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Direct linkPember, Mary Annette – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2011
To the casual observer, it might seem that Western science is greatly influenced by Indigenous science and wisdom. Mainstream scientists are showing a surge of interest in the observational data possessed by Indigenous peoples, a growing willingness to work in partnership with them--rather than viewing them as source material, a general increase…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, American Indians, Scientists, American Indian Culture
Stempfle, Joachim – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2011
Fixation on established paradigms and practices can severely limit the capability of organizations to change, thereby jeopardizing the ability of organizations to keep up with changes in their environment and new technological developments. Overcoming organizational fixation is therefore a requirement for any organization that strives to achieve…
Descriptors: Innovation, Leadership, Technological Advancement, Organizational Change
Download full textJohnson, William C.; Kraemer, Steven; Ormond, Paul – Facilities Manager, 2011
Self-declared energy and carbon reduction goals on the part of progressive colleges and universities have driven ground source geothermal space heating and cooling systems into rapid evolution, as part of long-term climate action planning efforts. The period of single-building or single-well solutions is quickly being eclipsed by highly engineered…
Descriptors: Climate Control, Energy Conservation, Conservation (Environment), Colleges
Topcu, Mustafa Sami; Yilmaz-Tuzun, Ozgul; Sadler, Troy D. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2011
The purpose of the study is to explore Turkish preservice science teachers' informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues and the factors influencing their informal reasoning. The researchers engaged 39 preservice science teachers in informal reasoning interview and moral decision-making interview protocols. Of the seven socioscientific…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Science Teachers, Climate, Ethics
Field, Sherry L.; Bauml, Michelle; Bellows, M. Elizabeth – American Educational History Journal, 2014
This article is the third in a larger study of schooling during the Great Depression that seeks to elucidate specific examples of elementary social studies teaching and learning in the South during this time, particularly in Arkansas. Responding to Christine Woyshner's (2009) concern that histories of social studies should look beyond national…
Descriptors: Educational History, United States History, Economic Climate, Social Studies
Kirk, Karin B.; Gold, Anne U.; Ledley, Tamara Shapiro; Sullivan, Susan Buhr; Manduca, Cathryn A.; Mogk, David W.; Wiese, Katryn – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2014
Climate literacy is an essential component of a strategy to comprehend and confront the grand challenge of global climate change. However, scientific complexity, societal implications, and political associations make climate change a difficult but important topic to teach. In this paper we report on the results of a survey of undergraduate faculty…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Climate, Environmental Education, College Faculty
Olakanmi, E. O.; Doyoyo, M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This paper explores the effectiveness of using "structured examples in concert with prompting reflective questions" to address misconceptions held by mechanical engineering students about thermodynamic principles by employing pre-test and post-test design, a structured questionnaire, lecture room observation, and participants'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering, Engineering Education, Misconceptions
Shu-Ching, Lee – Chinese Education and Society, 2014
Gender education has been emphasized in Taiwan in recent years. Related research undertaken such as textbook reviewing and teachers' gender consciousness has pointed out potential problems in regard to gender in education. The process of shaping gender in a school per se has not yet been explored. This article aims to elaborate on how school…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Gender Issues, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Stratification
Khan, Amanat Ullah; Hassan, Manzurul; Atkins, Peter – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2014
Internationalization of geography in higher education comes in many guises. This paper discusses some of these, with particular attention to curriculum development and transfer. The context is Bangladesh and a case study is presented of a link programme between three higher education institutions in that country and one in the UK. The British…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Curriculum, Geography, Curriculum Development
Johnson, Nate – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2014
As states and families begin to recover from the effects of the Great Recession, some of the urgency about college affordability may start to ease. The most recent "Trends in College Pricing" report shows tuition rising more slowly than in recent years (Baum and Ma 2013). Growth in Pell grant applications is also expected to slow as…
Descriptors: Costs, Tuition, Paying for College, Higher Education
Cook, Traci; Kappeler, Evelyn; Ellis, Renee; Kominski, Robert; Cooper, Alexia; Smith, Erica; Donoghue, Brecht; Whitestone, Yuko; Snyder, Tom; Aud, Susan; Williamson, Lisa; Henderson, Steve; Steffen, Barry; Madans, Jennifer; Lukacs, Susan; Pastor, Patricia; Goldstrom, Ingrid; Han, Beth; Bures, Regina; Chamberlain, Seth; Despain, Jason; Chadwick, Laura; Park, Jennifer – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2014
The well-being of young adults in the United States today remains an area of key interest to the public and policy-makers alike. This age group faces the well-known challenges of achieving financial and social independence while forming their own households at a time of greater economic uncertainty than in the past. Better understanding of the…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Individual Needs, Achievement, Well Being
Sawchuk, Peter – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2013
This article seeks to contribute to an understanding of questions regarding on-the-job vocational learning, power, and technological change in the context of dynamic notions of knowledge economy and contemporary public sector austerity in the West based on a "mind in political economy" approach inspired by the Cultural Historical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Climate, On the Job Training, Vocational Education
Richardson, Mathew – Primary Science, 2013
The Met Office has a long history of weather forecasting, creating tailored weather forecasts for customers across the world. Based in Exeter, the Met Office is also home to the Met Office Hadley Centre, a world-leading centre for the study of climate change and its potential impacts. Climate information from the Met Office Hadley Centre is used…
Descriptors: Weather, Climate, Environmental Education, Science Education
Cowan, Katherine C.; Vaillancourt, Kelly – Communique, 2013
The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT (USA) has brought the conversation about how to reduce violence, make schools safer, improve school climate, and increase access to mental health services to the forefront of the national conversation. Advocating for comprehensive initiatives to address school safety, school climate, and…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Advocacy, School Safety, School Psychologists
Baker, Jillian; Loxton, Jason; Sherren, Kate – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
We report the results of a climate change module delivered to 48 Grade 3/4 students in Nova Scotia, Canada. We tested for prior knowledge and evaluated interventional effectiveness using art elicitation. Common climate change misconceptions were demonstrated in their preintervention artwork, while postintervention artwork showed improved…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Instructional Material Evaluation, Climate, Grade 3
