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Direct linkGladstone, James W.; Dupuis, Sherry L.; Wexler, Evelyn – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine changes in family involvement following a relative's move to a long-term care facility as well as factors associated with these changes. Qualitative data, using in-depth, active interviews were gathered from 35 family members at two points in time following a relative's move to a facility. Findings showed…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Health Services, Interviews, Family (Sociological Unit)
Hartley, Karen – Primary Science Review, 2003
Are children learning when they are "messing about" in sand or water? Is it science? In a workshop presented at the ASE Annual Meeting in Birmingham (January 2003), "Messy science: planning for learning in the foundation stage," delegates examined the nature of an early years curriculum through first-hand experience of a…
Descriptors: Workshops, Observation, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Weigle, Sara Cushing; Nelson, Gayle L. – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2004
This article presents case studies of three tutor/tutee dyads, focusing on the negotiation of tutor roles over a semester as part of a course requirement for MATESOL candidates. Tutors were enrolled in the course "Issues in Second Language Writing," and tutees were ESL student volunteers. Data came from on-line discussions from the course,…
Descriptors: Tutors, Tutoring, Student Volunteers, Language Proficiency
Skeem, Jennifer L.; Mulvey, Edward P.; Odgers, Candice; Schubert, Carol; Stowman, Stephanie; Gardner, William; Lidz, Charles – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Mental health professionals' (MHPs') accuracy in assessing the risk of violence in female patients is particularly limited. Based on assessments made by 205 MHPs of 605 patients in an emergency room, this study explored potential causes of MHPs' poorer accuracy in assessing women's potential for violence. The dimensions that underlie MHPs'…
Descriptors: Females, Patients, Males, Mental Health Workers
Roy, Donald P.; Harmon, Susan K.; Graeff, Timothy R. – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2003
Because of its prominent role, football has the potential to positively impact a university in several ways. Previous research on college athletics has focused on the financial impact of athletic success on institutions (e.g., donations). This research examines the marketing capabilities of college football by measuring alumni perceptions of a…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Athletics, Telephone Surveys, Alumni
Torras-Garcia, Meritxell; Tronel, Sophie; Sara, Susan J.; Lelong, Julien – Learning & Memory, 2005
A rapidly learned odor discrimination task based on spontaneous foraging behavior of the rat was used to evaluate the role of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (NMDARs) in ongoing memory consolidation. Rats were trained in a single session to discriminate among three odors, one of which was associated with palatable food reward. Previous…
Descriptors: Mnemonics, Role Perception, Memory, Memorization
Thompson, Robert; Green, William – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2005
Purpose: Institutions of higher education (IHE) should be leaders for demonstrating sustainable building, landscaping, and operational practices. IHEs intensely use resources and are nearly microcosms of the larger world. Yet, relatively few IHEs have assumed a strong leadership role by pursuing sustainability in a comprehensive manner. In…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Trend Analysis, Change Strategies, Sustainable Development
Sajaniemi, J.; Ben-Ari, M.; Byckling, P.; Gerdt, P.; Kulikova, Y. – Computer Science Education, 2006
Roles can be assigned to occurrences of variables in programs according to a small number of stereotypical patterns of use. Studies on explicitly teaching roles to novices learning programming have shown that roles are an excellent pedagogical tool for clarifying the structure and meaning of programs and that their use improves students'…
Descriptors: Programming, Predictor Variables, Role Perception, Role Theory
Bednarz, Sarah W. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2004
Textbooks play a central role in the US education system. High school level World Geography textbooks are an important tool in the campaign to reform geography education in the United States, particularly through the introduction of the National Geography Standards. The status of the Standards in US schools is appraised. Five factors (authority,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Textbook Selection, World Geography, Educational Change
Yergalonis, Edward – Principal Leadership, 2005
In the interview process, every aspiring principal naively speaks of assuming the role of instructional leader. The candidate has read the right books, taken the right courses, and attended every possible workshop to prepare for the day when he or she would become captain of his or her own ship. However, it does not take long for principals to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Schools, Crisis Management, Instructional Leadership
Beabout, Brian; Foley, Shawn; Rickard, Marjorie; Wriddle, Janise Venia; MacDonald, Laurie; Smith, Stephen; Campbell, Rob; Strobel, Johannes – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
This article presents seven vignettes that focus on what technology specialists, instructional designers, teacher trainers, teachers, parents, corporate trainers and performance technologists can do to create positive and systemic change in education. These include: (1) "What Technology Specialists Can Do," by Brian Beabout; (2) "What…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Performance Technology, Role Perception, Change Strategies
Hana M. Kanan – Journal of Educational Administration, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this research study was to examine the role perceptions of superintendents and their supervisors in Palestine regarding the roles and training needs of superintendents. It was part of a larger study conducted by the Department of Administration and Educational Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
Moss, Pamela A.; Piety, Philip J.; Gamson, David; Spillane, James P.; Miele, David B.; Knapp, Michael S.; Copland, Michael A.; Swinnerton, Juli A.; Ikemoto, Gina Schuyler; Marsh, Julie A.; Firestone, William A.; Gonzalez, Raymond A.; Resnick, Lauren; Besterfield-Sacre, Mary; Mehalik, Matthew; Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners; Halverson, Erica; Erickson, Frederick; Little, Judith Warren; Diamond, John B.; Cooper, Kristy; Hickey, Daniel T.; Anderson, Kate T.; Gitomer, Drew H.; Duschl, Richard A.; Carr, Peggy; Dogan, Enis; Tirre, William; Walton, Ebony; Thorn, Christopher; Meyer, Robert H.; Gamoran, Adam; Gee, James Paul; Phillips, Denis C. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2007
Much of the methodological literature currently influential in the education policy community has focused on research studies and assessments intended to support generalizable conclusions about "what works" or what students "know and can do." Until recently, far less attention has been paid to how educators actually interpret and use this…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Yearbooks, Decision Making
Download full textCovaleskie, John F. – 1994
This paper reports on how reform efforts since 1991 have affected teachers in an urban, K-6 elementary school of approximately 450 students. Teachers were predominantly female, middle-aged, and of European descent, while students were increasingly African-American and poor. Children were considered well-behaved by teachers, but less respectful…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Conefrey, Theresa – 1996
A study analyzed the dinner-table discourse in a Caucasian-American, upper-middle-class two-parent family with children aged seven (female) and eight (male) for evidence of how family narrative practices socialize children into family, social, and cultural membership. It is also proposed that discourse in families both indexes and constitutes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Role, Discourse Analysis, Family Life
