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Download full textBenson, Kayiwa – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between leadership training of head teachers and school performance in secondary schools in Mubende district, Uganda. Descriptive-correlational research design was used. Six schools out of 32 were selected and the sample size of head teachers, teachers and students leaders was 287 out of…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development
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Direct linkFraze, Lacee Brianne; Wingenbach, Gary; Rutherford, Tracy; Wolfskill, Lawrence A. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine if selected high school students' participation in a summer agricultural communications workshop affected their self-efficacy and attitudes toward agriculture as a subject, college major, and/or as a career. Data were gathered from an accessible population (N = 145), from which a purposive sample (n = 94)…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Urban Schools, Self Efficacy, Agricultural Education
Fourney, Andrew; Gregson, Jennifer; Sugerman, Sharon; Bellow, Andrew – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
From 2004-2008, capacity to conduct program evaluation was built among the "Network for a Healthy California's" 48 largest local partners. Capacity building was done within a framework of Empowerment Evaluation and Utility-Focused evaluation. Tools included: a Scope of Work template, a handbook, a compendium of surveys, an evaluation…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Nutrition, Technical Assistance, Nutrition Instruction
Gallagher, Peggy A.; Abbott-Shim, Martha; VandeWiele, Laura – NHSA Dialog, 2011
This study describes the results of an evaluation of the Individualized Learning Intervention, a mentoring program for early childhood educators. This mentoring program includes 3 components: Mentor Teacher Seminar, Mentor teachers supporting professional development of Protege teachers throughout the school year, and Mentor coordinator meetings…
Descriptors: Mentors, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, Teacher Workshops
Potts, Ann; Schlichting, Kathleen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
There are many challenges facing those educators who strive to ensure that their pre-service teachers understand the issues surrounding equity and social justice. In response to these challenges, and in response to the interests, questions, and concerns of the faculty in a School of Education, two professors worked collaboratively with…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Action, Instructional Development
Rajuan, Maureen; Bekerman, Zvi – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers of the integrated bilingual Palestinian-Jewish schools in Israel construct their school culture in relation to various outside pressures in their attempt to achieve educational change. Field notes from an in-service training workshop were analyzed according to three levels of the teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jews, School Culture, Cultural Pluralism
Polly, Drew; Hannafin, Michael J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2011
Prior professional development studies have identified discrepancies between what teachers' report (espoused practices) and demonstrate (enacted practices) during classroom teaching. This has proven particularly evident in studies examining classroom implementation of standards-based practices such as learner-centered instruction. The authors…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Uusimaki, Liisa – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Mature-aged graduates (MAGs) are characterised by significant life experience, including career change and an altruistic desire to benefit their prospective students. They are particularly well suited to the middle school environment with its focus on transition and its often complex student needs. Despite this, MAGs are currently underserviced by…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Student Needs, Teaching (Occupation), Middle Schools
Murray, Tracey Arnold; Higgins, Pamela; Minderhout, Vicky; Loertscher, Jennifer – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2011
Although the idea of using a workshop to educate potential users about a set of materials or techniques is not new, the workshops described here go beyond simple dissemination and create ongoing communities of practice that support widespread and sustained improvement in the biochemistry classroom. The degree to which pedagogical innovations…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Active Learning, Workshops, Instructional Materials
Payne, Elizabethe C.; Smith, Melissa – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2011
This article describes the rationale and design of The Reduction of Stigma in Schools--an innovative professional development program that aims to empower educators to create supportive learning environments for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) students. Part of a larger evaluation study, the authors illustrate how the core…
Descriptors: Workshops, Professional Development, Social Bias, Empowerment
Recurrent Routines: Analyzing and Supporting Orchestration in Technology-Enhanced Primary Classrooms
Prieto, Luis P.; Villagra-Sobrino, Sara; Jorrin-Abellan, Ivan M.; Martinez-Mones, Alejandra; Dimitriadis, Yannis – Computers & Education, 2011
The increasing presence of multiple Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the classroom does not guarantee an improvement of the learning experiences of students, unless it is also accompanied by pedagogically effective orchestration of those technologies. In order to help teachers in this endeavour, it can be useful to understand…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Teacher Workshops, Educational Technology
Johnson, Carrie; Stevens, Cindy – Adult Learning, 2008
This article describes an inclusive faculty development initiative created to bring full-time and adjunct faculty together. The goals of the program include informing the adjunct faculty on departmental issues as well as connecting them to the department and the institution in a meaningful way. The authors discuss the annual faculty development…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Adjunct Faculty, Higher Education, Workshops
Raymer, Anastasia M.; Beeson, Pelagie; Holland, Audrey; Kendall, Diane; Maher, Lynn M.; Martin, Nadine; Murray, Laura; Rose, Miranda; Thompson, Cynthia K.; Turkstra, Lyn; Altmann, Lori; Boyle, Mary; Conway, Tim; Hula, William; Kearns, Kevin; Rapp, Brenda; Simmons-Mackie, Nina; Gonzalez Rothi, Leslie J. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2008
Purpose: In this article, the authors encapsulate discussions of the Language Work Group that took place as part of the Workshop in Plasticity/NeuroRehabilitation Research at the University of Florida in April 2005. Method: In this narrative review, they define neuroplasticity and review studies that demonstrate neural changes associated with…
Descriptors: Investigations, Aphasia, Speech Therapy, Workshops
Charlier, Nathalie; De Fraine, Biecke – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
As educational technology is rapidly changing, greater emphasis has been placed on preparing the next generation of teachers for effective technology integration into the classrooms. In this article, the authors describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a course on digital game-based learning (DGBL) developed for the preservice…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Program Development
Ryder, Linda Sue; Pegg, Jerine; Wood, Nathan – Advances in Engineering Education, 2012
Summer outreach programs provide pre-college participants an introduction to college life and exposure to engineering in an effort to raise the level of interest and bring more students into engineering fields. The Junior Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (JEMS) program is a project-based summer workshop in which teams of high school students…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Outreach Programs, Workshops, High School Students
