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Designing a Qualitative and Flexible Case Study to Investigate the Opportunities and Challenges for Primary Education Offered to First-Generation Learners in a Rural Community in the State of Maharashtra, India
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Velu, Ratika – Support for Learning, 2015
Many children from rural communities in India seeking an education are first-generation learners. These children at times find it difficult to cope with the school environment and learning the state language, which is unfamiliar to them. The parents of these children have no academic background or formal education at any level, which leaves them…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Investigations, Educational Opportunities
Learning to Measure Length: The Problem with the School Ruler
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Drake, Michael – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2014
Ever wondered why children have difficulty using a ruler? In this article Michael Drake investigates some of the difficulties students encounter and provides some ideas for teaching about and learning to use rulers.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology, Investigations
Teachers' Readiness to Implement Nutrition Education Programs: Beliefs, Attitudes, and Barriers
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Perikkou, Anastasia; Kokkinou, Eleni; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Yannakoulia, Mary – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2015
Teachers' attitudes about school food environments and their readiness to implement school-based nutrition programs were investigated. A total of 1,436 primary-school teachers filled out a questionnaire on their demographic and professional characteristics and their attitudes, beliefs, and barriers for implementing health educational programs. The…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Readiness, Curriculum Implementation, Teacher Attitudes
The Effect of Two Different Cooperative Approaches on Students' Learning and Practices within the Context of a WebQuest Science Investigation
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Zacharia, Zacharias C.; Xenofontos, Nikoletta A.; Manoli, Constantinos C. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of two different cooperative learning approaches, namely, the Jigsaw Cooperative Approach (JCA) and the Traditional Cooperative Approach (TCA), on students' learning and practices/actions within the context of a WebQuest science investigation. Another goal of this study was to identify possible…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Investigations, Cooperative Learning, Ecology
The Place of Creativity in Pakistani Primary Education System: An Investigation into the Factors Enhancing and Inhibiting Primary School Children's Creativity
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Shaheen, Robina – Online Submission, 2011
The study presented in this book provides a baseline analysis of the extent to which the primary education system in Pakistan is capable of enhancing or inhibiting children's creativity. It involved 1008 primary schools who participated in a survey, 154 children who took the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, and classroom observation in 16…
Descriptors: Creativity, Foreign Countries, Creative Thinking, Educational Policy
Teachers' Perceived Barriers to Technology Integration as Prescribed by 21st Century Learning Skills
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Young, Diane Killough – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Technology is a learning and teaching tool that enhances students' communication, innovation, and critical thinking skills, also known as 21st century learning goals. Successfully using technology in the classroom to promote these learning goals, however, has presented some challenges for teachers. While research has identified a variety of…
Descriptors: Barriers, Technology Integration, Learning Processes, Teaching Skills
A Constructivist Approach for Digital Learning: Malaysian Schools Case Study
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Sultan, Waleed H.; Woods, Peter Charles; Koo, Ah-Choo – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of Constructivist Learning Environments (CLEs) through the use of laptops supported within 1:1 e-learning education in Malaysian schools. The main objectives of this study were to investigate (a) different possible gaps between constructivist theory and classroom practices in Malaysian…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Case Studies, Laptop Computers