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Charmaraman, Linda; Hall, Georgia – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Out-of-school-time programs, especially arts-based programs, can be critical players in a community's efforts to prevent school dropout. This research review suggests the following approaches for arts-based programs: (1) recruitment and retention of target populations with multiple risk factors; (2) long-term skill development that engages youth…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Content
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Wood, Ann L.; Stanulis, Randi Nevins – New Educator, 2009
The purpose of this essay is to describe quality teacher induction that has evolved from "fourth-wave" (1997-2006) teacher induction program development and research. A definition of quality induction is proposed, and a set of induction goals and components are outlined. Understandings gained from fourth-wave programs are described, including ways…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Educational Quality, Program Descriptions
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Kupfer, David J.; Schatzberg, Alan F.; Grochocinski, Victoria J.; Dunn, Leslie O.; Kelley, Katherine A.; O'Hara, Ruth M. – Academic Psychiatry, 2009
Objectives: The Research Career Development Institute for Psychiatry is a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford University to recruit and train a broad-based group of promising junior physicians by providing the necessary skills and support for successful research careers in academic psychiatry. Methods: Participants…
Descriptors: Physicians, Psychiatry, Program Effectiveness, Program Content
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Ozturk, Ibrahim Hakki – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2012
This study seeks to analyze the role of history teachers in instructional planning and their areas of autonomy in Turkey. The concept of teacher autonomy briefly refers to the authority and freedom of teachers in the planning and implementation of the instructional activities and the decisions made during the instructional process. The objective…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Professional Autonomy, Instructional Development, Secondary School Teachers
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Korb, Brian R. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2010
Widows constitute a growing segment of the U.S. population; however, very little has been done to educate them on the basics of personal financial planning. The creation and implementation of financial planning education programs for widows can help them become more financially literate and free them from anxiety and fear. Interviews with eight…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Risk Management, Money Management, Widowed
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Priestley, Mark; Humes, Walter – Oxford Review of Education, 2010
Scotland's new "Curriculum for Excellence" (CfE) has been widely acknowledged as the most significant educational development in a generation, with the potential to transform learning and teaching in Scottish schools. In common with recent developments elsewhere, CfE seeks to re-engage teachers with processes of curriculum development,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement
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Shore, Sue – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2010
The argument of this chapter is that whiteness structures pedagogical relations across a number of sites--sociohistorical, occupational, and organizational. In so doing it racializes, without seeming to, the work of educators and so also their goals as they create the possibility of new social and economic futures for learners. In the remainder of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Adult Vocational Education
Verardi, Nicole – School Business Affairs, 2009
More than 40 school business officials honed their skills as leaders in education by participating in the 2008 Eagle Institute held July 31-August 1 in Annapolis, Maryland. Association of School Business Officials International's (ASBO) Eagle Institute is a tremendous learning forum to foster growth among rising leaders in public education. Led by…
Descriptors: School Business Officials, Public Education, Professional Development, Program Descriptions
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Tomlinson, Carol Ann – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2009
It is not likely that any group of educators of the gifted ever sat around a table and came to the decision that a "patch-on" approach to programming for bright learners represented best practice. Nonetheless, it is as common today as 25 years ago that programming for students identified as gifted often represents such an approach. Patch-on…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Program Content, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness
Lees, Teresa Dotson – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Growth in distance education programs has required academic institutions to seek and train additional adjunct faculty. Training program content and delivery methods vary among institutions: however, there is an absence of research on whether incorporating learning strategies that consider assumptions about an adult learner increases satisfaction…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Distance Education, Online Courses, Program Content
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Griffin, Cynthia C. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2010
As the percentage of teachers participating in induction programs has increased over the past two decades and new state and federal mandates have been enacted to improve the quality of the teacher workforce, published literature on teacher induction and mentoring has grown. Despite an increasing research base, the current research has been…
Descriptors: Mentors, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Beginning Teacher Induction
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Della Sala, Matthew R.; Klar, Hans W.; Lindle, Jane Clark; Reese, Kenyae L.; Knoeppel, Robert C.; Campbell, Michael; Buskey, Frederick C. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
Despite the key role that principals play in leading schoolwide change, districts' efforts to support principals are often limited, particularly in rural settings. In this article, we report the preliminary findings of a cross-district mentoring program for nine midcareer rural school principals. The collaboratively developed human resource…
Descriptors: Principals, School Districts, Program Implementation, Mentors
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Roberts, Carly A.; Leko, Melinda M. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
A multiple baseline single-case study examined the integration of functional and academic goals in an individualized story-based lesson plan incorporating an adapted text on grade level content for adolescent students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities across three staff--student dyads. The research team collected data on teacher…
Descriptors: Literacy, Integrated Activities, Integrated Curriculum, Disabilities
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Ruiz, Amanda M.; Many, Joyce E.; Aoulou, Eudes – SRATE Journal, 2011
This study examined uses of adolescent literature included secondary teacher preparation in English, math, science, and social studies education at 12 institutions. Analyses revealed programs emphasized adolescent literature in a variety of ways and most often in courses for English majors. Only two institutions required that prospective math,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Social Studies, Curriculum Research, Curriculum Evaluation
Wetmore, Stephanie W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
For nearly three decades, there has been a shortage of doctoral-trained faculty and researchers in physical therapy and currently only a small number of programs offer an advanced doctoral degree in the field. Little is known about factors related to program choice for students in these programs. This study examined the following research problem:…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Degrees, Correlation
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