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Direct linkZhao, Yong – Teachers College Press, 2018
Medical products are required to disclose both their intended outcomes and known side effects. Educational policy and practice, however, carries no such labels. Thus, teachers, school leaders, and the public are not told, for example, that "this program helps improve your students' reading scores, but it may make them hate reading…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Best Practices, Program Effectiveness
DeBoer, George E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The goal of this volume of "Research in Science Education" is to examine the relationship between science education policy and practice and the special role that science education researchers play in influencing policy. It has been suggested that the science education research community is isolated from the political process, pays little attention…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Schools of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
Fingon, Joan C., Ed.; Ulanoff, Sharon H., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2012
This resource guide looks at new classroom-based literacy research that supports "all" learners, including culturally and linguistically diverse students. The authors demonstrate how teachers and researchers develop instructional practices based on multiple languages and the literacy contexts of their schools. They describe classrooms where…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods, Research Tools, Multilingualism
Murphy, Brett Gardiner, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2017
In this powerful collection of personal accounts, successful and respected teachers from across the country reveal how recent education policies have played out in their schools and classrooms in negative and counterproductive ways, and offer teacher-led alternatives for providing equitable, engaging, and empowering education. Framed by critical…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Trend Analysis, Barriers, Teacher Role
Pianta, Robert C., Ed.; Howes, Carollee, Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
High-quality pre-K that really improves children's outcomes--that's the goal early childhood professionals will work toward with this groundbreaking text, the first volume in the NEW National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) series. Combining the most current knowledge of top researchers, policy makers, and federal and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
Philpott, Chris, Ed.; Spruce, Gary, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Debates in Music Teaching" encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in music education. It aims to introduce a critical approach to the central concepts and practices that have influenced major interventions and initiatives in music teaching, and supports the development of new ways of looking…
Descriptors: Social Justice, National Curriculum, Creativity, Music Education
Peer reviewedClarke, Mark A. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
Several points regarding the distinction between second-language theory and practice in professional and public discourse are discussed, including theorists are rarely full-time teachers; theory tends to be imported from other disciplines; discourse tends to be authoritarian and prescriptive; and it underestimates institutional, political, and…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, English (Second Language), Language Research
Knight, Jane – Commonwealth of Learning, 2006
This Guide examines the different dimensions of cross-border education within the context of General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS): the present landscape, opportunities and challenges and the implications for policy and practice in higher education. It is meant for a range of stakeholders: policymakers, senior academic leaders, faculty…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Faculty, Stakeholders
Peer reviewedMcNamara, David – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Contends British educational researchers must begin investigating what is taught in the classroom and how teachers might best manage content within the constraints of the National Curriculum. Reviews U.S. research concerning the importance of subject matter in educating students. Illustrates research possibilities for problems in primary…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Frost, Peter J., Ed.; Taylor, M. Susan, Ed. – 1996
This book presents 52 essays by individuals in higher education on their own personal career paths and experiences. Part 1 contains essays focusing on suggestions for optimizing career success including one woman's journey to becoming a scholar, personal and cultural factors and cross-cultural influences, the transition to academic life from…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance
