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MacKellar, Pamela – Computers in Libraries, 2010
It is no secret that library budgets are in a downward spiral like the rest of the economy. The recent annual budget survey by the "Library Journal" indicates that per capita funding for libraries will decline 1.6%, and total library budgets will be reduced by 2.6% in FY 2010. Librarians are all too familiar with this bad news, and some of them…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Public Libraries, Librarians, Change Strategies
Larson, Lotta; Miller, Teresa; Ribble, Mike – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2010
Technology has forever altered the way one learns and teaches, and the pace of change is only accelerating. What was hot last year or even last month may be of little interest today. How can educational leaders keep up with the daily onslaught of information when new literacies rapidly outpace traditional literacies, and access to technology and…
Descriptors: Principals, Technology Integration, Technology Planning, Technological Literacy
Hirschkorn, Mark; Kristmanson, Paula; Sears, Alan; Winslow, Kathy; Rich, Sharon – Education Canada, 2010
In August 2008, the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) successfully began a new 11-month undergraduate education program, which features an "embedded practicum" and an emphasis on field-faculty collaboration. This is a considerable departure from the former 5-year concurrent and 2-year consecutive B.Ed.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Change, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Factors
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Falter Thomas, Angela; Sondergeld, Toni – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
This article investigates the impact of scaffolded feedback instruction provided through an undergraduate methods course. Because of a desire for preservice teachers to have online teaching experience and due to low performance scores in assessment on the edTPA, a project was created which partnered preservice teachers with middle-grades students.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Instructional Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers, Middle School Students
Lichtenberger, Eric J.; Klostermann, Brenda K.; Duffy, Daniel Q. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2015
The main goals of this implementation study were to: (1) examine how the grant recipients were implementing the changes set forth in their grant proposals; (2) identify initial barriers to implementation of grant activities; (3) identify catalysts that aided in goal attainment and/or partnership development; and (4) consider the sustainability of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Grants, Innovation
Grantee Submission, 2015
The Schools to Watch: School Transformation Network Project is a whole school reform model designed to improve the educational practices, experiences, and outcomes of low-performing middle-grades schools. Developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, the four-year project was funded in 2010 by a U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Quasiexperimental Design, Program Effectiveness
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Smith, Janice Witt; Stitts, D. Kathy – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2013
As the reported institution increased admission requirements, added master's and doctoral programs, and revised its strategic thrust, greater emphasis was placed on assessing student learning outcomes and whether the "treatment" of education has had a measurable impact. Consistent with Smith and Clark (2010), we implemented an action…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students
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Brown, Ron T.; Albright, Kendra S. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2013
Stagnant perceptions continue to persist in the general public regarding the services libraries offer. LIS research suggests an increased need for marketing, yet LIS programs and students may not view marketing as core to the degree. The Google Online Marketing Challenge (GOMC), a global competition for online marketing, was incorporated into two…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Skill Development, Educational Needs, Publicity
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Kaneene, John B.; Ssajjakambwe, Paul; Kisaka, Stevens; Miller, RoseAnn; Kabasa, John D. – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2013
The AgShare Phase I Program, conducted at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, was formed to create open education resources for teaching and community development through action research. The study was conducted by an interdisciplinary team of investigators from fields of veterinary medicine and agri-business. Two master of science students…
Descriptors: Action Research, Open Source Technology, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
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Fletcher, Edward C., Jr. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
Student teaching is considered to be the most critical event and capstone experience of teacher preparation programs. However, within the discipline of business education, very few studies have investigated the challenges and issues of developing future business teachers within the student teaching internship. This study examined the perspectives…
Descriptors: Investigations, Barriers, Business Administration Education, College Faculty
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Duveskog, Marcus; Sutinen, Erkki – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2013
Secondary school students in Tanzania were involved in the development of a digital platform for HIV education and counseling. A major reason for the failure of most HIV and AIDS campaigns in Sub-Saharan Africa is the lack of understanding the social structures that maintain the actual cause of the problems. Having the target group as co-designers…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Learning, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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McDonald, Gael – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2013
Student-staff ratios (SSRs) in higher education have a significant impact on teaching and learning and critical financial implications for organisations. While SSRs are often used as a currency for quality both externally for political reasons and internally within universities for resource allocations, there is a considerable amount of ambiguity…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Ratio, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Foreign Countries
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Siller, Michael; Morgan, Lindee; Turner-Brown, Lauren; Baggett, Kathleen M.; Baranek, Grace T.; Brian, Jessica; Bryson, Susan E.; Carter, Alice S.; Crais, Elizabeth R.; Estes, Annette; Kasari, Connie; Landa, Rebecca J.; Lord, Catherine; Messinger, Daniel S.; Mundy, Peter; Odom, Samuel L.; Reznick, J. Steven; Roberts, Wendy; Rogers, Sally J.; Schertz, Hannah H.; Smith, Isabel M.; Stone, Wendy L.; Watson, Linda R.; Wetherby, Amy M.; Yoder, Paul J.; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
Given recent advances in science, policy, and practice of early identification in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), questions about the effectiveness of early intervention have far-reaching service and policy implications. However, rigorous research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of intervention programs for toddlers with ASD faces a…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
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Russell, Brenda A.; Kirk, Jeffrey L.; Eddings, Bobbie J.; Farris, L. Ann – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
In central Texas and regions across the country, community leaders are calling for university-community engagement, including development of structures for community-based research and service learning. Including the community in decision making regarding continuing professional education serves as a link between universities such as Texas A&M…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Faculty Development, College School Cooperation, School Districts
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Horstmanshof, Louise; Brownie, Sonya – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
Mastery of academic writing skills remains one of the greatest challenges for university students, especially in the first year. Amongst the reasons offered for the challenges are lack of clarity about the university's expectations and low levels of teacher feedback on work submitted, a failure to engage, and low levels of contact with teaching…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Writing Skills, Academic Discourse
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