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Kriner, Bridget A.; Coffman, Karie A.; Adkisson, Anthony C.; Putman, Paul G.; Monaghan, Catherine H. – Adult Learning, 2015
Participating in a doctoral program can be a transformative experience that shapes the identity of the learner. What learning spaces might best facilitate that identity development? This article presents the findings of a study examining doctoral student perspectives of participating in a Community of Practice (COP) intentionally used to foster…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Transformative Learning, Doctoral Programs, Learning Experience
Hollowell, Meghan Yancy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
National standards and funds have helped ensure that technology access is no longer as problematic as it once was in education, but some questions remain about how effectively educational technologies are being utilized prepare students with 21st century skills that include higher-order thinking skills. For this reason, scholars have emphasized…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Technology, Thinking Skills, National Standards
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Thomas Toch – Educational Leadership, 2008
Because they focus on the quality of instruction, teacher evaluations can be powerful catalysts for teacher and school improvement. But today, the typical teacher evaluation consists of a single, fleeting classroom visit by an administrator untrained in evaluation. Often he or she wields a checklist of classroom conditions and teacher behaviors…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Teacher Evaluation, Educational Change, Public Schools
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1972
Brief descriptions are provided of four Ohio Follow Through programs, each of which is pilot-testing a different teaching model. The programs are: Akron, The PEP-IPI Model; Cleveland, The Responsive Environment Model; Dayton, The Engelmann-Becker Model; and Martins Ferry, The Mathemagenic Activities Model. The PEP (Primary Education Project)-IPI…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Design
Matejisik, Elfriede – 1978
The negative reaction to the disadvantaged in the United States is discussed in the light of the protestant ethic in this paper based on the author's dissertation. The question "Who are the disadvantaged and what sets them apart from the rest of American society?" is addressed. The extent to which business education teachers employ…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Critical Incidents Method, Disadvantaged
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Civille, John; Beckman, Mary; Green, Brian M. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2005
This article offers responses from various authors to the article "Incarnational immersion-based learning in cultural contexts: A charity model," by Dr. John Trokan (2005.) Mount St. Joseph's program on incarnational immersion-based learning, as described in the article by Dr. John Trokan, will have the participating students' eyes…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Perspective Taking, Social Justice