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ERIC Number: ED601966
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 388
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-1-5225-5667-1
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
Wang, Victor X., Ed.
IGI Global
In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on learners in a variety of settings. The "Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education" is a critical scholarly resource that examines the collaboration of education and technology within disciplinary fields. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as experiential education, improvisational learning, and andragogy, this publication is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on all areas of education and e-learning. Some of the academic areas covered in this publication include: (1) Andragogy; (2) Collaborative Work; (3) Experiential Education; (4) High-Impact Educational Practices; (5) Improvisational Learning; (6) Instructional Design; (7) Lifelong Learning; (8) Self-Directed Learning; and (9) Transformative Learning. This book contains the following chapters: (1) Improvisational Self-Directed Learning: Leveraging Psychological Capital and Exercising Human Agency (Sharon E. Norris); (2) Capstone Experiences: Cultivating the Positive in Undergraduate Scholarship (David Starr-Glass); (3) Adult Education With Technology for Transformative Learning (Victor C. X. Wang and Uta M. Stelson); (4) Online and International Field Experiences in STEM Education: Frameworks for Program Globalization and Growth (Jeremy Dickerson, Dennis S. Kubasko, Jr., and Joe Winslow); (5) Pro-Active Digital Citizenship: Strategies for Educators (Lesley Farmer); (6) Evaluating Latina Retention: The Positive Factors Affecting Latina Retention in Rural Colleges, Viewed From Chicana Feminist Theory (Theresa Neimann); (7) The Empowerment Dynamic Approach to Transformational Self-Directed Lifelong Learning (Sharon E. Norris); (8) Integrating Case Study Methodology to Analyze Intra- and Inter-Institutional Comparisons of Service-Learning Within the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Framework (Jarrad D. Plante and Thomas D. Cox); (9) Need We Train Online Instructors? A Cautionary Study of Learning Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Higher Education (Patricia K. Gibson and Thomas Kinsey); (10) The Impact of Storytelling in Leadership (Linda Ellington); (11) The Encore Chapter: The Culmination of Lifespan Development (Kimberley Gordon and Jill Auten); (12) Kindling Research Interest in Undergraduate Business Students: Beyond Superficial Pragmatism (David Starr-Glass); (13) A Scenario That Works: Adapting the Army's Soldier Skills Training Model to Teach K-12 Teachers Technology (Patricia K. Gibson, Dennis A. Smith and Sarah G. Smith); (14) Women Leaders in Higher Education: Where's Walda? (Linda Ellington); (15) Enactive Nature of Scholarship and e2TPR (Erdem Demiroz and Emine Demiroz); (16) Using Student Feedback to Help Improve Teaching in the College Classroom (Gina J. Mariano, Frank Hammonds, Sheridan Chambers, Gracie Ammons and Katie Sippel); (17) The Development and Evolution of Design Education From Secondary School to Tertiary Education (Yi Lin Wong and Kin Wai Michael Siu); (18) Towards Realizing Twenty-First Century Skills: Deliberate Scaffolding of Metacognition in Instruction (Geraldine Torrisi-Steele); (19) A Transformational Leadership Platform in Community Colleges in Jamaica (Keishia W. Haughton); (20) Evaluating Latina Retention: The Negative Factors Affecting Latina Retention in Rural Colleges and Key Recommendations for Their Retention (Theresa Neimann); and (21) Positive Scholarship for K-20 Education in Africa: Using Experience-Led Learning to Improve Career and Scholarship (Gerald D. Gyamfi).
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Adult Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Jamaica; Africa
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A