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Simons, Jacob V., Jr. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2017
The critical path method/program evaluation and review technique method of project scheduling is based on the importance of managing a project's critical path(s). Although a critical path is the longest path through a network, its location in large projects is facilitated by the computation of activity slack. However, logical fallacies in…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Program Evaluation, Scheduling, Program Administration
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Sippel, Lieselotte; Sato, Masatoshi – Modern Language Journal, 2022
This study investigated foreign language teachers' beliefs about the research-pedagogy link by focusing on research-oriented universities. Participants (N = 107) held different roles at their universities: graduate students (n = 17), full-time second language (L2) instructors (n = 69), and language program directors (n = 21). Data were collected…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Sudaryana, Bambang – Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
Smart House is a means to involve citizens in inclusive education; an additional education outside of school. In Smart House, especially school-aged children can explore their own potential as well as motivate themselves to achieve a higher intelligence level. In Smart House, there are five centers of education, including the library space with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Access to Education, Inclusion
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Christopher Sibona; Pourreza, Saba – Information Systems Education Journal, 2018
This study explores the difference between both active learning and lecturing to teach Scrum project management in a university setting. The goal was to understand if one approach results in higher perceived learning over the other. Additionally, lesson ordering was examined to determine student preference of lecturing prior to or after an active…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Lecture Method, Program Administration, Information Technology
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Olson, Eric D.; Rajagopal, Lakshman – Journal of Extension, 2018
Festivals, fairs, and events (FFEs) provide rural communities with economic and noneconomic benefits. For the project described in this article, we conducted a needs assessment of Iowa FFE managers by surveying them about the challenges they face in event management and then used the results of the assessment as the basis for training sessions…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Rural Areas, Needs Assessment, Extension Education
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Conant, Donald D. – Journal of Education for Business, 2018
The author's goals in this exercise were to use an Excel project to teach students about the effects of changing states of nature on critical path emergence as well as compare the impact of the PERT beta and triangular distributions on project completion times. Previous research into the PERT (program evaluation and review technique) beta…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Spreadsheets, Monte Carlo Methods, Program Evaluation
Heinrich, Bill; Yaklin, Breana; Goodrich, Dave; Knott, Jess – Metropolitan Universities, 2018
Organizational transformation takes time, energy, and patience. An active administrative unit, The Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology (called simply, the Hub) engaged intentional change from its inception. The Hub aspires to help Michigan State University (MSU) "reinvent itself as a learning institution" by transforming…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Educational Innovation, State Universities, Organizational Change
Larson, Kimberly K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
An effective state-level professional development system designed for Nebraska 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21 st CCLC) program leaders should consider both the unique characteristics of the program leaders themselves, as well as the rural communities where the afterschool programs are implemented. Some of these differentiating…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Administration, 21st Century Skills, Community Characteristics
Randall, David – National Association of Scholars, 2018
The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has analyzed college common readings since 2010. Common reading selections partly reflect the constraints on their selection committees. Each year colleges admit large number of students who have not yet read a college-level book and some of whom have never read a full-length adult book at all. Faculty…
Descriptors: College Students, Recreational Reading, Reading Programs, Books
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Stewart, Barbara A. – Industry and Higher Education, 2021
Universities are under pressure to produce work-ready graduates. This study analyzed 130 job advertisements to identify skills required by environmental science employers in Australia. For degree-related criteria, the most frequently required were content knowledge, a tertiary qualification and experience. Other desired skills were an…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Job Skills, College Graduates, Environmental Education
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Wurst, Karin A. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2021
Aimed at Ph.D. programs in German, this article offers a broad framework to discuss the urgent issues facing our programs to stem the tide of (possible or even likely) disinvestment in German in times of fiscal hardship. Many conversations on suitable reforms tend to be held separately by different stakeholders -- teaching-focused faculty or…
Descriptors: Educational Change, German, Doctoral Programs, College Second Language Programs
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Barbara Brown; Christie Hurrell; Verena Roberts; Michele Jacobsen; Nicole Neutzling; Mia Travers-Hayward – OTESSA Conference Proceedings, 2021
This paper builds on student-instructor partnerships by describing how an instructor, students, program coordinator, and members of a research team were involved in the co-design of an open educational resource in a graduate program in education. A four-part open learning design framework was used to guide the course design: (a) clarifying the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Online Courses, Teacher Student Relationship, Program Administration
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Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle; Murray, Jennifer – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2015
Interorganizational collaboration allows community organizations to work together to achieve common goals without duplicating services. Collaboration creates challenges when working with organizations from different sectors, but it can be achieved even if it is for a limited time. In this paper, we examine a case study conducted with collaborative…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Community Organizations, Case Studies, Program Administration
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Verkoeyen, Stephanie; Allard, Erin – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2020
In a 2014 paper, Kenny, Watson, and Watton analyzed 13 Canadian universities offering graduate teaching certificate programs. This research used the Kenny et al. (2014) framework to provide an update, addressing the following research questions. First, has there since been an increase in the number of graduate teaching certificate programs at…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Graduate Study, Foreign Countries, Teacher Education
David Adam McGeehan – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The research examined factors related to support for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in faculty professional development training programs offered by Centers for Teaching Excellence (CTE) in postsecondary institutions. The factors examined were: administrative support, staffing for CTEs, CTE staff characteristics, CTE level of use of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Faculty Development, Administrator Attitudes
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