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Provident, Ingrid; Salls, Joyce; Dolhi, Cathy; Schreiber, Jodi; Mattila, Amy; Eckel, Emily – Online Learning, 2015
Written reflections of 113 occupational therapy clinical doctoral students who graduated from an online program between 2007 and 2013 were analyzed for themes which reflected transformative learning and characteristics of curricular design which promoted transformative learning. Qualitative analyses of written reflections were performed. Several…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Curriculum Design, Transformative Learning, Doctoral Programs
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Wheeler, Keith A.; Hesselink, Frits; Goldstein, Wendy – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
A network of volunteers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), present some reflections on their contributions towards the field of education for sustainability from 1992 to the present. Many CEC members have been thought leaders to this multidimensional field, and advocates for a more…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Reflection
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Metz, Allison; Bartley, Leah; Ball, Heather; Wilson, Dawn; Naoom, Sandra; Redmond, Phil – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Traditional approaches to disseminating research based programs and innovations for children and families, which rely on practitioners and policy makers to make sense of research on their own, have been found insufficient. There is growing interest in strategies that "make it happen" by actively building the capacity of service providers…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Information Dissemination, Innovation, Case Studies
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Johnson, Shannon K.; Velasquez, Mary M.; von Sternberg, Kirk – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Examples of behavioral interventions that are efficacious in the research setting as well as practical and translatable to the "real-world" are critically needed as models for social work researchers and clinicians. This article presents the Changing High-Risk Alcohol Use and Improving Contraception Effectiveness Study (CHOICES)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Alcohol Abuse, Prenatal Influences, Prevention
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Tetreault, Sylvie; Patenaude, David; McLaughlin, Dayna; Freeman, Andrew; Gascon, Hubert; Beaupré, Pauline; Carrière, Monique; Deschênes, Pascale Marier – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2015
In 2003, the government of Quebec established the "Agreement for the Complementarity of Services Between the Health and Social Services Network and the Education Network" to define principles and obligations for inter-agency collaboration aimed at students with special needs and their families. This study documents the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Agency Cooperation, Barriers
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Shire, Stephanie Y.; Goods, Kelly; Shih, Wendy; Distefano, Charlotte; Kaiser, Ann; Wright, Courtney; Mathy, Pamela; Landa, Rebecca; Kasari, Connie – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Notably absent from the intervention literature are parent training programs targeting school-aged children with autism who have limited communication skills (Tager-Flusberg and Kasari in "Autism Res" 6:468-478, 2013). Sixty-one children with autism age 5-8 with minimal spontaneous communication received a 6-month social communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Communication Strategies, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
Warren, S.; Christensen, L.; Chartrand, A.; Shyyan, V.; Lazarus, S.; Thurlow, M. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2015
Sixty individuals representing staff from state departments of education, school districts, other countries, testing and testing-related companies, and other educational organizations participated in a forum on June 22, 2015 in San Diego, California, to discuss implementing accessibility frameworks for all students, including students in general…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Access to Education, English Language Learners, Student Needs
Mchazlett, Dwight Henry, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This record of study (ROS) explores the perceptions of three high school biology teachers who implemented a form of the Japanese originated Lesson Study Professional Development (LS PD) model. Additionally, this ROS reports on the perceptions of the internal stakeholders with regard to the model's viability as a potential solution to a proposed…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, High Schools, Biology
Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge, 2015
The Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) program, authorized by Congress in 2011, is designed to improve the quality of early learning and development programs for children from birth through age 5. This discretionary grant program is administered jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation
Anderson, Lexi – Education Commission of the States, 2015
As states have begun to fully implement reverse transfer policies, their reported student-level outcomes data varies widely. Given the infancy of most reverse transfer policy, it is premature to pinpoint any single state action that has served to accelerate or hinder successful degree conferrals. However, taking a deeper look at exemplar state…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, Transfer Policy, State Policy, Outcomes of Education
Reedy, Kristen; Lacireno-Paquet, Natalie – WestEd, 2015
Implementation of multi-tier system of supports (MTSS) has grown rapidly in Kansas and is a key strategy for turning around low-performing schools in the state. MTSS is designed to improve outcomes for all students by instituting system-level change across the classroom, school, district, and state. Such systemic change is accomplished by…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Turnaround, Program Implementation, Fidelity
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2015
This annual report summarizes information on Austin Independent School District's English language learner students and the bilingual education and English as a second language programs that served them during the 2014-2015 school year. The report includes summaries of data on student demographics, language acquisition, and academic performance.
Descriptors: School Districts, English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Second Language Instruction
Stelling, Laura; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2015
In the 2013-2014 school year, the High-Dosage Tutoring (HDT) Program served approximately 1,698 students at nine AISD schools. This report summarizes the third year of implementation and outcomes.
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Tutoring, School Districts, Program Implementation
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Johns, Raechel; McNamara, Justine – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2014
Although group mentoring is not widely utilised in higher education settings, it has been viewed as successfully helping the research careers of academics (Walkington, Vanderheide, & Hughes, 2008). This paper explores the results of a qualitative and quantitative study about perceptions of one university-based group mentoring programme. The…
Descriptors: Group Experience, Mentors, Higher Education, Communities of Practice
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Hladka, Halyna – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2014
The comparative analysis of western and domestic practice of introducing active and interactive methods of studies in the process of teaching social science disciplines has been carried out. Features, realities, prospects and limitations in application of interactive methods of teaching in the process of implementing social-political science…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Social Sciences, Higher Education
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