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Markstrom, Carol A.; Charley, Perry H. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2003
Disasters can be defined as catastrophic events that challenge the normal range of human coping ability. The technological/human-caused disaster, a classification of interest in this article, is attributable to human error or misjudgment. Lower socioeconomic status and race intersect in the heightened risk for technological/human-caused disasters…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Environmental Influences, Wastes, Technology
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Johnson, Scott D.; Aragon, Steven R. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
The rapid growth of Web-based instruction has raised many questions about the quality of online courses. This chapter presents a conceptual framework that can guide the development of online courses by providing a holistic perspective on online teaching and learning. Although this framework is based on well-recognized theories of learning and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Internet
ACT, Inc., 2010
This report presents the findings for private four-year colleges that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Private Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument. (Contains 15…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, College Students
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Osman, Kamisah; Halim, Lilia; Mohd Meerah, Subahan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2006
This research looks specifically at the perceived needs of secondary school science teachers in Malaysia so that subsequent effective in-service programmes can be planned and implemented. The prime aim of this cross-sectional survey study is to ascertain the perceived needs of 1,690 practicing secondary school science teachers, characterized by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Instructional Improvement
National Archives and Records Administration, 2006
The Secretary issues final regulations governing the Assistance to States for Education of Children with Disabilities Program and the Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities Program. These regulations are needed to implement changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Federal Aid, Grants, Disabilities
Paul, Rhea, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006
The last 25 years have witnessed an explosion of research at the intersection of typical language development and child language disorders. A pioneer in bringing these fields of study together is Robin S. Chapman, Emerita, University of Wisconsin. This contributed volume honors her with chapters written by former students and colleagues, who track…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Comprehension, Language Impairments
Smith, Phillip Cameron, Jr. – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2006
Technology education is a field of study which seeks to promote technological literacy for all students. Some recent research in the field has focused on integrating content and methodology from engineering design into technology education classes, particularly at the secondary level. This study contributes to the research base in technology…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Online Surveys, Data Analysis, Web Sites
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McAlpine, Dave, Ed.; Dhonau, Stephanie, Ed. – Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2006
The 2006 Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSC), a joint conference with the Illinois Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, celebrated languages of the world in the classroom and in the community. This volume of the CSC "Report" is the companion volume for the 2005 CSC "Report," "The…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Mitchell, Steve – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2006
The recently mandated, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) electronic submission format poses a significant challenge to teacher educators charged with compiling a program report for the purpose of securing national recognition from NCATE. The program report guidelines stipulate that compilers may use a maximum of only…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Educators, Educational Objectives, National Standards
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Ingraham, Bruce Douglas; Ingraham, Shirley May – E-Learning, 2006
This article has two objectives: to explore the changing power relationships within the quality management practices of United Kingdom higher education with specific reference to online learning and the role of learning technologists; and to explore some of the issues surrounding the potential to represent academic discourse through media other…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Academic Discourse, Online Courses, Power Structure
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Villar, Luis M.; Alegre, Olga M. – E-Learning, 2006
This study examines whether two online courses offering educational support for junior faculty have a positive effect on their attitudes to learning and curriculum and teaching capacities (CTC). The data used in the analysis are from two 2005 online university training courses. The tasks the online courses assign to faculty, the resources they…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Online Courses, Teaching Methods, College Faculty
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Dukes, Lyman L., III; Waring, Scott M.; Koorland, Mark A. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2006
Current evidence indicates that the blended course delivery method can reduce costs, improve student academic performance, and improve instructor success in meeting course learning objectives when compared to face-to-face instruction. The present examination of best practices employed the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) (2000) quality…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Faculty Development, Blended Learning, Teaching Methods
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2010
The "ISSS Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2009 proceedings, see ED504973.]
Descriptors: Social Studies, Proverbs, Social Justice, Global Approach
Blair, Leslie Asher, Ed. – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2007
This issue focuses on practices that can help improve reading instruction and includes two announcements from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). It begins with a look at study groups, the practice of teachers getting together to focus on instructional practices and student learning. Stacey Joyner, a staff member of SEDL's Texas…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Improvement, Teacher Collaboration
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Civil Rights, Educational History, Private Education
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