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Gallagher, Karen Symms – Planning and Changing, 2013
This article is a retrospective description of the decisions, strategies, and context of program changes made at the USC Rossier School of Education, related specifically to the education doctorate. The primary purpose is to highlight the change process from the perspective of the academic dean. Drawing on work in systems change and strategic…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors, Educational Improvement, Educational Change
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Marsh, David D.; Dembo, Myron H. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2009
The Ed.D. program at the University of Southern California focuses on leadership in urban education. The article describes the rationale and guiding principles for the program and its design in terms of core knowledge, inquiry, signature pedagogy, concentrations, and capstone experiences. The article concludes with an assessment of our…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Urban Education, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
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Carman, Carol A. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2011
This article is a mixed-methods exploration of the levels of stereotypic views about gifted individuals held by current and future educators. Because educators are often asked to provide recommendations for participation in gifted programs, it is important to determine whether those recommendations are based, in part, on stereotypic thinking.…
Descriptors: Gifted, Programs, Selection, Minority Group Students
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Newman, Katherine – Education Next, 2009
Family Partnerships for Achievement is not a course typical of most master's programs in education. The course was designed with one overriding goal: to prepare teachers to be effective in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). This goal drives every aspect of the Boston Teacher Residency (BTR), a district-based program for teacher training and…
Descriptors: Teacher Interns, Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Family Involvement
Sanford, Rania – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between Sedlacek's (2004b) student noncognitive variables (positive self-concept, realistic self-appraisal, successfully handling the system, preference for long-term goals, leadership experience, presence of a strong support person, community service, and knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Extracurricular Activities, Grade Point Average
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Broadbear, James T.; Jin, Guang; Bierma, Thomas J. – Health Educator, 2005
The present study was undertaken to measure critical thinking dispositions in students as they enter the health education program at Illinois State University (ISU). Health education undergraduate students at ISU were found to have shortcomings in critical thinking dispositions during a study from 2000-2003. Dispositions (e.g. truthseeking,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sciences, Education Majors, Education Courses