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Holdener, Jean M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Online learning offers institutions a competitive advantage provided that faculty members are receptive and supportive of the mission and direction. Traditional faculty members' apprehension and stress comes from the transition to online teaching responsibilities and the oversight of instructional designers and administrators in supporting online…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Distance Education
Williams, Samantha E. – Online Submission, 2010
The South African Department of Education is working with multiple non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to transform schools into "caring schools" that emphasise: health promotion, safety, care for orphans and vulnerable children, quality education, community engagement and respect for rights and equality. Using a qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Change, Nongovernmental Organizations, Foreign Countries
Klostermann, Brenda K. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2010
In this study, the author and her colleagues examined the higher education pipeline of Early Childhood teachers in Chicago in order to make recommendations for strategies to increase the number of qualified Early Childhood teachers. Key findings of this study include: (1) The Chicago Early Childhood Education (ECE) pipeline for undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Early Childhood Education, Attendance Patterns, Teacher Education Programs
Padgette, Heather Clapp; Deich, Sharon; Russell, Lane – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2010
When the bell rings at the end of a school day, millions of children are left to their own devices while they wait for their families to return home at the end of the work day. Findings from a study conducted by the Afterschool Alliance, "America After 3PM," show that 15.1 million children are unsupervised when the school day ends. The…
Descriptors: After School Programs, City Government, Partnerships in Education, Latchkey Children
Klau, Kenneth – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010
State educational accountability models are in transition. Whether modifying the present accountability system to comply with existing state and federal requirements or anticipating new ones--such as the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Race to the Top competition--recording the experiences of state education agencies (SEAs) that are currently…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Politics of Education, Accountability, Models
Cicchinelli, Louis F.; Barley, Zoe – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2010
This guide is designed to help districts and schools evaluate reform efforts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including School Improvement Grants. It includes practical, how-to tips for conducting program evaluations, whether one takes a "do-it-yourself" approach or seeks outside assistance to evaluate reform…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Change
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Meece, Darrell; Wingate, Kimberly O'Kelley – SRATE Journal, 2010
High quality teaching--providing children with support, feedback, and positive communication--is associated with closing the achievement gap between minority and majority children. It is important for students in teacher preparation programs to understand changes in curricular approaches to diversity--from the color-blind approach, to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Cultural Pluralism, Low Income Groups, Teaching Methods
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Shaw, Greg – Australian Educational Computing, 2010
The application of ICT in education in rural and remote contexts is rapidly evolving and is actively being pursued as a solution to educational issues. ICT in education involves technological as well as pedagogical and social dimensions. This paper examines approaches being taken in developing ICT usage in Northern Territory schools for teaching…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Educational Policy, Rural Schools, Rural Education
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Pearson, P. David – Journal of Literacy Research, 2010
In this article, the author reports on what he found impressive in the evaluation results of the program Reading First (RF) in four states: Utah, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The author states that responding to these four exemplary state-level studies of Reading First evoked mixed feelings. He noticed three things: (1) the RF effect…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Change Strategies, Program Effectiveness
Perlstein, Linda – Aspen Institute, 2011
The nation's community colleges share a common and vital purpose: preparing students--young and working adults--for jobs and continued academic study. Today, over 7 million community college students strive to attain a degree that will expand their opportunity, whether they aim to graduate directly into the workforce or continue on to seek a…
Descriptors: Job Placement, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, College Role
Mongon, Denis; Chapman, Christopher – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Globalisation of world trade, international media, technological innovation and social change are creating opportunities and challenges that today's pupils will inherit and build on. A pupil's academic, technical and social capacity will define their success or failure. Therefore, educational outcomes and well-being for young people across…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Role of Education
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2011
The Federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II: Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) provide funding for states and territories to provide instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Basic Education (ABE), and Adult Secondary Education (ASE) to adults in need of these literacy services. California State Budget Act…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcome Measures, Program Effectiveness, Adult Basic Education
Duke, Chris – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
The UK higher education community is well served for news and policy discourse by the weekly "Times Higher Education" ("THE"). "THE" also provides a window into the conduct of this community. Concern about the contribution of research to the wider society beyond academe has risen along with its scale and cost. Views…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, College Role, Role of Education
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Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Bos, Karen; Bunkers, Kelley McCreery; Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; Engle, Patrice L.; Fox, Nathan A.; Gamer, Gary N.; Goldman, Philip; Groark, Christina J.; Greenberg, Aaron; Grotevant, Harold D.; Groza, Victor K.; Gunnar, Megan R.; Johnson, Dana E.; Juffer, Femmie; Kreppner, Jana M.; Le Mare, Lucy; McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Nelson, Charles A., III; Palacios, Jesus; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Tieman, Wendy; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Vorria, Panayiota; Zeanah, Charles H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
This monograph reviews literature pertaining to children without permanent parents. Chapters review (1) the development of children while institutional residents; (2) the development of postinstitutionalized children transitioned to family environments (i.e., adoption); the effects of institutionalization on (3) attachment behaviors, (4) physical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Young Children
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Hall, Richard; Winn, Joss – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2011
This article considers the impact that peak oil and climate change may have on the future of higher education. In particular, it questions the role of technology in supporting the provision of a higher education which is resilient to a scenario both of energy depletion and the need to adapt to the effects of global warming. One emerging area of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Open Education, Social Action
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