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Sibley, Jim; Parmelee, Dean X. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
The explosion of information and increasing complexity of the modern workplace have placed new burdens and demands on professional schools and programs. Professional schools, such as those in business, engineering, and the health professions, have come under increasing scrutiny as the required exit competencies for graduates have shifted from…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Competency Based Education
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Michaelsen, Larry K.; Sweet, Michael – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
Team-based learning (TBL) may rely on small group interaction more heavily than any other commonly used instructional strategy in postsecondary education. This conclusion is based on three facts: (1) Group work with TBL is central to exposing students to and improving their ability to apply course content; (2) Majority of class time with TBL is…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Group Dynamics
Capobianco, Brenda M.; Lincoln, Susan; Canuel-Browne, Donna; Trimarchi, Ruth – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of this article is to examine the teacher research movement from the perspective of three generations of teacher researchers within the context of a unique collaborative science teacher action research group. The question that guided the study was the following: In what ways do three generations of science teachers perceive their…
Descriptors: Action Research, Science Teachers, Teacher Researchers, Secondary School Science
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Vanko, John G.; Rogina, Raymond P. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2005
Graduate students preparing themselves for a career in school administration are typically apprehensive about the legal issues they will face in their first administrative position. After teaching school law for the first time, the author believed that there had to be a more effective way to reach these students rather than the traditional methods…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Legal Problems, Learning Activities, School Law