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Graefe, Amy K.; Ritchotte, Jennifer A. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
Hispanic students participate in advanced programming at a much lower rate than their White peers. Although Advanced Placement (AP) can have a positive impact on future academic success and attainment of long-term goals, limited research has investigated factors that contribute to AP success for gifted Hispanic students. This study examined…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Advanced Placement, Tests, Academic Achievement
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Peterson, Lana; Scharber, Cassandra – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2018
Makerspaces are the latest educational movement that may disrupt the "grammar of schooling." Makerspaces may change the ways schools use technology; change the ways schools engage in learning and teaching; and change the forms of learning that count in schools. However, without deliberate professional learning and planning, the glamor of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Training Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Models
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Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
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Acar-Erdol, Tuba; Yildizli, Hülya – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Knowing assessment practices of teachers and improving in this direction is important in increasing students' learning and demonstrating their performance. In this research, the aim was to identify the classroom assessment practices used by primary, secondary and high school teachers. Survey and observation form were used to collect the data for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Student Evaluation
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Nakata, Martin – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2018
This is a reflective opinion piece, on our efforts in Australia to achieve alignment between the goals of Indigenous self-determination, Indigenous studies programmes and decolonising theory for an open and critical dialogue in south-south scholarship agendas. In this spirit, extant approaches to Indigenous studies in the Australian higher…
Descriptors: Reflection, Opinions, Alignment (Education), Self Determination
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Bolton, Andrew; Edgar, Don W.; Carter, Vinson – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2018
This study sought to identify traits and characteristics of secondary agricultural education programs contributing to success. A three round modified Delphi survey technique was utilized to frame this study. The researchers utilized purposive sampling to select members for the jury comprised of secondary agricultural instructors identified as high…
Descriptors: Success, Secondary School Curriculum, Agricultural Education, Program Effectiveness
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Teater, Barbra; Mendoza, Natasha – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
This study delineated academic work type and time by examining data from a cross-sectional survey of social work academics (N = 392) in relation to their perception of universities' expectations of workload, actual workload, and factors that contribute to time spent on research. Findings revealed a disconnect between what academics perceived…
Descriptors: Teaching Load, Social Work, Teacher Researchers, Time on Task
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Wallace, Martin; Reinman, Suzanne – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2018
Patent and Trademark Resource Centers are located in libraries throughout the U.S., with 43 being in academic libraries. With the importance of incorporating a knowledge of intellectual property (IP) and patent research in university curricula nationwide, this study developed and evaluated a partnership program to increase the understanding of IP…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Resource Centers, Academic Libraries
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Fako, Thabo T.; Nkhukhu-Orlando, Esther; Wilson, Debra R.; Forcheh, Ntonghanwah; Linn, James G. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2018
Organizational commitment is a major determinant of organizational effectiveness and desirable employee attitudes and behaviours. Highly committed academic staff are the backbone of universities since they play an important role in the success of their institutions. This study investigated factors associated with organizational commitment among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Climate, Performance Factors, Employee Attitudes
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De Nobile, John – School Leadership & Management, 2018
While there has been considerable research activity in the area of middle management/middle leadership since the late 1990s, the concept remains under-theorised and ambiguities persist in relation to who middle managers or middle leaders are and what they do. The recent shift in terminology in the literature from 'middle management' to 'middle…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Leadership Styles, Leadership Role, Leadership Qualities
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Chamberlin, Ashley; Nguyen-Rodriguez, Selena; Gray, Virginia B.; Reiboldt, Wendy; Peterson, Caitlin; Spruijt-Metz, Donna – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Existing literature indicates a relationship between stress and emotional eating in adults, yet limited research has examined the impact of school-related stress on emotional eating in adolescents. This study investigated the influence of academic factors on emotional eating among minority adolescents. Methods: A survey was implemented…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Self Esteem, Grade Point Average, Achievement Need
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Bansal, C.; Misra, P. K. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
South Korea has achieved the rank of high tech nations of 21 century, 100% literacy and 100% schools with internet connectivity in a span of 20 years. There are several factors responsible for these notable achievements. Optimal and effective integration of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in education is one of the main reasons…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
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Broucker, Bruno; De Wit, Kurt; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Many higher education (HE) system reforms in the past decades have been built on the paradigm of New Public Management (NPM). However, these reforms have not allowed HE to fully take its value for society into account. In recent years a growing call can be heard to orient the HE sector towards more collaboration, a focus on a larger set of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Administration, Educational Strategies
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Chiu, Thomas K. F.; Hew, Timothy K. F. – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
Most studies on traditional asynchronous online discussion suggest that facilitating dialogue, that is, commenting forum activities, result in better learning and performance. However, due to open entry and diverse learner backgrounds, learner behaviour in massive open online courses (MOOCs) may be different. Viewing forum messages, which involves…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Performance Factors, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication
Spriggs, Janet Nichols – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Community colleges serve as entryways to higher education and a sustainable future for tens of thousands of students in the United States each year and are designed to provide affordable access to education, particularly for lower-income individuals. Within the United States, postsecondary student completion is a significant issue in academia, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Low Income Students, Academic Persistence
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