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Direct linkYoung, Debra Hunt – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The indicators and predictors of dropout as documented in the literature are vast and encompass influences such as family, motivation, socio-economic status, and academic achievement, and could be accepted as universal reasons students choose to leave school and not return. This qualitative study investigated the reasons why students in one West…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Family Attitudes, Dropouts, Holistic Approach
Download full textBrennan, Patricia L.; Powell, David S. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2010
Today's students--as exemplified by the three inspiring people on this report--are a remarkably diverse group with unlimited potential. America is home to tens of millions of these 21st century students, and their success is vital to the nation's future. For the United States to thrive in the rapidly changing global economy, the full potential of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Role of Education, Outcomes of Education, Human Capital
Peer reviewedPeters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Wright, Mary F.; Wright, Brenda – English in Australia, 2010
There is a growing movement in education to address concepts of sustainability across the curriculum. The English Language Arts curriculum is about reading the word and the world (Freire, 1993) and therefore is a natural place to begin reading, writing and discussing issues of global importance. A holistic view of English education through the…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Action Research, Educational Trends
Lu, Chunlei; De Lisio, Amanda – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2009
Quality physical education offered at the elementary school level is critical for children to understand and develop healthy living. In most countries, physical education is taught by a generalist teacher (i.e., an individual who has not undertaken extensive training in physical education) particularly at the elementary school level. Inadequate…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Curriculum, Educational Practices
Haxhi, Jessica – National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center, 2009
During this five-day unit, students will enter the world of a Japanese classroom. They will talk about school uniforms, "fill" their backpacks with school items, and learn how to do a simple self-introduction in front of their peers. Students will participate in the cultural customs of a Japanese classroom and view pictures, videos, and…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Creative Teaching, Foreign Countries, School Uniforms
Kezar, Adrianna – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2009
Change is a perennial struggle for campuses. Trustees, presidents, policymakers, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community groups all seek to alter some aspect of colleges and universities. Common wisdom is that higher education faculty, staff, and administrators do not want to change and are slow to innovate. This article examines the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Barriers, Competition
Kuttner, Joanne Fitzmaurice – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2009
There is a wise proverb that insists it takes a whole village to raise a child to adulthood. In light of the expanding convolution of contemporary values, it is especially important to attentively nurture the inherent desire in each developing human person to seek good and avoid evil, especially during the critical years of adolescent formation.…
Descriptors: Social Action, Holistic Approach, Integrity, Moral Values
Seghers, Jan; de Martelaer, Kristine; Cardon, Greet – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2009
Background: A lack of physical activity (PA) and the occurrence of overweight and obesity among school-aged youth have become a major societal problem. Arising from the general concern about the future generations' health, schools have been found to be potentially important settings to promote positive health behaviour, since all pupils can be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Child Health
Zmudy, Mark H.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Steffen, Jeff – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
Many of the characteristics of effective physical education lessons have been discovered by sport pedagogy researchers by employing what has become known as the ecological or task structures perspective. The purpose of this study was to describe the task structures and ecology that existed in two consecutive 7-day summer adventure camps run by an…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning
Hawley, Helen – Health Education Journal, 2009
Objective To explore what might encourage older people to exercise at home after falls rehabilitation. Design: Qualitative research methods were used based on a grounded theory approach, to provide insights into older adults' experiences following a fall, of both rehabilitation and home exercise. Setting: Community dwellings. Method: Nine…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Health Promotion, Health Personnel
Pramling, Niklas; Wallerstedt, Cecilia – Music Education Research, 2009
The present study concerns the multimodal nature of music education. How children (aged 4-8 years) respond when faced with the challenge of talking about what they hear in pieces of music is studied. The semiotic tools children and their teachers use in these situations and how they transduce between modalities (verbal, sound, colours and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Music, Intermode Differences
Green, Wendy; Hammer, Sarah; Star, Cassandra – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
Debate continues regarding the nature and desirability of graduate attributes, driven partly by stakeholder expectations that universities will prepare employees for the knowledge economy and partly by higher education academics and learning specialists. While universities appear to have accepted their new vocational role, there is considerable…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Role, Graduates
Jackson, Robin – Educational Review, 2011
In this paper the origin of the Camphill Movement will be outlined. Particular attention will be paid to the influence of the Moravian Brethren educational model in the development of the Camphill Schools. A key influence which helped to shape Camphill philosophy and practice was the writing of Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670), a bishop in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Needs, Children, Residential Care
Wu, Hailing – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study looks at how teachers are prepared for rural contexts in China with a focus on the representation of the countryside in teacher preparation. Drawing upon the concept of the rural as social representations of space, an ecological approach to learning to teach, and the notion of curriculum as value-laden and political in terms of both…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Schools of Education
