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George W. Bush Institute, 2021
Policy barriers at the national and state levels are preventing many student veterans from achieving their academic and professional potential. Layers of rigid rules determine when, where, and how post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients -- most student veterans -- can utilize their service-connected education benefits. Policymakers should work to knock down…
Descriptors: Veterans, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Health
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Ayeni, Adeolu Joshua – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2020
The persistent concern of stakeholders in the education sector over the dwindling academic performance of students in Nigerian secondary schools could be attributed to the perceived inadequacies in instructional time management. This study therefore investigated principals' instructional time management strategies, teachers' effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Time Management, Scheduling
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Francisco, Susanne – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers often begin teaching with limited or no teaching qualifications, and necessarily much of their learning to be a teacher takes place in the teaching workplace. This paper considers what novice VET teachers learn in the workplace and what enables and constrains that learning. We argue that teachers…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Workplace Learning, Barriers
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Contreras, Bethany P.; Betz, Alison M. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2016
Previous research has demonstrated the utility of using lag schedules of reinforcement to increase response variability of children with autism. However, little research has evaluated whether the lag schedule promotes variability from within an already-established repertoire or expands the current repertoire by promoting the use of new responses…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Reinforcement, Scheduling
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Kreuter, Frauke; Müller, Gerrit – Field Methods, 2015
Call scheduling is a challenge for surveys around the world. Unlike cross-sectional surveys, panel surveys can use information from prior waves to enhance call-scheduling algorithms. Past observational studies showed the benefit of calling panel cases at times that had been successful in the past. This article is the first to experimentally assign…
Descriptors: Surveys, Scheduling, Efficiency, National Surveys
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Mansbach, Jessica; Austin, Ann E. – Innovative Higher Education, 2018
Students' demand for online learning continues. At the same time, results of multiple studies from the early 2000s through the present day point to a set of common concerns that may explain faculty members' hesitation and resistance to online teaching. However, less is known about how faculty members experience online teaching, especially the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
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Kahan, David; McKenzie, Thomas L. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: Although there are over 26,000 private schools in the United States, little is known about the relationship of their characteristics to mandated and recommended time allocations for physical education (PE). Methods: Private secondary schools (N = 450; grades 6-12) in California completed a 15-item questionnaire related to school…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Secondary Schools, Physical Education, Time Management
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Ballesteros-Pérez, Pablo; Larsen, Graeme D.; González-Cruz, Maria C. – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018
Many engineering projects fail to meet their planned completion dates in real practice. This is a recurrent topic in the project management literature, with poor planning and controlling practices frequently cited among the most significant causes of delays. Unfortunately, hardly any attention has been paid to the fact that the classical…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Student Projects, Scheduling, Engineering
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MacDonald, Kris – Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 2018
Nontraditional students, or adult learners, are the new majority in the classroom in any sector of higher education according to the National Center for Education Statistics. These students are considered nontraditional if they identify with at least one of the following criteria: be at least 25 years old, attend school part-time, work full-time,…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Foreign Students, Postsecondary Education, Nontraditional Students
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Winchester, Maxwell; Klein, Rudi; Sinnayah, Puspha – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
In 2018, Victoria University adopted a new teaching delivery model, now known as the Block Teaching Model (BTM). The aim of this study focuses on how this new approach to teaching has impacted student learning and academic success, in particular for students who come from a disadvantaged background, compared with those who come from a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Block Scheduling, Active Learning, Academic Achievement
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Beudels, Melanie Marita; Damerau, Karsten; Preisfeld, Angelika – Education Sciences, 2021
Primary school teachers need adequate professional knowledge and motivational orientations to qualify scientifically and technologically literate students. Previous studies have focused on the impact of coursework on (pre-service) primary teachers' content knowledge, rather than on the development of academic self-concepts. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Baumgartner, Lisa M.; Brunner, Brett; Nicholas, Keegan N. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2019
We explored the benefits and challenges of peer mentoring for student affairs professionals who are learning about assessment. Participants benefited from gaining a different perspective, mentoring, and being mentored. Respondents reported that role issues and fewer meetings over time were challenges. Findings have implications for training…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, Professional Development, Assessment Literacy
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Robinson, Daniel B.; Randall, Lynn; Gleddie, Douglas L.; Barrett, Joe; Berg, Stephen – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2019
Though physical education instructional time varies across Canada, an idealised standard of 150 minutes per week has been identified, followed, and aspired to by many. For example, Canada's 'best performers' with respect to physical education instructional time achieve 150 minutes of weekly instruction. Moreover, Canada's national association for…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Scheduling, Professional Associations, Benchmarking
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Collier-Meek, Melissa A.; Johnson, Austin H.; Sanetti, Lisa H.; Minami, Takuya – School Psychology Review, 2019
Research suggests that class-wide academic engagement can be improved by research-based classroom management. However, teachers struggle to implement classroom management consistently and may need ongoing support. Identifying critical components of classroom management could help illuminate mechanisms of action and streamline teacher…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Learner Engagement, Best Practices, Scheduling
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Werth, Eric; Williams, Katherine; Werth, Lori – Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
To aid students during COVID-19, the University of Pikeville transitioned all undergraduate classes to no-cost alternatives for course textbooks. Additionally, the academic calendar was modified for the first time in the institution's 130-year history from a traditional 16- week semester to 8-week block scheduling. This case study explores…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Distance Education, Online Courses, Universities
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