NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing 3,871 to 3,885 of 29,155 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Barger, Runchana Pam – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2020
Massive Open Online Courses have been a recent phenomenon in providing large-scale interactive participation and open access to courses online. Depending upon internet availability and familiarity with digital learning practices, this alternative could provide education for many people. This paper explores whether technology such as massive online…
Descriptors: Democracy, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Access to Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Woulfin, Sarah L. – Urban Education, 2020
This article explicates the structure, content, and pedagogy of an urban district's professional development for literacy coaches. To analyze qualitative data on a district's yearlong coach professional development, I utilize situated cognition theory. Observation and interview data reveal that the coach community of practice (CCOP) was a venue in…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Urban Schools, Literacy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Blau, Gary; Lopez, Andrea B. – Journal of Education for Business, 2020
Using a complete data sample of 579 graduating business seniors, this study successfully created separate items for measuring paid internships/cooperative education (co-ops) and unpaid internships/co-ops. Students reported lower frequencies for self-reported paid and especially unpaid internships/co-ops. Several correlates were found to be…
Descriptors: Correlation, Internship Programs, Business Administration Education, College Seniors
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Oude Groote Beverborg, Arnoud; Sleegers, Peter J. C.; Moolenaar, Nienke M.; van Veen, Klaas – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2020
To support school improvement, understanding the mechanisms that enhance teachers' engagement in professional learning activities within schools over time is paramount. The purpose of this three-wave longitudinal study is to examine the role of workplace conditions (school leaders' vision building and teams' shared goals), in supporting teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Vocational Education Teachers, Shared Resources and Services, Professional Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lin, Emily; Walters, Katherine C. V.; Schmidt-Morris, Amy; Demirag, Hayrive Nilgun Guvener; Wang, Yong; Oberholzer, José – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
Diabetes is one of the largest global epidemics, necessitating training for a new generation of scientists and physicians to work on the disease. Undergraduate research experiences can build an educational pipeline for talent in these professions. A NIH-sponsored summer diabetes research internship at the University of Virginia provided…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Undergraduate Students, Research Training, Talent
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Derakhshan, Ali; Coombe, Christine; Zhaleh, Kiyana; Tabatabaeian, Maryamsadat – TESL-EJ, 2020
The present study investigated the significance of teachers' Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs and views of research with regard to their success among a group of 177 Iranian EFL teachers. To fulfill this aim, the participants responded to three questionnaires; the Teacher Professional Development Needs Questionnaire, an English…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Professional Development, Educational Needs, Language Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Main, Susan; Konza, Deslea; Hackling, Mark; Lock, Graeme – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
Professional learning is widely acknowledged as an effective way to improve teacher practice and, consequently, student outcomes. However, this presupposes a direct link from professional learning to the enactment of the content of professional learning in teaching. This paper explores teachers' engagement with a continuing professional learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Continuing Education, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Segarra, Verónica A.; Vega, Leticia R.; Primus, Clara; Etson, Candice; Guillory, Ashley N.; Edwards, Ashanti; Flores, Sonia C.; Fry, Catherine; Ingram, Susan L.; Lawson, Mark; McGee, Richard; Paxson, Stephanie; Phelan, Laura; Suggs, Kirsta; Vuong, Elizabeth; Hammonds-Odie, Latanya; Leibowitz, Michael J.; Zavala, MariaElena; Lujan, J. Luis; Ramirez-Alvarado, Marina – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Diversity-focused committees continue to play essential roles in the efforts of professional scientific societies to foster inclusion and facilitate the professional development of underrepresented minority (URM) young scientists in their respective scientific disciplines. Until recently, the efforts of these committees have remained independent…
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Inclusion, Travel, Scientists
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Adams-Manning, Andrea; Pascale, Amanda Blakewood; Ohlson, Matthew; Croft, Lucy Shaffer – College Student Affairs Journal, 2020
Staff participation in professional development is critical for the success of divisions of student affairs and institutions of higher education at large. However, mandating participation can lead to adverse effects and hostile workplace climates. This study examined what individual and organizational culture factors predicted participation in…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Predictor Variables, Professional Development, Student Personnel Workers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bayley, Jonathan G.; Mio, Vanessa A. – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2020
The present study investigated undergraduate Canadian music education students' personal and professional experiences during a three-month residency in China. Participants (N=3), in this case study, were part of a SSHRC funded Canada-China Reciprocal Learning Program and were in the process of completing a Bachelor of Education degree. The…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Music Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ignatovich, Elena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
In most of the scholarly work, the history of lifelong education (LLE) begins in the 1960s, when the concept gathered momentum as part of the agendas of the OECD, World Bank, UNESCO, and Council of Europe. A pre-1960s history is acknowledged with a few names and dates and is generally absorbed into the history of adult education. This paper…
Descriptors: Educational History, Lifelong Learning, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Kutsyuruba, Benjamin; Godden, Lorraine; Walker, Keith – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2020
School administrators are expected to undertake a variety of roles and responsibilities with regard to facilitating the ongoing professional development of teachers in their schools. Administering formal or informal mentoring initiatives is a typical strategy employed for supporting early career teachers [ECTs] as they adjust to school culture,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, School Administration, Administrator Role, Administrator Responsibility
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Vogt, Friederike; Schmiemann, Philipp – Education Sciences, 2020
Professional vision is a key ability in the professional development of pre- and in-service teachers as it determines how professionals perceive and interpret situations. The aim of this study was to conceptualize an instrument for professional vision focusing on formative assessment in the context of scientific inquiry. This focus is highly…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Secondary Education, Biology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article analyses the perceptions of adult learners towards the use of constructivist approach in teaching and learning in non-formal education (NFE) centres of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The analysis is based on five principles of the constructivist theory of learning-interactive learning, collaborative learning, facilitating learning,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Constructivism (Learning), Nonformal Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sonnenschein, Katrine; Ferguson, Janet – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2020
Communication is considered a crucial skill set by employers who require universities to develop students' communication skills, to meet their requirements in the workplace. This study focuses on graduates' perceptions of their skill in professional communication; its development during their studies; and its value when making the transition to…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Skill Development, College Graduates, Professional Development
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  255  |  256  |  257  |  258  |  259  |  260  |  261  |  262  |  263  |  ...  |  1944