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Kneer, M. Joseph, Jr.; Reiter, Jana; Shackelford, Beth M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This is a problem-based learning project that focused on a discrepancy in program content and retention rates between two-year teacher induction programs and induction programs that last three or four years. It specifically focused on the impact induction has on new teacher perceptions and teacher retention. The project also examined the influence…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Program Content, School Districts, Beginning Teacher Induction
Huang, Denise; Cho, Jamie; Mostafavi, Sima; Nam, Hannah H.; Oh, Christine; Harven, Aletha; Leon, Seth – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2010
In an effort to identify and incorporate exemplary practices into existing and future afterschool programs, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned a large-scale evaluation of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program. The purpose of this evaluation project was to develop resources and professional development that addresses…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development
Kezar, Adrianna; Frank, Vikki; Lester, Jaime; Yang, Hannah – Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis, University of Southern California, 2009
This document provides resources to both begin and carry out the application process for an IDA grant. The authors offer some key advice to consider when applying for an IDA when in the education sector. They close with some challenges and ways to overcome them. The authors gained much of this information from an education organization's…
Descriptors: Grants, Grantsmanship, Financial Support, Program Proposals
Thornton, Elaine – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
iTunes University is a free service offered by Apple iTunes to educational institutions. It serves as a platform for the management and distribution of educational, instructional, and informational resources through both audio and video podcasts. Participation in the service among colleges and universities continues to grow since its official…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Database Management Systems, Information Management
Reuschlein, Robert W. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to create knowledge about peace economics content of Midwest undergraduate peace studies programs, barriers that constrain economic content expansion, and strategies to overcome these barriers. A 40 question survey of directors and 4 director interviews were used to gather data to test hypotheses on the curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Peace, Program Development, Economics
Popham, W. James – Theory Into Practice, 2009
In recent years, increasing numbers of professional development programs have dealt with assessment literacy for teachers and/or administrators. Is assessment literacy merely a fashionable focus for today's professional developers or, in contrast, should it be regarded as a significant area of professional development interest for many years to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development, Accountability
Huang, Denise; Cho, Jamie – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
As part of afterschool programs with homework assistance, students are provided with a location and time to complete their homework, as well as instructional assistance. This mixed-method study investigated the program content and delivery processes of seven high-functioning homework programs. Results of this study revealed that in addition to…
Descriptors: Homework, Motivation Techniques, After School Programs, Program Content
Davis, Angela – History of Education, 2008
This article investigates how girls were educated about sex, pregnancy and childbirth during the years 1930 to 1970. Based on the results of 92 oral-history interviews with Oxfordshire women, it explores how national debates surrounding sex education influenced what girls in Oxfordshire were taught. In addition, it examines how successful the…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Mothers, Females, Pregnancy
Brady, Deon LaMount – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Parent education programs have been very successful in meeting the pre-established goals and expectations of their program without the input of parent participants prior to program implementation. Although programs continue to improve, it is important that programs begin to consider the specific needs of their target population. One parent…
Descriptors: Discipline, Needs Assessment, Academic Achievement, Parent Education
Leacock, Tracey L.; Nesbit, John C. – Educational Technology & Society, 2007
This article presents the structure and theoretical foundations of the Learning Object Review Instrument (LORI), an evaluation aid available through the E-Learning Research and Assessment Network at http://www.elera.net. A primary goal of LORI is to balance assessment validity with efficiency of the evaluation process. The instrument enables…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Alignment (Education), Feedback (Response), Evaluation
Marsh, Herbert W.; Hau, Kit-Tai – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
As emphasized in the call for papers by Jonna Kulikowich and Gregory Hancock, the primary goal of this special issue of "Contemporary Educational Psychology" is to assemble a collection of illustrative empirical studies in educational psychology that utilize one or more state-of-the-art latent variable modeling procedures. Distinguishing these…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Construct Validity, Educational Psychology, Models
Thomson, Pat; Russell, Lisa – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2009
It is now mandatory for English schools to ensure that young people, under 16 years of age, who are excluded from school are placed in an education and training programme within 12 days. The programme must be at least half time, and should offer a meaningful and balanced curriculum. The "Every Child Matters" agenda also suggests that…
Descriptors: Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs, Expulsion, Foreign Countries
Sahinidis, Alexandros G.; Bouris, John – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between perceived employee training effectiveness and job satisfaction, motivation and commitment. Design/methodology/approach: The study examined the responses of 134 employees and lower managers, of five large Greek organizations, after they had completed a training program.…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Employee Attitudes, Motivation, Program Effectiveness
Murphy, Erin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
At present, school administrators do not have necessary information to create a school environment where teenage girls unhappy with their bodies can experience success at school. This research surrounds three research questions: (1) How do adolescent girls' definitions of their bodies relate to their perception of their high school's climate? (2)…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, High Schools, Physical Education, Qualitative Research
Abouserie, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Refaat – Online Submission, 2009
This study explored the state of bachelor's degree offered at top Library and Information Science schools in the United States in 2009. Schools selected were accredited on the Master's level and ranked as top five Library and Information Science schools by the American Library Association, ALA. The study embraced the comparative analysis…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Distance Education, Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Study