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Direct linkMoore, Janet C.; Sener, John; Fetzner, Marie – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2009
In the U.S., only 38 of every 100 ninth graders enroll in college; of these 38, only 18 complete bachelors' degrees within six years. Asynchronous learning networks (ALN)--asynchronous, highly interactive, instructor-led, resource-rich, cohort-based learning--can yield high success rates. Growing demand for online education and the expectation…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Educational Principles, Barriers, Surveys
Immerwahr, John – 2000
As part of broader national effort, 510 Pennsylvania adults were randomly surveyed in order to examine their attitudes toward higher education. In addition, a focus group was held in suburban Philadelphia. The four major findings of the research are that Pennsylvanians believe: (1) higher education is vitally important for success; (2) the process…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, College Role, Education Work Relationship
Henderson, Kelly – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2008
Though most interactions between parents and school personnel about students with disabilities are positive and productive, disagreements can arise. Disputes may range in intensity from minor miscommunications to significant conflicts that trigger the use of procedural safeguards available under federal law. The Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Special Education, Federal Legislation, Disabilities
Gruver, Joshua B.; Smith, Sanford S.; Finley, James C. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2008
Results are presented from a formal evaluation of The Pennsylvania Bureau of State Park's Watershed Education (WE) curriculum developed for students in grades 6-12. The primary research objective was to measure the impact the training and subsequent use of the WE curriculum had on teachers' behavior, confidence, and self-efficacy in teaching about…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Curriculum Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Mail Surveys
Toombs, William – 1973
This report, Comm-Bacc, examines the activity of graduates who received the baccalaureate degree in the academic year 1971-72 from the collegiate institutions of Pennsylvania. The focus concerned the condition of employment and nonemployment that existed in the late summer and early fall of 1972. Data were collected from the placement office at…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Graduate Surveys
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Pane, John F.; Williams, Valerie L.; Olmsted, Stuart S.; Yuan, Kun; Spindler, Eleanor; Slaughter, Mary Ellen – RAND Corporation, 2009
In 2003, the Allegheny Intermediate Unit received a grant under the National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership program to establish the Math Science Partnership of Southwest Pennsylvania (MSP). The MSP brings together regional K-12 school districts, institutions of higher education, and intermediate units with the goals of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education
Anderson, Angela R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Although many private Christian liberal arts programs exist today that seek to foster servant-leader (SL) development within their students, there is a void of both literature and data that details how servant-leadership development occurs and what contexts may be appropriate or necessary for this development. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Adult Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Liberal Arts
Fralinger, Barbara; Owens, Russell – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2009
This paper expands upon previous research conducted on the effectiveness of implementing Microsoft MovieMaker (a digital video editing program) into the classroom. Sixty-one graduate and twenty undergraduate students from King's College and Rowan University took part in this study. Using the MovieMaker software to design student created tutorials…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Graduate Students
FINAL REPORT OF THE STUDY OF POST HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION NEEDS IN BUCKS COUNTY, 1968-1980. VOLUME II.
BREWIN, CHARLES E., JR.; PARKER, JOHN K. – 1968
FIVE WORKING PAPERS PREPARED FOR A STUDY TO DETERMINE POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN BUCKS COUNTY AND COURSES OF ACTION FOR MEETING THEM ARE PRESENTED--(1) "POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, (2) "CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA," (3) "HIGH…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliographies, Educational Needs, Grade 12
Owens, Russell; Fralinger, Barbara – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
An understanding of the relationships among the integration of computer technology by women educators in higher education and effective teaching could have a significant impact on education. Pennsylvania Universities and Colleges have made their commitment to educational technology and provided support for the implementation of such technology.…
Descriptors: Women Faculty, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education
Friedman, Max J. – 1972
The feasibility study for implementing an instructional fixed service television (ITFS) system in the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 School District of Scranton, Pennsylvania was based on 25 questionnaires sent to already existing ITFS systems. Basically the study contained the responses to the questionnaire with ITFS operators…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Feasibility Studies, Surveys, Video Equipment
Kennedy, Liam – Rural Libraries, 1998
Reports results of a survey of Pennsylvania bookmobile users that was conducted to determine user characteristics. Responses to 13 questions are reported, including age, sex, occupation, value placed on bookmobile service, distance from the nearest public library, and reasons for using the bookmobile. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Library Services, Library Surveys, Use Studies
Levin, Stephanie; Duffy, Mark; Dever, Kelly – Research for Action, 2012
Math experts developed Formative Assessment Lessons that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum. Both tools target the "instructional core." A study by Research for Action (RFA) examining the first year of piloting the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Math Design Collaborative (MDC) tools (2010-11) found…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Comparative Analysis, Leadership, Educational Change
Moye, Jennifer; Wood, Stacey; Edelstein, Barry; Armesto, Jorge C.; Bower, Emily H.; Harrison, Julie A.; Wood, Erica – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: This preliminary study compared clinical evaluations for guardianship in three states with varying levels of statutory reform. Design and Methods: Case files for 298 cases of adult guardianship were reviewed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, three states with varying degrees of statutory reform. The quality and content of the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Gerontology, Confidential Records, State Surveys
