the fastest-growing major school population in the United States. Between 2000-01 and 2010-11, the number of these students, whose level of English proficiency is not sufficient to support learning in a regular English language classroom, rose 18…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency
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Hubball, Harry; West, Darren – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2009
Outdoor education (OE) takes place within a range of program settings and contexts (e.g., recreational, educational, developmental, or therapeutic). Experiential learning is central to OE and focuses these programs around elements of inquiry, active learning and reflection in the outdoor classroom. The personal, social and environmental benefits…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning, Active Learning
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Sloboda, Zili; Stephens, Peggy; Pyakuryal, Amod; Teasdale, Brent; Stephens, Richard C.; Hawthorne, Richard D.; Marquette, Jesse; Williams, Joseph E. – Health Education Research, 2009
While researchers have developed more effective programs and strategies to prevent the initiation of substance use and increasingly communities are delivering these interventions, determining the degree to which they are delivered as they were designed remains a significant research challenge. In the past several years, more attention has been…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Drug Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse
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