Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 19 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 88 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1196 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 6461 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 438 |
| Researchers | 383 |
| Policymakers | 263 |
| Teachers | 254 |
| Administrators | 135 |
| Community | 112 |
| Media Staff | 31 |
| Parents | 30 |
| Counselors | 19 |
| Students | 19 |
| Support Staff | 8 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| Australia | 496 |
| United States | 359 |
| United Kingdom | 284 |
| Canada | 271 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 215 |
| Turkey | 176 |
| China | 154 |
| California | 138 |
| New Zealand | 127 |
| South Africa | 120 |
| Texas | 111 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 4 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 6 |
| Does not meet standards | 6 |
Direct linkJackson, LeKeisha D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Guided by the research questions, this study utilized a sequential explanatory mixed methods research design to examine senior executive leadership succession planning at four-year, predominately white, doctoral universities in the state of Georgia. Utilizing the Representative Bureaucracy theory and the Mateso SPM conceptual model, this study…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Administrative Change, Mixed Methods Research
Peer reviewedGold, Marc W.; Barclay, Craig R. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
A procedure to effectively and efficiently train moderately and severely retarded individuals to make fine visual discriminations is described. Results suggest that expectancies for such individuals are in need of examination. Implications for sheltered workshops, work activity centers and classrooms are discussed. [This article appeared…
Descriptors: Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Performance Factors
Wickham, M. Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
The University of Huddersfield presents a key case study of the transformation of its Archives Service, using the newly-developed Staff/Space/Collections dependency model for archives and the lessons of the UK's Customer Service Excellence (CSE) scheme in order to examine and illustrate service development. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Heritage Education, Archives, Academic Libraries
Walsh, Steve; Mann, Steve – ELT Journal, 2015
This article makes the case for an approach to reflective practice (RP) that is both evidence-based and data-led. We argue that, while RP within the field of TESOL enjoys a relatively high level of acceptance and status (perhaps even an orthodoxy), it has little corresponding knowledge base that demonstrates how RP "gets done". We…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Data, Reflection, Performance Factors
Gibbens, Brian; Williams, Mary A.; Strain, Anna K.; Hoff, Courtney D. M. – College and University, 2015
Curricula at most colleges and universities in the United States are scheduled according to quarters or semesters. While each schedule has several potential advantages over the other, it is unclear what effect each has on student performance. This study compares biology student performance during the two and a half years before and after the 1999…
Descriptors: Biology, Quarter System, Semester System, Scheduling
Download full textSchuwer, Robert; Janssen, Ben – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
To find out what is needed to speed up the adoption of open sharing and reuse of learning materials and open online courses in publicly funded Dutch institutions of Higher Education, a qualitative research study was conducted in fall 2016. This study examined issues of willingness of educators and management, barriers and enablers of adoption, and…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Educational Researchers, Shared Resources and Services, Barriers
Lanford, Michael; Maruco, Tattiya – American Educational Research Journal, 2018
Career academies are increasingly prominent in American secondary education. However, our understanding of these academies is limited by a paucity of research about the factors that make them viable and effective. This case study highlights, from the perspective of 52 academy coordinators and teachers and 41 students, distinctive features that…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Job Training, Social Capital, Coordinators
Agherdien, Nuraan; Mey, Michelle; Poisat, Paul – Africa Education Review, 2018
This article reports on a study that examined the readiness levels of students in the South African context. Particularly, the study explored the differences between various students' academic proficiency, support mechanisms, motivational levels and overall integration with the university. A quantitative approach was used and 117 full-time…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Readiness, Performance Factors, Achievement Need
Moote, Julie; Archer, Louise – Research Papers in Education, 2018
Currently, in England, there is widespread concern that careers education (information, advice and guidance) is relatively poorly resourced in schools and there is much debate about its current effectiveness. In this paper, we investigate students' views on careers education provision and their satisfaction with this provision. The work draws on…
Descriptors: Career Education, Student Attitudes, Student Satisfaction, National Surveys
Lawrence, Belinda – Distance Education, 2018
Innovation is a key goal of many tertiary education and distance learning providers. This research explores how teachers and educational designers across three New Zealand tertiary institutions worked to innovatively achieve teaching goals. A longitudinal design using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework explored the influence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Postsecondary Education, Instructional Innovation
Mishra, Jennifer – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the extent of the overall relationship between previously tested variables and sight-reading. An exhaustive survey of the available research literature was conducted resulting in 92 research studies that reported correlations between sight-reading and another variable. Variables ("n" =…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Music Reading, Correlation, Literature Reviews
Giacumo, Lisa A.; Breman, Jeroen – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2016
This article provides a systematic literature review about nonprofit and for-profit organizations using "big data" to inform performance improvement initiatives. The review of literature resulted in 4 peer-reviewed articles and an additional 33 studies covering the topic for these contexts. The review found that big data and analytics…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Literature Reviews, Job Performance, Job Simplification
Song, Donggil; Bonk, Curtis J. – Cogent Education, 2016
Learning is becoming more self-directed and informal with the support of emerging technologies. A variety of online resources have promoted informal learning by allowing people to learn on demand and just when needed. It is significant to understand self-directed informal learners' motivational aspects, their learning goals, obstacles, and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Electronic Learning, Learning Motivation, Active Learning
Malin, Joel R. – Planning and Changing, 2016
In this study, educators' requests for foundation grant funding to purchase desired educational materials or services were examined. Specifically, this study sought to review to what extent, and in what manner, educators utilize research and other forms of evidence to support their decision making. Data analysis revealed several themes. Although…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Grants, Grantsmanship, Program Proposals
Sauerland, Uli; Grohmann, Kleanthes K.; Guasti, Maria Teresa; Andelkovic, Darinka; Argus, Reili; Armon-Lotem, Sharon; Arosio, Fabrizio; Avram, Larisa; Costa, João; Dabašinskiene, Ineta; de López, Kristine; Gatt, Daniela; Grech, Helen; Haman, Ewa; van Hout, Angeliek; Hrzica, Gordana; Kainhofer, Judith; Kamandulyte-Merfeldiene, Laura; Kunnari, Sari; Kovacevic, Melita; Kuvac Kraljevic, Jelena; Lipowska, Katarzyna; Mejias, Sandrine; Popovic, Maša; Ruzaite, Jurate; Savic, Maja; Sevcenco, Anca; Varlokosta, Spyridoula; Varnava, Marina; Yatsushiro, Kazuko – First Language, 2016
The comprehension of constituent questions is an important topic for language acquisition research and for applications in the diagnosis of language impairment. This article presents the results of a study investigating the comprehension of different types of questions by 5-year-old, typically developing children across 19 European countries, 18…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questioning Techniques, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition
