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Allen-Meares, Paula; Hudgins, Cynthia A.; Engberg, Mark E.; Lessnau, Barbara – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: The purpose of this article was to examine how an initiative of 10 collaborative projects focused on children and youth have applied principles of participatory research, collaboratories, and technological solutions. Method: The study analyzed multiple forms of qualitative data, including semiannual formative evaluations and…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Educational Technology, Social Work, Technology Integration
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McMorrow, Ursula – Irish Educational Studies, 2006
In responding to globalisation, Irish curricula advocate active learning and cooperative groupwork methods in second-level schools but there are many difficulties in implementing them. This paper explores the experiences and perspectives of teachers, students, principals and university teacher educators and is based on a recent qualitative study.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Teacher Educators, Principals, Foreign Countries
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Meyer, Katrina A. – Innovative Higher Education, 2005
Interviews conducted with individuals involved in the early development and current operation of the Western Governors University allowed identification of 12 themes concerning early, formative decisions and decision-making processes. These themes were subsequently grouped into 5 categories: (1) politics, (2) organizational models, (3) changing…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Distance Education, Higher Education, Politics of Education
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Carless, David – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2004
Although task-based teaching is frequently practiced in contemporary English language teaching, it is underresearched in state school settings. This article contributes to filling this gap in the literature by using qualitative case study data to explore how a task-based innovation was implemented in three primary school classrooms in Hong Kong.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, State Schools, Language Teachers
Trotter, Andrew – Education Week, 2004
Maine is the first state to deliver "anytime, anywhere learning" to schools by providing laptop computers to every 7th and 8th grader in public schools statewide. It's an unprecedented attempt by a state to be a catalyst for school technology. The brainchild of then-Governor Angus King, the Independent who herded it through the…
Descriptors: Computers, Educational Technology, Grade 7, Grade 8
Smiles, Robin, Ed. – Education Sector, 2009
This third edition of the "ES Review" brings together, in one setting, some of the best work from 2008-09. It features: (1) K-12 Accountability (Measuring Skills for the 21st Century (Elena Silva); Beyond the Bubble: Technology and the Future of Student Assessment (Bill Tucker); Testing the Limits (Bill Tucker); Changing the Game: The…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Student Evaluation
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Orey, Michael, Ed.; McClendon, V. J., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2009
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2009 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Information Science
Grant, Jim; And Others – 1995
The case for multiage education is examined and an effort is made to provide answers to the most commonly asked questions about its implementation. The questions are organized into eight groups. The first group tries to clarify the concept of multiage education and its components. Concepts such as multiyear placement, looping classrooms, split…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment
Piper, Paul S. – Educational Innovations in the Pacific, 1995
The Yap Classroom Assessment Project is an attempt to introduce new methods of assessment, with an emphasis on performance assessment, into the practices of teachers in the Pacific, integrating the strengths of Yapese culture with children's education. The project, developed by the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL), concentrates on…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Educational Assessment
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Safman, Phyllis, Ed. – Focus, 1995
Designed as a forum on teaching and learning in Utah's two-year colleges, "Focus" seeks to promote originality, innovation, and needed changes in the state's two-year institutions. The 1994 volume of "Focus" includes the following articles: (1) "Competency Development and Community Colleges," by Phyllis…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Bisse, Wulf Hinrich – 1993
Research among college students has shown that the study of mathematics generates anxiety reactions among students who are not necessarily highly anxious in other situations. Because high levels of anxiety can devastate a student's ability to perform, a math anxiety workshop was field tested in 1993 at the Mohave Valley Campus of the Mohave…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Instructional Effectiveness
Burns, Charles A., Ed.; And Others – 1993
This journal presents a cross-section of current ideas about leadership and diversity and articles on programs and practices in the State University of New York's community college system. The 1993 issue includes the following: (1) "Pluralism and Diversity: The Journey toward Commitment," by Cora W. Wilder; (2) "The Organizational…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Criminology, Cultural Pluralism
Saskatchewan School Trustees Association, Regina. – 1995
The Distance Education Network of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association (SSTA) was established to provide leadership in exploring enhanced program delivery through distance education and information technology. This report, a product of three meetings of the Distance Education Network in 1995, begins the process of suggesting directions and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Decision Making, Distance Education, Educational Change
Ely, Donald P., Ed.; Minor, Barbara B., Ed. – 1996
The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY) is designed to provide media and instructional technology professionals with an up-to-date, single-source overview and assessment of the field of educational technology. The 1995/96 EMTY is divided into eight parts. Part 1 focuses on trends and issues and includes articles on reforming…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1995
This is a revised version of a 1990 document which identifies a direction for Iowa early childhood education through the year 2000. The document defines Iowa's shared vision for young children as: to ensure quality early childhood opportunities for all Iowa's young children. This vision is shared through the Iowa Department of Education's efforts…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
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