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The Role of Principals in Professional Learning Communities
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Buttram, Joan L.; Farley-Ripple, Elizabeth N. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2016
The purpose of this article is to identify how principals shape the adoption and implementation of professional learning communities. The study employed a sequential mixed-methods approach in which interviews, observations, and document analysis informed survey design. Teachers were surveyed in four elementary schools about the practices and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Principals, Adoption (Ideas), Program Implementation
Professional Competencies Needed by Beginning Teachers of Agriculture/Agribusiness.
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Shippy, R. Dean – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1981
A study to determine the professional competencies needed by beginning teachers of vocational agriculture in Delaware revealed that teachers and supervisors felt that at least average competence was necessary for 246 of the 250 competencies included in the study. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Beginning Teachers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Job Analysis
Nutrition Students Enhance School Health Education
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Cotugna, Nancy; Vickery, Connie E. – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of the Nutrition Education Students and Teachers (NEST) project was to develop a model of collaboration between University of Delaware dietetics students and elementary teachers to promote nutrition education in the classroom. Design/methodology/approach: Junior and senior level students in a nutrition education course…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Health Education, Dietetics, Science Fairs