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Halpern, Diane F.; Smothergill, Daniel W.; Allen, Mary; Baker, Suzanne; Baum, Cynthia; Best, Deborah; Ferrari, Joseph; Gersinger, Kurt F.; Gilden, Eugene R.; Hester, Maureen; Keith-Spiegel, Patricia; Kierniesky, Nicholas C.; McGovern, Thomas V.; McKeachie, Wilbert J.; Prokasy, William F.; Szuchman, Lenore T.; Vasta, Ross; Weaver, Kenneth A. – American Psychologist, 1998
Proposes a five-part definition of scholarship in psychology. Includes original research (creation of knowledge), integration of knowledge (synthesis and reorganization), application of knowledge, the scholarship of pedagogy; and the scholarship of teaching in psychology. Contains 10 references. (MMU)
Descriptors: Definitions, Instruction, Knowledge Level, Psychology
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Crouter, Ann C.; Bumpus, Matthew F.; Davis, Kelly D.; McHale, Susan M. – Child Development, 2005
Cluster analysis was used to identify groups defined by the patterning of fathers' and mothers' sources of knowledge about adolescents' experiences in a sample of 179 families with adolescents (M=16.5 years). Three clusters emerged for fathers (relational, relies on spouse, relies on others) and mothers (relational, questioners, relies on others).…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Multivariate Analysis, Mothers, Fathers
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Barr, Dale J. – Cognitive Science, 2004
How do communities establish shared communication systems? The Common Knowledge view assumes that symbolic conventions develop through the accumulation of common knowledge regarding communication practices among the members of a community. In contrast with this view, it is proposed that coordinated communication emerges a by-product of local…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Knowledge Level, Interpersonal Communication, Interaction
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McConatha, Douglas; Praul, Matt; Lynch, Michael J. – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2008
Mobile Learning, or M-learning as it is often called, is a relatively new tool in the pedagogical arsenal to assist students and teachers as they navigate the options available in the expanding distance learning world. This article assesses some of the possible methods, challenges and future potential of using this approach in a college classroom…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Introductory Courses, Student Evaluation, Distance Education
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Mykytyn, Kathleen; Pearson, Ann; Paul, Souren; Mykytyn, Peter P., Jr. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2008
Many colleges of business require a course in computer applications concepts, often consisting of spreadsheet and database applications. Quite often, students resist taking the class because they do not see any worth to it, it duplicates what they already have taken, and they already know much of what is purported to be taught in the class.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, College Students
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Ferfolja, Tania – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
This discussion considers a new pre-service teacher education initiative at the University of Western Sydney, called "Classmates". "Classmates" aims to prepare pre-service teachers to work in diverse and challenging schools. The paper argues that the neo-liberal industrial model of mass teacher education may be limited in its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Human Capital, Capacity Building
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Brank, Eve M.; Fox, Kathleen A.; Youstin, Tasha J.; Boeppler, Lee C. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2008
The current research employs the use of content analysis to teach research methods concepts among students enrolled in an upper division research methods course. Students coded and analyzed Jimmy Buffett song lyrics rather than using a downloadable database or collecting survey data. Students' knowledge of content analysis concepts increased after…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Curriculum, Singing, Research Methodology
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Robertson, Ian – International Journal of Training Research, 2008
In an environment characterised by increasing complexity where teachers need to make sophisticated pedagogical decisions the minimum requirement for teaching in Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) is a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (CIV TAA). This paper asks: Does the CIV TAA provide opportunities for participants to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Akengin, Hamza – Education, 2008
Developed communities make the children's right education a major part of the primary education, relating it with the human rights education. There are two sides with respect to the children's rights: the children themselves and their family and the school that have rights and interests in them and that determine the radius of action of children…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Grade 8, Early Adolescents, Citizenship Education
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Heffernan, Neil; Wang, Shudong – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
This paper outlines the knowledge and attitudes that 57 language teachers in Japan have regarding copyright laws in relation to using external materials in the classroom. A 13-item online survey was distributed, and semi-structured interviews were conducted, to ascertain what teachers know about Japanese copyright laws, and the teachers' resultant…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
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Hay, David; Kinchin, Ian – Education & Training, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to describe a method of teaching that is based on Novak's concept-mapping technique. Design/methodology/approach: The paper shows how concept mapping can be used to measure prior knowledge and how simple mapping exercises can promote the integration of teachers' and students' understandings in ways that are meaningful.…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Cognitive Style, Prior Learning, Teaching Methods
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Kuokkanen, Rauna – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2008
The academy is considered by many as the major Western institution of knowledge. This article, however, argues that the academy is characterized by prevalent "epistemic ignorance"--a concept informed by Spivak's discussion of "sanctioned ignorance." Epistemic ignorance refers to academic practices and discourses that enable the continued exclusion…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, World Views, Higher Education, Epistemology
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Lucas, Tamara; Villegas, Ana Maria; Freedson-Gonzalez, Margaret – Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
Students who speak languages other than English are a growing presence in U.S. schools. As a result, many mainstream classroom teachers are finding that they have English language learners in their classes. Unfortunately, most mainstream classroom teachers have had little or no preparation for providing the types of assistance that such learners…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Second Language Learning
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Turner, Caroline Sotello Viernes; Hernandez, Edwin I.; Pena, Milagros; Gonzalez, Juan Carlos – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2008
Little progress has been made to increase Latina/o faculty representation in theological education. In this study, 33 interviews with Latina/o theological faculty identify supports and challenges to their scholarly development. Latino critical theory guides the analysis. Narratives reveal faculty experiences with oppression, challenging dominant…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Critical Theory, Ideology, Theological Education
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Solish, Abbie; Perry, Adrienne – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
Although the need for active parent involvement in Intensive Behavioral Intervention (IBI) has been emphasized by professionals in the field, little research has explored this involvement or what it entails. A parent self-report questionnaire and a similar therapist questionnaire were designed for this study, in which parent "Involvement" and five…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Parent Participation, Questionnaires
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