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Gupta, Shikha – Journal of Research Practice, 2017
This article presents an overview of internet-based research, highlighting the absence of a standard terminology to define and classify such research. The label internet-based research or online research can cover a diverse range of research designs and methods, involving different degrees of ethical concern regarding privacy, transparency,…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Design, Design Requirements, Internet
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Steinfeld, Edward; Maisel, Jordana; Feathers, David; D'Souza, Clive – Assistive Technology, 2010
Space requirements for accommodating wheeled mobility devices and their users in the built environment are key components of standards for accessible design. These requirements typically include dimensions for clear floor areas, maneuvering clearances, seat and knee clearance heights, as well as some reference dimensions on wheeled mobility device…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Measurement, Accessibility (for Disabled), Standards
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Carr, Paul R.; Pluim, Gary; Thésée, Gina – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
The manner in which the built environment is constructed has a tremendous effect on the degree to which health, wealth and social outcomes are distributed within a society. This is particularly evident when a crisis of the natural environment affects the built environment, as was the case after the Haitian earthquake of 2010. Understanding the…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Democracy, Social Justice, Natural Disasters
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Poitras, Eric; Trevors, Gregory – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2012
Planning, conducting, and reporting leading-edge research requires professionals who are capable of highly skilled reading. This study reports the development of an empirically informed computer-based learning environment designed to foster the acquisition of reading comprehension strategies that mediate expertise in the social sciences. Empirical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Reading Comprehension, Design Requirements
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Ritch, Stephen W.; Mengel, Thomas – Journal of Leadership Education, 2009
Appropriate design and redesign of programs, responses to accreditation agencies, and internal academic legitimacy concerns are critical challenges in education in general and in leadership education in particular. "Guiding Questions: Guidelines for Leadership Education Programs (Guiding Questions)," a member initiated project sponsored…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Administrator Education, Leadership Training, Context Effect
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Jovanovic, Jelena; Gasevic, Dragan; Torniai, Carlo; Bateman, Scott; Hatala, Marek – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
Today's technology-enhanced learning practices cater to students and teachers who use many different learning tools and environments and are used to a paradigm of interaction derived from open, ubiquitous, and socially oriented services. In this context, a crucial issue for education systems in general, and for Intelligent Learning Environments…
Descriptors: Models, Interaction, Educational Technology, Design Requirements
Alberta Education, 2008
The Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) is a bold approach to improving student learning by encouraging teachers, parents, and the community to work collaboratively to introduce innovative projects that address local needs. Initiated in 1999 by the Alberta Government and its partners, AISI provides targeted funding to school…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Improvement Programs
Matuk, Nyla – Canadian Architect, 2001
Discusses the legacy of Toronto Canada's North York Board of Education's commitment to design quality, embodied in a series of schools from the 1990s. Several school designs, photographs, and floor plans are included, illustrating the Board's desire to combine durability and user satisfaction by embracing architectural quality. (GR)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Public Schools, Quality Control
Brink, Satya – 1983
Discussed are limits and constraints associated with the design of small urban parks located in such a way as to optimize use. Factors affecting design strategies and solutions are listed, and four major design strategies are examined. Specifically, strategies involve space, time, innovative designs, and municipal laws and by-laws. (RH)
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Innovation, Local Legislation, Park Design
Russell-Minda, Elizabeth; Jutai, Jeffrey W.; Strong, J. Graham; Campbell, Kent A.; Gold, Deborah; Pretty, Lisa; Wilmot, Lesley – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2007
This article presents a systematic review of the research evidence on the effects of the characteristics of typefaces on the legibility of text for adult readers with low vision. The review revealed that research has not produced consistent findings and thus that there is a need to develop standards and guidelines that are informed by evidence.…
Descriptors: Partial Vision, Written Language, Printing, Visual Impairments
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Large, Andrew; Bowler, Leanne; Beheshti, Jamshid; Nesset, Valerie – McGill Journal of Education, 2007
The article presents a new technology design methodology that the authors have termed "Bonded Design" and that was applied by two intergenerational teams comprising adults and grade-three elementary school students in one case, and adults and grade-six students in a second case. The objective of each team was to design a low-tech web…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Internet, Intergenerational Programs, Team Training
Mackellar, Ian, Ed. – 1999
This design guide offers guidance to science educators, architects, and others concerned with the provision of science accommodations in Ontario, Canada, either through new construction or the adaptation of existing buildings. The publication is not a blueprint for facilities nor an attempt to standardize all science programs and facilities; it is…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Educational Facilities Design, Foreign Countries, Science Laboratories
Cunningham, Heather – Computers in Libraries, 2005
Does designing a large academic library Web site for an imaginary person seem a sensible thing to do? As a reference librarian and member of the Web team of the Gerstein Science Information Centre (Gerstein Library), that is exactly what this author set out to do in May 2005. She proposed that the best way to ensure that the Web site meets the…
Descriptors: Internet, Academic Libraries, Web Sites, Design
Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto. – 1975
In the introduction or expansion of art facilities in individual schools, there is a general movement away from the single, multipurpose art room concept. More consideration is being given to the variety of functions that the area must accommodate, adequate working space, separate storage areas, and more display facilities. This booklet contains…
Descriptors: Building Design, Design Requirements, Equipment Storage, Facility Guidelines
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Beckman, Margaret – Canadian Library Journal, 1982
This discussion of the interrelationship of library buildings, library functions, and library management is illustrated by a description of problems encountered when the University of Guelph McLaughlin Library moved into a new building. Illustrative material is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Building Design, College Libraries, Design Requirements, Foreign Countries
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