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Ashraf, Rasha – Journal of Education for Business, 2017
This article presents Python codes that can be used to extract data from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The Python program web crawls to obtain URL paths for company filings of required reports, such as Form 10-K. The program then performs a textual analysis and counts the number of occurrences of words in the filing that…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Search Engines, Search Strategies, Online Searching
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Hao, Jinmei; Li, Suke – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
With the adjustment of industrial structure of China in recent years, the market urgently needs different levels of professionals. Specialty education is an important part of higher education in China, has its unique advantages. Through the analysis of the history data of specialty education in our country, the result shows that the specialty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Specialization, Specialists, Enrollment Trends
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Kim, Dongbin; Roh, Jin-young – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
This study explores whether patterns of doctorate attainment among Chinese and Korean international students in the USA have changed over time, both in terms of quantity (i.e., number of international students) and quality (i.e., the selectivity of the undergraduate and doctoral institutions), and whether these changes reflect the improvements in…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Educational Attainment, Asians
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Bodily, Robert; Nyland, Rob; Wiley, David – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The RISE (Resource Inspection, Selection, and Enhancement) Framework is a framework supporting the continuous improvement of open educational resources (OER). The framework is an automated process that identifies learning resources that should be evaluated and either eliminated or improved. This is particularly useful in OER contexts where the…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Educational Resources, Educational Improvement, Data Analysis
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Hernández-Nanclares, Núria; García-Muñiz, Ana S.; Rienties, Bart – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
Although the importance of boundary spanning in blended and online learning is widely acknowledged, most educational research has ignored whether and how students learn from others outside their assigned group. One potential approach for understanding cross-boundary knowledge sharing is Social Network Analysis (SNA). In this article, we apply four…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Blended Learning, Group Membership, Electronic Learning
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Yilmaz Genc, Melek Merve; Akinci Cosgun, Aysegul; Pala, Sengul – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: Early childhood is of critical importance in terms of cognitive, affective and physical development. Undoubtedly, a substantially stimulating environment and opportunities offered to children, as well as appropriate educational materials, have an impact on their development. The object of this study is to investigate the mathematical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Childrens Literature, Books
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Tijani, Olawale Kazeem – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
This study assessed usability compliance of Opón-Ìmò Technology Enhanced Learning System (OTELS), Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigated: students' satisfaction with the OTELS; its efficiency; retentiveness; learnability and capacity to reduce errors. Being a survey study, samples were drawn from six secondary schools across the three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Usability, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
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Wyatt, Tammy Jordan; Oswalt, Sara B.; Ochoa, Yesenia – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The prevalence and severity of mental health issues are increasing among college students, and such issues pose a threat to health and academic performance. Purpose: The primary purpose of the study is to examine differences in mental health diagnoses and their related academic impact with a special focus on classification year in college.…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Clinical Diagnosis
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Roberts, Chris; Daly, Michele; Held, Fabian; Lyle, David – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2017
Recent research has demonstrated that longitudinal integrated placements (LICs) are an alternative mode of clinical education to traditional placements. Extended student engagement in community settings provide the advantages of educational continuity as well as increased service provision in underserved areas. Developing and maintaining LICs…
Descriptors: Socialization, Student Placement, Medical Students, Clinical Experience
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Harmanani, Haidar M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
The calls for accountability in higher education have made outcome-based assessment a key accreditation component. Accreditation remains a well-regarded seal of approval on college quality, and requires the programme to set clear, appropriate, and measurable goals and courses to attain them. Furthermore, programmes must demonstrate that…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Outcome Based Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Institutional Evaluation
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Spring, Kristian J.; Graham, Charles R. – Online Learning, 2017
The goal of this research was to discover and compare themes of the top blended learning (BL) articles from seven different regions of the world. Top cited articles in BL from these regions show strong similarities in research processes, practice, terminology, and focus. Small differences are apparent among the regions and top articles in general,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
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Wasburn-Moses, Leah – School-University Partnerships, 2017
Teacher Residencies have been highly touted as the next generation in teacher preparation, because they are applied programs that are predicated on strong partnerships and in-the-field mentoring. However, very little is known about this model as a whole. The goal of the current study is to report on the scope of teacher residencies, and compare…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, National Surveys, Definitions, Data Analysis
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Budd, John M. – College & Research Libraries, 2017
This investigation seeks to study the publication and citation activity of faculty at research universities, as defined by membership in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). It constitutes the fourth iteration in a study of publishing behaviors, conducted over more than twenty years. The present data indicate a substantial rise in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Research Universities, Writing for Publication, Citation Analysis
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Hanewicz, Cheryl; Platt, Angela; Arendt, Anne – Distance Education, 2017
Learner-centered teaching (LCT) has been found to be a more effective pedagogy for online students, as traditional teaching methods do not work well in online courses. Professors in an upper-level technology management class revised their online introductory course to incorporate cafeteria-style grading. This LCT approach allowed students to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Centered Curriculum, Learner Controlled Instruction, Assignments
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Major, Thenjiwe; Mulvihill, Thalia M. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2017
The development of primary school teachers is an important aspect of a country's economic, social, and political well-being. The use of particular pedagogies in teacher education may greatly influence how teachers perform in their classrooms after completing their training programs. This micro-ethnography investigated the extent to which teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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