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Direct linkKern, Ben D.; Graber, Kim C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Physical education is critical to addressing childhood obesity, yet many school-based programs do not meet established quality standards and teachers are called upon to change. Little is known about how change is initiated and its associated internal and external factors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, National Surveys, Physical Education, Educational Quality
Download full textKnowlton, Dave S.; Sharp, David C. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
This paper empirically examines a variety of instructional strategies as impetus for creative thinking and achievement in a graduate-level university course. This empiricism considers students' opinions about the strategies used and the resulting effect of the class more holistically. Results indicate that reading the textbook and writing…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Instructional Innovation, Creativity, Graduate Students
Mckenna, George Tucker – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of concern of Illinois principals regarding the adoption of an evaluation system modeled after Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching. Principal demographics and involvement in the use of and professional development surrounding Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching were studied for…
Descriptors: Models, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Guidelines
Boardman, Craig; Ponomariov, Branco – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2012
In today's economic climate, government is now considered by many to be the "employer of choice." However, employers at all levels of government may eventually lose their recent gains in the war for talent, as the economy improves. Accordingly, it is important to explain how public sector managers viewed the relative advantages and…
Descriptors: Government Role, Government Employees, Employers, Economic Change
Barban, Arnold M.; And Others – Rural Sociol, 1970
Descriptors: Demography, Heads of Households, Innovation, Leadership
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Rantoul. – 1991
Seven model family literacy programs in Illinois were monitored for one year to determine successful program components and characteristics and to assist local programs in developing and implementing practical evaluation systems. Six were networking programs each of which involved several agencies, and one program was designed on a center-based…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Kerins, Thomas; And Others – 1969
Questionnaires were completed by 691 public school personnel visiting demonstration centers operated by the Illinois gifted program in over 20 school districts. Data indicated that the centers, intended to illustrate innovative educational techniques, were generating a good view and acceptance of the overall nature of their programs, but were not…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Attitudes
Self-Efficacy Expectations as a Predictor of Computer Use: A Look at Early Childhood Administrators.
Peer reviewedJorde-Bloom, Paula – Computers in the Schools, 1988
Discussion of self-efficacy as a predictor of acceptance of innovative practices focuses on a study of early childhood administrators in Illinois and their use of microcomputers for administrative and instructional purposes. Dependent and independent variables are described, including gender differences, attitudes about computer technology, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Computer Uses in Education, Correlation
