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Download full textBeesley, Andrea; Clark, Tedra; Barker, Jane; Germeroth, Carrie; Apthorp, Helen – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2010
Background: Expeditionary Learning Schools opens and transforms K-12 schools. Through engaging, long-term interdisciplinary projects designed to achieve academic standards and an emphasis on a healthy school culture, Expeditionary Learning aims to develop students who are not only high-achieving but also highly motivated to do challenging…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Citizenship, School Culture, Self Efficacy
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Direct linkThota, Neena; Whitfield, Richard – Computer Science Education, 2010
This article describes a holistic approach to designing an introductory, object-oriented programming course. The design is grounded in constructivism and pedagogy of phenomenography. We use constructive alignment as the framework to align assessments, learning, and teaching with planned learning outcomes. We plan learning and teaching activities,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Undergraduate Students, Investigations, Action Research
Williams, Ken – Academy for Educational Development, 2009
Leadership and leadership development are popular topics today. Concurrent with the construction of leadership theory, leadership development has emerged as a practice, with programs, consultants, reports, and networking opportunities proliferating. Given the reality of limited resources, it is critical that investments in and approaches to…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Human Dignity, Empathy, Leadership
Urban, Mathias – Online Submission, 2009
This document is the report of a study commissioned by Education International. The aim of this study is to present key characteristics of ECE systems, to highlight strengths and successful approaches and to identify major challenges and areas where urgent action is needed. To achieve this aim, the report comprises two main sections. The first…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Chan Cheung Ming, Alfred; Lee, William K. M.; Ma Hok Ka, Carol – New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: The Service-Learning and Research Scheme (SLRS) is the showcase of Lingnan's Service-Learning model, which is the manifestation of Lingnan University's Liberal Arts education and mission "Education for Service". The scheme was a pilot project, from 2004 to 2005, which led to the development of a University-wide protocol for…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Service Learning, Educational Strategies, Models
Simkins, Tim; Maxwell, Bronwen; Aspinwall, Kath – Professional Development in Education, 2009
Dramatic changes have occurred in the composition of the schools' workforce in England over recent years to incorporate a much higher proportion of support staff. Consequently, policy-makers and school leaders are now placing increasing emphasis on addressing the training and development needs of the whole workforce, rather than solely focusing on…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Effective Schools Research, Labor Force Development
Lewis, Theodore – International Journal of Educational Development, 2009
The literature on vocational education in developing countries has for decades been one of gloom, as commentators from the developed countries have offered arguments leading to the same conclusion, namely, that investment in the subject is futile. I contend that the reason why the discourse has been so predictable is epistemological…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Epistemology, Educational Philosophy, Holistic Approach
Martin, Vance S. – Policy Futures in Education, 2009
There have been many attempts to understand how the Internet affects our modern world. There have also been numerous attempts to understand specific areas of the Internet. This article applies Immanuel Wallerstein's World Systems Analysis to our informationalist society. Understanding this world as divided among individual core, semi-periphery,…
Descriptors: Internet, Influence of Technology, Science and Society, Social Change
Stankov, Lazar; Lee, Jihyun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
We investigated the factorial structure of four major domains in social psychology (personality traits, social attitudes, values, and social norms) with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences. Three distinctive approaches--pancultural, multigroup, and multilevel--were applied to the data based on 22 measures that were collected from 2029…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Social Attitudes, Factor Structure, Personality
Schimmel, Noam – Journal of Peace Education, 2009
This article explores ways of improving peace education, placing emphasis on peace education programmes in Israel that use dialogue to foster mutual understanding and respect. This article offers a critical assessment of contemporary Israeli peace education initiatives, emphasizing that current peace education programmes in Israel have failed to…
Descriptors: Jews, Social Attitudes, Peace, Foreign Countries
Young, Debra Hunt – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The indicators and predictors of dropout as documented in the literature are vast and encompass influences such as family, motivation, socio-economic status, and academic achievement, and could be accepted as universal reasons students choose to leave school and not return. This qualitative study investigated the reasons why students in one West…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family Attitudes, Dropouts, Holistic Approach
Brennan, Patricia L.; Powell, David S. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2010
Today's students--as exemplified by the three inspiring people on this report--are a remarkably diverse group with unlimited potential. America is home to tens of millions of these 21st century students, and their success is vital to the nation's future. For the United States to thrive in the rapidly changing global economy, the full potential of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Outcomes of Education, Human Capital
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Wright, Mary F.; Wright, Brenda – English in Australia, 2010
There is a growing movement in education to address concepts of sustainability across the curriculum. The English Language Arts curriculum is about reading the word and the world (Freire, 1993) and therefore is a natural place to begin reading, writing and discussing issues of global importance. A holistic view of English education through the…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Action Research, Educational Trends
Emery, Steven D. – Deafness and Education International, 2007
The issue of the education of deaf children is addressed in relation to citizenship and sign bilingualism. Citizenship is a contested concept and those who advocate a sign bilingual approach use the discourse of citizenship when arguing for the value of their method, but so too do other approaches. The sign bilingual approach may benefit from a…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Bilingual Education, Deafness, Holistic Approach
