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Bresler, Liora; Walker, Decker – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
Discussion of implementation of computer-based educational innovations highlights a case study of undergraduate music theory students who had the option of using computer-assisted instruction. Barriers to successful implementation are described, including instructor attitudes, instructional style, curriculum planning, lack of peer support, program…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedBesharov, Douglas J.; LI. M., J. D. – Children Today, 1990
Discusses the effect that fetal exposure to cocaine and other drugs is having on infants and small children. Disputes the most widely cited estimate of the numbers of crack babies. Calls for restructuring foster care, group home placement, adoption, and general social welfare provision. Termination of parental rights is difficult but probably…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights
Boe, Tom – Educational Technology, 1989
Outlines characteristics of an effective inservice staff development program to promote the use of computers in schools, and discusses the contribution that industry can make in supporting such programs. Highlights include training in technology skills; educational vision; time and resources allocations; and educational change planning, including…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Change
Peer reviewedTalabi, Joseph K. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1989
Describes study that was designed to measure the social and spatial television viewing behavior of selected families in Kwara State, Nigeria. Topics discussed include values attached to television viewing, and the social effects of television on educational planning, moral reformation, policy making, and the adoption of innovations in society.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Developing Nations, Educational Planning, Family Environment
Adriance, Jim – Grassroots Development, 1995
Central America's macroeconomics, land tenure patterns, and population growth are forcing small-scale farmers to alternatives based on farmer-to-farmer teaching and farming in concert with the environment. Discusses major schools of thought that have fueled this phenomenon, and how extension services and isolated groups are joining to form a…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Trends
Cates, Ward Mitchell – Educational Technology, 1992
Discusses design principles that apply to the creation of effective instructional hypermedia or multimedia products that meet the needs of teachers and students. Topics addressed include the adoption of technological innovations; curricular issues; the development of thinking skills; user needs; videodisks; interactive systems; context; and print…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Context Clues, Courseware, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedMuley, D. S. – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de Pedagogie, 1993
Discusses India's population problems and efforts to implement family planning and population education programs since the 1930s. Describes the National Population Education Project's nonformal education, school-based, and teacher training components, as well as separate cocurricular, higher education, adult education, and media activities. (DMM)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Attitude Change, Demography
Peer reviewedScarr, Sandra; And Others – Intelligence, 1993
Intelligence tests were administered twice to 426 members of 93 transracial adoptive families, once when the adopted children's ages averaged 7 years and again when they averaged 17 years. Correlations suggest that influences on intellectual development in this sample of black and interracial adoptees reared in white families are similar to those…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoptive Parents, Blacks, Child Development
Direct linkKochetkova, A. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
Recent surveys have indicated that the most difficult task for entrepreneurial structures is the selection and training of staffers whose qualities are in keeping with the realities of Russia. Contributing to this difficulty, according to this author, is the fact that the traditional forms and methods of training in colleges and universities are…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Education Work Relationship
Norris, Donald; Mason, Jon; Lefrere, Paul – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2004
The experience of engaging with the knowledge and views of others is arguably as important as the actual knowledge with which one engages. Engagement is shaped by social and organizational norms, past experiences, personal preferences, and other factors. These authors each select a particular mixture of knowledge-engaging experiences (such as…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Knowledge Level, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Download full textSivo, Stephen A.; Cheng-Chang, Pan – Journal of Technology Studies, 2005
Implementing information systems (IS) is expensive and sometimes unsuccessful due to low levels of system user acceptance (Legris, Ingham, & Collerette, 2003). For this reason, IS research has focused, in part, on variables contributing to system user acceptance of technology. As a part of this effort, Davis (1989) theorized and tested the…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Engineering Education, Educational Technology, Psychology
Duquette, Cheryll; Stodel, Emma J. – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2005
The purpose of this research was to examine the educational experiences of individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the elements of a successful school experience. Eleven parents and seven children participated in this qualitative study. Data was collected using questionnaires and in-depth semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Interpersonal Relationship, Student Experience
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Mills, Kay – 1998
This article examines foster care and adoption, health, and education of poor Indian children. The paper first explains the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, gives a historical overview of injustices done to American Indians, and reviews recent court rulings and federal and state action in regard to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The paper then has…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Hixson, Judson; And Others – Policy Briefs, 1990
The first of two articles in this issue of Policy Briefs focuses on the potential of modern technology to transform education in terms of what is taught, how it is taught, and how the educational enterprise is managed. Judson Hixson and Debra Beauprez center their discussion around five categories of issues that have emerged from this increased…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
