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Due, Clemence; Riggs, Damien W.; Mandara, Mia – Australian Journal of Education, 2015
In this article, educators' experiences of working in diverse classrooms designed to provide English language education as part of Intensive English Language Programs (IELPs) in South Australia are considered. To this end, responses to qualitative interviews with 14 educators working in three schools are examined using Braun and Clarke's method of…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Student Diversity
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Weng, Suzie S.; Rotabi, Karen Smith; McIntosh, Edward M.; High, Jennifer G.; Pohl, Amanda; Herrmann, Amy – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Postdeployment family reintegration and relationship breakdown among combat veterans has received considerable attention from the Department of Defense and the media. Social interventions have been developed as a family strengthening strategy. In this article, we present a university-Wounded Warrior partnership where a relationship enhancement…
Descriptors: Social Work, Military Personnel, Military Service, Injuries
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Morgan, Joe; Zhan, Wei; Leonard, Matt – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
To increase the interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among high school students, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) created the "High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware" (HUNCH) program. To enhance the experience of the students, NASA sponsored two additional projects that require…
Descriptors: Program Administration, College School Cooperation, Universities, High Schools
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Moore, Janet C.; Shelton, Kaye – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2013
As combinations of place-based, blended and fully online education proliferate, so do options for support and services. Aligning with regional accreditation criteria, the Sloan-C Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs is a useful way for institutions to measure and compare the quality of social and student engagement and…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Online Courses, Program Administration, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Halonen, Jane S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
Although scholars have scrutinized many aspects of academic life in psychology, the topic of leadership for psychology programs has remained elusive. This article describes the importance of high-quality leadership in the development of thriving psychology programs. The author offers a strategy for evaluating leaders to help provide developmental…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Psychology, Benchmarking
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Akuegwu, B. A.; Edet, A. O.; Uchendu, C. C. – African Higher Education Review, 2012
This ex-post facto designed study investigated the extent of Deans and Heads of Departments' effectiveness in managing research output for knowledge creation in South-South Nigerian universities. One research question and one hypothesis were drawn along the four dimensions of knowledge creation namely: socialization, combination, externalization…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Production Techniques, Knowledge Management
Universities UK, 2012
This report seeks official endorsement from Universities UK and GuildHE for the Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) to be adopted sector-wide for students entering higher education in academic year 2012-13. Following extensive trialling and detailed consideration, the report clearly outlines the HEAR and the additional information it…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Achievement Rating
College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2012
On July 24 and 25, 2012, members of the Task Force on Admissions in the 21st Century gathered in Reston, Virginia, to discuss the progress made by the implementation team in addressing action items from the Task Force's Preserving the Dream of America 2008 report; the current environment for admission; and actions to be taken to further the task…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Advocacy, College Admission, Administrative Policy
Pearson, Margot; Evans, Terry; Macauley, Peter – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
Exploring the nexus between doctoral education and research, and developments in how research is organised and funded is of significance as doctoral education is both part of the higher education system for teaching and learning, and part of the research enterprise. Doctoral candidates are both students and effectively early career researchers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Research Methodology, Delivery Systems
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2012
For over ten years, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and nine regional Educational Service Districts (ESDs) have partnered to implement a variety of state and federal initiatives to support improving student learning and services to support school districts across the state. This document presents an agreement…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Education Service Centers, State Agencies, Technical Assistance
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Sa, Creso M.; Tamtik, Merli – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2012
This paper reports on an empirical study of research planning in Canadian universities. Drawing on data compiled during interviews with senior administrators from 27 academic units in 10 universities, the paper analyses how strategic planning has been applied to the research mission over the past decade. Findings reveal variability in processes…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Research Design, Universities, Institutional Mission
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Carlson, Janet F.; Geisinger, Kurt F. – International Journal of Testing, 2012
The test review process used by the Buros Center for Testing is described as a series of 11 steps: (1) identifying tests to be reviewed, (2) obtaining tests and preparing test descriptions, (3) determining whether tests meet review criteria, (4) identifying appropriate reviewers, (5) selecting reviewers, (6) sending instructions and materials to…
Descriptors: Testing, Test Reviews, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria
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Lendrum, Ann; Humphrey, Neil – Oxford Review of Education, 2012
Implementation refers to the process by which an intervention is put into practice. Research studies across multiple disciplines, including education, have consistently demonstrated that interventions are rarely implemented as designed and, crucially, that variability in implementation is related to variability in the achievement of expected…
Descriptors: Intervention, Foreign Countries, Fidelity, Evaluation Research
Abdul-Alim, Jamaal – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
This article features the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Memphis. The McNair program is named after Ronald E. McNair, the second African-American in space, who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion in 1986. Approximately 200 campuses across the nation host the program. Whereas the program…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Financial Support
Hartness, Seajae Calvin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Repeated Reading is a common reading intervention that has been used to help students read fluently since 1979. There are many variations of Repeated Reading that have been investigated and found to be effective. However, there is a relative research deficit on the effectiveness of software programs for administering Repeated Reading. This…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Internet, Reading
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