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Fuller, Alison – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Sure Start has been a flagship policy for the UK Labour Government since 1998. Its aim was to improve the life chances of children under five years of age who live in areas of socio-economic disadvantage by means of multi-agency, multidisciplinary Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs). Speech and language therapists have played a key…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
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Allen, Henry Lee – Thought & Action, 2010
Celebrating its 350th anniversary as a scholarly association devoted to scientific pursuits, the Royal Society (UK), in March 2010, published "The Scientific Century: Securing Our Future Prosperity." In its report, the Royal Society argues against both the notion of withdrawing public investment from its world-class universities and the…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Investment, Foreign Countries, Honor Societies
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Flavin, Michael – Research in Learning Technology, 2012
This paper analyses the role of "disruptive" innovative technologies in higher education. In this country and elsewhere, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have invested significant sums in learning technologies, with Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) being more or less universal, but these technologies have not been universally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Questionnaires, Use Studies
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Chaston, Ian – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to examine the performance of second tier UK universities in relation to the effectiveness of their knowledge management systems and involvement in open innovation. Data were acquired using a mail survey of academic staff in social science and business faculties in second tier institutions. The results indicate that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Business Administration Education
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Albright, Kendra; Petrulis, Robert; Vasconcelos, Ana; Wood, Jamie – Education for Information, 2012
This paper presents the results of a project that aimed at restructuring the delivery of research methods training at the Information School at the University of Sheffield, UK, based on an Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) approach. The purpose of this research was to implement inquiry-based learning that would allow customization of research methods…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Research Methodology, Inquiry, Active Learning
Universities UK, 2011
This publication highlights the critical role UK universities will continue to play in reviving and sustaining economic growth across the country. Using a range of visual data and statistics, it highlights that the UK's future success depends on developing innovation and the knowledge economy in what is an increasingly competitive global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, College Role, Innovation
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David, Miriam E. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2011
In this article, the author draws together the diverse approaches to equity and widening participation found in the innovative international research conducted in Ghana and Tanzania by contrast with those in the "global North", using the United Kingdom as a case study. In particular, the author considers the utility of equity scorecards…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Hardaker, Glenn; Singh, Gurmak – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: This exploratory study seeks to identify the factors that influence the adoption and diffusion of instructional technology at five prominent universities in the UK. The study aims to examine the organisational factors that enable and inhibit organisational adoption and diffusion of innovation. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Technical Support, Innovation
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Meirink, Jacobiene A.; Imants, Jeroen; Meijer, Paulien C.; Verloop, Nico – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2010
In this study the relationship between teacher learning and collaboration in innovative teams was explored. A comparative case study was conducted in five temporary teams in secondary schools. Several quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used to examine collaboration, teacher learning, and the context for learning and…
Descriptors: Site Analysis, Teacher Collaboration, Teamwork, Communities of Practice
Forman, Adam; Giles, David; Kleiman, Neil; Ko, Jae – Center for an Urban Future, 2013
As cities across the country and globe continue to generate new solutions to a wide variety of vexing problems, sharing information about what works and what doesn't has become more important than ever. Yet, outside of a few prominent policies, the vast majority of successful municipal experiments never reach a national audience or, for that…
Descriptors: Innovation, Urban Areas, Mentors, Parents
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Millwood, Richard; Powell, Stephen – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: This paper seeks to describe and analyse an approach to course design as part of a strategic, technology-inspired, cross-university intervention to widen participation. A curriculum framework was developed for students who wished to make their work the focus of their study and could not readily access current university provision. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Intervention, Action Research, Cybernetics
Figgis, Jane; Hillier, Yvonne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
This paper is based on a series of workshops about innovation in teaching and learning in vocational education and training (VET) which the authors conducted in March 2009. This paper addresses some of the underlying questions that practitioners have about innovation. The paper is structured in four sections: (1) a comparison of the trends in…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Trends, Comparative Analysis
Adults Learning, 2009
There is consensus across the three main parties that adult learning, in all its forms, matters. As the Government publishes its White Paper on informal adult learning, this article asks what the three main parties think needs to be done about it. John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, argues that by working in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Innovation, Adult Learning
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Hardy, Brian – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
This paper reviews the reasons behind the absence of central Government funding for enterprise and innovation at Further Education Colleges (FECs). Enterprise and innovation are, according to conventional wisdom, crucial in rebuilding the UK's economy and providing jobs. In pursuit of this, the Government has provided central funding for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Public Policy, Vocational Education, Innovation
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Fresen, Jill W. – Teaching English with Technology, 2011
This paper reports on two research projects, one completed and a partial follow-up study in the early stages of investigation. The first study investigated a range of factors that directly affect the quality of web-supported learning opportunities. The outcome of that study is a taxonomy of critical success factors for quality web-supported…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Teaching Methods, Instructional Design, Taxonomy
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