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Lemieux, Andre; Boutin, Gerald; Riendeau, Jean – Higher Education in Europe, 2007
This article discusses "Universities of the Third Age", whose function is quite distinct from established universities' traditional role in teaching, research, and community services. Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop a model of partnership between traditional universities and Universities of the Third Age, ensuring better…
Descriptors: Professional Training, Partnerships in Education, Older Adults, Educational Gerontology
Huang, Jinyan – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2009
The paper investigated four Chinese graduate students' perceptions of the major differences between North American and Chinese classroom teaching styles. Major differences in the following five areas were identified: 1) the teacher's role, 2) the student's role, 3) the form of class organization, 4) the teacher's expectations, and 5) the student's…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Graduate Students
Roxas, Kevin – Multicultural Education, 2008
In the research about the educational experiences of refugee students, few articles describe how recently-arrived refugee students and their families make their transition to public schools in the U.S. and how they negotiate success in a formal schooling environment. In order to illuminate these processes, the author conducted an in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Social Adjustment, High Schools
The Pursuit of Curriculum: Schooling and the Public Interest. Research in Curriculum and Instruction
Reid, William A., Ed.; Null, J. Wesley, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
In this far-reaching discussion of curriculum and liberal education, William A. Reid compares curriculum making to the idea of "pursuit." Like justice, Reid argues that curriculum is not something that we own or possess in a material sense; rather, it is an achievement that anyone involved in schooling must and should pursue. Drawing upon the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Research, Educational Philosophy, General Education, Curriculum
Dogru, Mustafa; Kalender, Suna – Online Submission, 2007
In this study our purpose is to determine how the teachers are applying the constructivist approach in their classes by classifying the teachers according to graduated faculty, department and their years in the duty. Besides understanding the difference of the effects of constructivist approach and traditional education method on student success…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary School Science, Grade 6, Science Teachers
Ng, Kwok Chi – Online Submission, 2007
This paper reports on a study which investigates the implementation of a synchronous e-learning system ("Interwise") for online tutorials on an information technology related course offered by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). It examines a set of interview data related to students' and tutors' views on the use of the system.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tutors, Open Universities, Online Courses
Payne, Mark – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2007
Investigation into pupil voice in educational research has enjoyed a high profile over the last few years. In specific relation to foreign language (FL) research, pupils' views have been sought and studied in terms of, "inter alia," attitudes towards languages; community languages; diversification; A level choices and opting out of FL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Language Attitudes, Educational Research
Schwartz, Marc S.; Sadler, Philip M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
This study characterizes how learning and teaching differs as the responsibility for choosing curriculum goals and the strategies to reach those goals shifts between teacher and the students. Three different pedagogical approaches were used with 125 seventh-grade and eighth-grade students. All three curricula focus on electromagnetism, and were…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Curriculum, Advanced Students, Curriculum Development
Salonen, Pekka; Lepola, Janne; Vauras, Marja – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007
In this exploratory study we conceptualized and explored socio-cognitive, emotional and motivational regulatory processes displayed in scaffolding interaction between parents and their non-task and task-oriented children. Based on the dynamic systems view and findings from developmental research, we assumed that parents with non-task oriented and…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Cognitive Processes
Willis, Judy – Middle School Journal (J1), 2007
In this article, the author discusses the psychosocial benefits of cooperative learning. She discovered that when she relinquished traditional autocratic control and allowed her students to collaborate interactively with classmates to achieve common goals, her students became more invested and engaged in their learning. She also discovered that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Brain, Cooperative Learning, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Ching, Cynthia Carter; Kafai, Yasmin B. – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background: Existing research suggests that one of the challenges for teachers in persisting with innovative inquiry curricula is their difficulty scaffolding students' transitions into technology-supported and open-ended activities. The question of whether students can effectively scaffold one another's transitions has not been previously…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis
Sicilia-Camacho, Alvaro; Brown, David – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2008
Background: Teaching styles in physical education (PE) found prominence through Muska Mosston's teaching styles "Spectrum" model. Mosston's Spectrum has been remarkably successful and its logic currently underpins the conceptualisation of teaching styles in many PE practices in Western education systems, including those in the United…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Styles, Models, Teaching Methods
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2010
Students are under pressure from teachers, parents, and college admissions counselors to maintain high grade point averages, score well on high-stakes tests, participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, and gain admission to top colleges. In fact, surveys have found that most students identify academic pressure as the main reason for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Stakes Tests, Grade Point Average, College Admission
McLean, Cheryl – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2006
Awareness of how perceived roles shape how people see themselves and how others see them prompted Cheryl McLean to question how her new label of "teaching assistant" helped or hurt the teaching and learning process. As a teaching assistant, she moved into the dual role of teacher and student. She believes that the labels she adopts…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Professional Identity, Reflective Teaching, Self Concept
Rizzo, Margaret; Brown, Joyce – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006
Developing a community service project for middle school students can be a daunting task. The sheer number of contacts necessary for the project to be successful can be overwhelming. This manual will provide materials and guidance to simplify this process and ensure its success. Included in this workbook are sample letters, worksheets, lesson…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Middle School Students, High School Students, Student Participation