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Richard Rose; Jayanthi Narayan; Ratika Malkani – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2024
This paper reports the findings from a pre- and post-survey of participants and interviews with a small number of course members. A three-day course of training in qualitative research methods was delivered to a cohort of inexperienced researchers, all of whom were working in the field of special educational needs and disability, in Kolkata,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Workshops
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Uhl, Jakob Carl; Neundlinger, Klaus; Regal, Georg – Research in Learning Technology, 2023
From immersive simulations to interactive tutorials, Virtual Reality (VR) is transforming the way we learn and practise new skills. Especially for social skills training, a growing number of simulations have been designed in which trainees learn to master difficult communicative situations. One of the factors to which the effectiveness of VR as a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Competence, Training, Communication Skills
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Mecoli, Noelle A.; Gumbs, Nikkia; Ward, Vicki; Willcox, Abby; Haynes, Cliff – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study examines staff development practices in community college student affairs. Nineteen interviews were conducted with supervisors in a variety of departments at community colleges. We found that supervisors frequently used multiple practices such as conducting staff meetings, attending institutional training, or viewing topical webinars…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Personnel Workers, Staff Development, Teaching Methods
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Klefbeck, Kamilla – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Enabling functional communication is critical for accessibility in school and society for all pupils. This systematic review analyzed the results of educational studies on developing communication skills for learners ([less than or equal to]21 years) with autism spectrum disorder and comorbid intellectual disability. Systematic database searches…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
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Dwyer, Heather; Smith, Joyya – To Improve the Academy, 2020
This article explores the effectiveness of a mandatory training workshop for faculty. Our center for teaching and learning (CTL) was charged with designing and implementing a diversity training workshop for all full-time faculty. The workshop included an introduction to diversity and inclusion, analysis of microaggressions, discussion of inclusive…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Workshops, Training, Student Diversity
Rodríguez-Sosa, Jorge; Hernández-Sánchez, Kelly – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2018
This article is a reflection in three planes: the first one, how teachers problematize their own practices given the complexity of the scenarios that they must face daily in classrooms; the second one, how teaching problematization is perceived in the academic and school world and the third one, how many and how contents, methodological tools and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Barriers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Skills
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Simoncini, Kym; Pamphilon, Barbara; Mikhailovich, Katja – Adult Learning, 2017
This article describes the rationale, development, and outcomes of two place-based, dual-language picture books with agricultural messages for women farmers and their families in Papua New Guinea. The purpose of the books was to disseminate better agricultural and livelihood practices to women farmers with low literacy. The books were designed and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Picture Books, Adult Learning, Teaching Methods
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Nicolaidou, Maria; Karagiorgi, Yiasemina; Petridou, Alexandra – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2018
This article focuses on the implementation of the "Professional Learning through Reflection promoted by Feedback and Coaching" (PROFLEC) project in Cyprus. The project aimed to provide valid and reliable feedback to school leaders and support them to interpret this into meaningful practice. A three-step-process, involving a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Coaching (Performance), Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Gallardo-Williams, Maria Teresa; Petrovich, Lori Marie – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
We describe the implementation of a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) training program in the Department of Chemistry designed to integrate with the professional development initiatives of the Graduate School at a large, public, research-intensive university. The program is a 1-year course of study that offers graduate students a chance to…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Training, Integrated Activities
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Suhrheinrich, Jessica – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The increase in the rate of autism diagnoses has created a growing demand for teachers who are trained to use effective interventions. The train-the-trainer model, which involves training supervisors to train others, may be ideal for providing cost-effective training and ongoing support to teachers. Although research supports interventions, such…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intervention, Training
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Sampson, McClain – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
The national move toward integrated mental health and substance abuse service delivery has a significant impact on social work education and necessitates changes in how we train students. To address this need, the Global Leaders of Behavioral Health Education (GLOBE) training project was developed. GLOBE is a student training and stipend program…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Social Work, Teaching Methods
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Treff, Marjorie E.; Earnest, Steve – Adult Learning, 2016
This article describes the experiences of two graduate faculty members from Indiana University who facilitated two workshops sponsored by Ball State University at Highlander Research and Education Center, one in May of 2013, and another in May of 2014. We describe the history of Participation Training, the program we used to plan and conduct…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Study, Reflective Teaching, Facilitators (Individuals)
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Shaw, Angela; Strohbehn, Catherine; Naeve, Linda; Domoto, Paul; Wilson, Lester – Journal of Extension, 2015
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) educational courses provide produce growers with the fundamental information for producing and processing safe produce. To determine the effectiveness of the current 7-hour GAP course provided in Iowa, growers were surveyed before and 7-14 days after the course to determine changes in knowledge and opinions.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Course Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Agricultural Laborers
Mellody, Maureen – National Academies Press, 2014
As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies, such as information-sensing mobile devices, remote sensing, internet log records, and wireless sensor networks has grown, science, engineering, and business have rapidly transitioned from striving to develop information from scant data to a situation in which the challenge is now…
Descriptors: Workshops, Training, Competence, Data Collection
Pete, Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The problem addressed by this project study was low levels of adjunct faculty compliance and satisfaction with the professional development program at a local college. The purpose of the study was to determine if an alternative delivery method would yield higher levels of compliance and satisfaction than would a traditional professional…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Professional Development, Andragogy, Independent Study
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