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Bosch, Chantelle, Ed.; Laubscher, Dorothy Joy, Ed.; Kyei-Blankson, Lydia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Challenges in the educational arena are not new phenomena. However, with the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and educators have been made even more aware of the need for a paradigm shift in education. Blended learning, as opposed to fully online learning or traditional face-to-face teaching, has been well-researched and has…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Blended Learning, Disadvantaged, COVID-19
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Owusu-Manu, D.; Badu, E.; Edwards, D. J. – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
Procurement in the corporate world is increasingly complex, multi-faceted and interdisciplinary. This paper explores existing knowledge specifications relating to procurement management competencies and proposes a new procurement management competency framework (PMCF) and a competency-based postgraduate programme for postgraduate students in…
Descriptors: Purchasing, Competency Based Education, Graduate Study, Business Administration Education
McCullagh, James G., Ed. – Journal of School Social Work, 2001
This publication of the Iowa School Social Workers' Association is dedicated to the enhancement of social work practice in schools. Within the social work profession, school social workers may find themselves on the cutting edge and forefront of issues affecting students. The articles in these journals attempt to provide comprehensive knowledge…
Descriptors: Bullying, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Parer, Michael S., Ed. – 1989
Focusing on the role of the educational developer, the 19 essays in this collection provide a forum for educational developer practitioners: (1) to share their practices and insights; (2) to explore what it means to be an educational developer and instructional designer, and to give some philosophical reflection of the role; and (3) to clarify the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Theories
Adams, George; And Others – 1981
Designed for use in Michigan schools, this K-2 social studies unit examines aspects of African and Black American life. Material is divided into 11 sections. Sections 1 and 2 provide rationale, project overview, and an introduction to the unit. Section 3 outlines the five content and skill goals of the program: to learn the location of Ghana,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Background, Black Community, Black Culture
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LeSourd, Sandra J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1993
Reports on a study of cultural images of people in 5 nations by 24 10- to 13-year-old children of low socioeconomic backgrounds. Finds that 10-year olds focused on the thoughts and feelings of people whereas the 13-year olds included more knowledge abstracted to the country level. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Jarchow, Elaine, Ed.; Midkiff, Ronald, Ed.; Pickert, Sarah, Ed. – 1998
This book for elementary school teachers presents a rationale for developing a global perspective, providing sample lesson plans and a curriculum resource guide. Chapter 1, "Promoting a Global Perspective in Elementary Education" (Ronald G. Midkiff), uses stories from one teacher's global experiences to offer a rationale for promoting…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development