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Saboe, Lorna – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2014
Active learning is a teaching approach that requires students to do something intellectually with course content. This involves examining, questioning, and relating knowledge gained from previous experiences to new knowledge and skills. Native American students have been found to have low financial literacy skills. Family and consumer sciences…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Culturally Relevant Education, American Indian Students, Financial Services
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Mitstifer, Dorothy I. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2014
This paper introduces a leadership development model that raises the question "Leadership for what?" Leadership is about going somewhere-personally and in concert with others-in an organization. Although leadership, especially position (elected or appointed) leadership, often is discussed in terms of leader qualities and skills, the…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Consumer Science, Leadership Training, Leadership Styles
Genovesi, Jacqueline Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The earth is in an environmental crisis that can only be addressed by changing human conservation attitudes. People must have the scientific knowledge to make informed decisions. Research identifying new promising practices, for the use of live animals that incorporate new theories of learning and factors proven to impact learning, is critical. …
Descriptors: Video Technology, Learning Theories, Animals, Socialization
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Koizumi, Hideaki – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2011
This article describes a number of human cohort studies based on the concept of brain-science and education. These studies assess the potential effects of new technologies on babies, children and adolescents, and test hypotheses drawn from animal and genetic case studies to see if they apply to people. A flood of information, virtual media,…
Descriptors: Brain, Educational Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Science Education
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Koepfler, Jes A.; Heimlich, Joe E.; Yocco, Victor S. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
This article reports findings on visitors' preferences for content presentation of a future global warming and climate change exhibit. The study was conducted with two groups: one from the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, and the other at the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio. The…
Descriptors: Science Teaching Centers, Museums, Exhibits, Climate
Vanek, Jenifer B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research explores the difficulties faced by many migrant, refugee, and immigrant adults confronted with technological ubiquity in economically developed countries. Preparing migrant adult learners for the digital world by building digital literacy skills can help to maintain home language proficiency, support English language learning, and…
Descriptors: Migrants, Adult Learning, Computer Literacy, Media Literacy
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Ana Valdmann; Jack Holbrook; Miia Rannikmae – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2017
This research examined the effectiveness of a design-based, continuous professional development (CPD) programme intended to promote teachers' self-confidence and teaching reflection skills. The CPD was associated with teacher implementation of theoretically devised, motivational, context-based, inquiry teaching modules, based on a justified…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, High School Teachers
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Williams, Jeffery R.; Smith, Craig M.; Roe, Josh D.; Leatherman, John C.; Wilson, Robert M. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2012
"Watershed Manager" is a spreadsheet-based model that is used in extension education programs for learning about and selecting cost-effective watershed management practices to reduce soil, nitrogen, and phosphorus losses from cropland. It can facilitate Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) stakeholder groups' development…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Conservation (Environment), Soil Science, Spreadsheets
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Goh, Swee C.; Elliott, Catherine; Quon, Tony K. – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a meta-analysis of a subset of published empirical research papers that measure learning capability and link it to organizational performance. It also seeks to examine both financial and non-financial performance. Design/methodology/approach: In a search of published research on learning capability…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Performance Based Assessment, Meta Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness
Fan, Quyin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Program comprehension is the most important and frequent process in software maintenance. Extensive research has found that individual characteristics of programmers, differences of computer programs, and differences of task-driven motivations are the major factors that affect the program comprehension results. There is no study specifically…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Maintenance, Programming, Employees
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Palliser, Janna – Science Scope, 2011
When winter rolls around, keeping yourself and your home warm is of the utmost importance. Heating your home seems like a simple subject to tackle, but there are many heating systems available, requiring different fuels, installations, and costs. The various fuel types and their environmental footprints will be the focus of this month's column.…
Descriptors: Heat, Systems Approach, Fuels, Consumer Science
Miller, Mark Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The study tested the 2X2 model of the Achievement Goal Orientation (AGO) theory in a military technical training environment while using the Air Force Officers Qualifying Test's academic aptitude score to control for the differences in the students' academic aptitude. The study method was quantitative and the design was correlational.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Goal Orientation, Regression (Statistics)
Cronin, David Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2011
America's adult populace has failed to keep pace with the rapid inundation of science-centric advancements affecting nearly every facet of personal and public life. With deficiencies in areas of science knowledge, America's adult populace is characterized as civic science illiterate. This research constructed and employed the renewed citizen…
Descriptors: Adults, Low Achievement, Scientific Literacy, Citizenship Responsibility
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Harrison, Tim; Berry, Bryan; Shallcross, Dudley – Education in Science, 2010
In this article, the authors describe the first Festival of Contemporary Science for Science Teachers which was held in January 2010. Focusing on a number of leading-edge science topics, this new festival was organised by Bristol ChemLabS, in collaboration with the Science Learning Centre South West, and involved academics from several departments…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Professional Development, Science Fairs, Foreign Countries
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market. Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting systems of "badges" to certify skills and abilities.…
Descriptors: Credentials, Certification, Educational Attainment, Alternative Assessment
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