In a small-scale study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-rich primary school, interactive whiteboards (IWBs) were found to be the predominant ICT tools used by teachers. The study sought to identify how the teachers used features of ICT to enhance learning, based on a list of ICT's functions published for teacher education…

Teacher and trainer training is one of the most important determinants of the success of reforms in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in recent years in the Mediterranean region. This is based upon the assumption that the role of teachers and trainers in the reform of TVET is a dual one; that of stakeholder and…

Developing scientific literacy drove the teaching and learning experiences provided to pre-service primary education teachers. Interactive whiteboard (IWB) pedagogy was used to engage and motivate these students' to explore science's role in making sense of our world and to understand key scientific concepts. Active science learning connected to…

This study examines the significance of in-school communication systems in Japan, how the hardware is accommodated, and present communication practices in elementary schools. After World War II, Japanese education stressed children's autonomous study. In-school communication systems use became a popular teaching method. Administration of the…

This book explores the external environment, how it affects learning, and what practical techniques can be used to enhance the learning environment. It is meant to be a guide for teachers, instructors, and presenters and for administrators and managers. Part I focuses on the learning environment and addresses how the view of learning in society is…

The Idaho Kindergarten Curriculum Guide was designed to assist teachers and administrators at the district and local level in kindergarten program planning. The guide focuses on: (1) the process of administering the kindergarten program; (2) human elements in the kindergarten program; (3) kindergarten as a cooperative venture; (4) facilities and…

Some 2,500 descriptors dealing with the planning and design of educational buildings and equipment are included in this permuted index which was developed by the architects of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (Unesco's) Educational Facilities Section, the Unesco Regional Offices Educational Facilities units,…

This document comprises an evaluation of the 1987/88 expansion of Project Giant Step, a comprehensive preschool program for 4-year-olds, to 75 additional classrooms in 37 New York City schools, funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Information was collected from application forms, attendance data, classroom…

In 1986, Columbia State Community College (CSCC) initiated the Center of Emphasis to develop interactive video and computer-assisted instruction programs for students. This charge included stimulating faculty interest in developing such programs and providing technical assistance in their production. Initially, center staff contacted faculty…

Compiled are three related sets of materials: (1) a discussion of the foundations of a developmental early childhood program for children between 2 1/2 and 6 years of age; (2) guidelines for planning activity areas and providing equipment for children in the early childhood program; and (3) an inventory with approximate prices of equipment and…

This module, one of 25 on vocational education training for careers in environmental health occupations, contains self-instructional materials on operating gas-absorbing equipment. Following guidelines for students and instructors and an introduction that explains what the student will learn are three lessons: (1) identifying parts and functions…

A VOLUME OF ESSAYS WHICH SPECULATED ON THE ROLES THAT MAY BE PLAYED BY NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY HAS BEEN COLLECTED. THE VOLUME CONSISTS OF 5 PARTS AND 11 CHAPTERS. IN PART ONE, "OVERVIEW," THE EDITORS HAVE SUMMARIZED AND SYNTHESIZED THE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTION, AND ADDED THEIR OWN SPECULATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF NEW…

This dissemination booklet identifies and describes outstanding vocational and career education practices which are operating in Alaskan public schools. The sixteen programs are arranged in the following format: overview of the program; special facilities and/or equipment needed; instructional materials developed/used/adapted; key ingredients for…